PEDIALEC_S1_L1 - 1-3 Flashcards
purpose of history taking in pedia: (6)
Estimate a child’s motor performance in comparison to peers
Determine discrepancies between fine and gross motor abilities
Study motor development in children
Study the effectiveness of motor interventions
Evaluate progress
Assist in goal development
Usual observations/complaints include
delayed grasping of objects, delays in speech
are used for assessment and provision of treatment;
this will serve as PT’s “bread and butter” especially
for pedia patients along with reflexes
Developmental milestones
You need to evaluate the progression of the
child’s management, which is done through_
re-evaluation
No need to include __ in re-evaluation notes
No need to include HPI in re-evaluation notes
t or f Objective, assessment, and management can be
changed based on the re-evaluation
t
t or f When interviewing the parent, only focus on the parent to get
all the necessary details, then in the objective exam, you can focus on the child.
f, When interviewing the parent, observe the child, identify how the child is
acting, whether he/she is playful, calm, strong, explorative, adventurous
t or f During the subjective part, it is not possible to
assess the child while interviewing the parent especially when they are playing
f, During the subjective part, it is possible to assess the child while interviewing the parent especially when they are playing
t or f the more structured their environment is, the more playful kids are
f the more structured their environment is, the less playful they are
The estimated number of children with disabilities between
_ and _ years ranges between _ million and _ million
0 and 18, 93 and 150
t or f In the US, 1 out of 6, or about 15%, of children aged 3 through
17 years have a two or more developmental disabilities
f, one or more developmental disabilities
In the Philippines, for every _ PWD, 1 of them is a child with disability or _ M
7, 5.1
t or f raising a child with disabilities in the Philippines would entail the
same expenditures as raising a child without disabilities.
f, raising a child with disabilities in the Philippines would entail expenditures 40 to 80 percent higher compared to raising a child without disabilities.
how many PWDs across the country
325000
how many PWDs don’t have PWD ids
1.27 million children
_ in every five children with disabilities do not
have a PWD ID card.
one
t or f Rehab doctor used to endorse pts, but now PTs
and OTs can endorse
t
Teachers for special education should only
handle how many students
8 to 10
Necessary skills a PT should have to formulate the right objective examination
interpesronal skills
clinical reasoning skills
medical surgical and PT knowledge
major headings in subjective (8)
general information
birth history
maternal history
prenatal history
perinatal history
postnatal history
developmental milestones
subjective (c/c, pt goal)
in general infor, what should u put?
Name of pediatric pt, age, sex, birthday, date of
IE, Dx, Physician-in-charge/referring doctor, precautions
t or f When documenting the age of the child – include the fractional representation
(e.g… 2 y/o and 6/12 mos if the kid is a newborn up to maturity period)
t
If the kid is at gestational period, how will you document the age
use weeks
Parent/caregiver is labeled as “_”
and must still be included in _ assessment
informant, subjective
Do not call it a “baby” when it is still in the womb,
instead, call him/her a “_”
fetus
Use the term “_” when they are born
newborn
Refer to the patient by their first name t or f
t
Precautions that are commonly seen among
pediatric patients that PTs may encounter in the patient’s chart are:
biting
throwing objects
seizure episodes
medical attachment esp NICU patients
down syndrome pts
In pts with down syndrome, what are they not allowed to do and why??
In pts with down syndrome, they are not
allowed excessive physical activity d/t ↑
laxity of joints
what should you put in Birth History?
AOG (Assessment of Gestational Age)
GP (FPAL)
NATURE OF DELIVERY
Manner of presentation
manner of presentations can be
cephalic, breech, transverse
Pre-term, full term (36-40 weeks), post-term: what is this under
brth histroy –> assessment of gestational age
Take note when was the _of the
mother since this is when the age of gestation of the
child starts
last menstrual cycle
if the mother does not remember LMP, what should u do?
May check the ultrasound of the mother since the
gestational age of the child can be found there