Paediatric history Flashcards
History taking
Introduce yourself
Gain trust and cooperation
Explain what will happen
Observe child as take history
What to look for in history
Behaviour
If look unwell
Safeguarding - signs of neglect
Milestones
History taking
Presenting complaint
HPC
Birth and development history eg feeding
Immunisation
PMH
FH
SH
Drugs and allergy
Review of systems
Ask - what made you come in today
Summarise back to parents and check havent missed naything
What to ask around long term conditions eg asthma?
Hopsital admissions
admission to ITU previously
Questions to ask about birth
Neonatal admission
Premature
Vaginal or C section
Traumatic birth
Problems ith mum after birth
Weigth at birth
When does asking about birth become irrelevant?
Always ask about birth for exams - might seem silly but any problems when you were born
Older a child is less relevant it is - after age of 10 fairly irrelevant
Immunisations what to ask
Up to date
All received - anything missed
Nutrition questions
Bottle or breast - need to know normal - if breast then how long, if bottle then how many bottles of how much
Moving onto solids at 6 months
Varied diet
Appetite
What is projectile vomitting?
Reaches a distance
Can be forceful and not be projectile
How much will a helathy baby take of milk?
150ml/kg/day of milk
How much will a helathy baby take of milk?
150ml/kg/day of milk
Breast feeding timings
first 5-10 minutes - sweet fore milk
after that - high fat protein content milk that doesnt taste sweet
Normal feed is 20 minutes, ideally on one side
Chronic contipation how ling can go on for
4,5,6, weeks
Why issues with compliance ith constipation meds
Overflow diarrhoea - smell at school
Why issues with compliance ith constipation meds
Overflow diarrhoea - smell at school