PEDIATRIC 1: ASSESMENT HEAD TO TOE Flashcards
ASSESSMENT: Head to Toe
VITAL SIGNS
HR: 120-160 bpm
RR: 30-60 cpm
BP: Sytole: 60-80 mmhg
Diastole: 40-50 mmhg
Temperature:
-1st rectal: imperforated anus
-2nd axillary
-36-5- 37.2
SaO2: >95%
HEAD/FONTANELS
“BAD TEACHER (LPT)”
B-A-D
-Bregma-Anterior-Diamond
-Size: 3x4
-Closure: 12-18 months
L-P-T -Lambda-Posterior-Traingle -Size: 1x1 -Closure: 2-3 months
-Swelling made of fuids
-Vaguely outlined :crosses suture line
-Disappears: 1 week
CAPPUT SUCCEEDANEUM
-Swelling made of blood
-Well outlined swelling :doesn’t cross the suture line
-Disappears: weeks- months
-Causes jaundice
CEPHALHEMATOMA
Head is Sunken/Depressed
Dehydration (↑BP,↓ HR& ↓RR)
Head is bulging/swelling
-↑ ICP (N: 0-15 mmhg)
-Narrow pulse pressure <30 mmhg
-Cushing Triad (Hyper, Brady, Brady)
Neural Tube defects:
-protusion of sac in occipital area that contains CSF & Meninges
-1-10 weeks of life: occurrence
ENCEPHALOCELE (back)
Neural Tube defects:
-Absence of cranial bone
-Brain is visible = death
-breech presentation :
↓ head weight= cannot move
Anencephaly
Neural Tube defects:
-Abnormal early closure of suture line= can’t moulding
CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS
NOSE:ABNORMAL
-closure of nasal passage
-Both nostrils: Immediate cyanosis after birth
Choanal Atresia
Assessment done by:
-Alternately Pinching/occluding each nostrils that leads to cyanosis.
Management:
-Surgery
NOSE:ABNORMAL
Down syndrome (Trisomy 21)
Flat nasal bridge
EAR: ABNORMAL
Hearing loss: No startle Reflex
Low set ears: Down syndrome
NECK: ABNORMAL
Short neck:
Down syndrome
NECK: ABNORMAL
-Overstreched fascia
-missing x chromosomes (23rd)
Webbed neck/Turner Syndrome:
NECK: ABNORMAL
-weakness of SCM
-Breasfeeding baby should lean on affected side; to exercise
Torticollis (Wry neck)
CHEST:
-Normal
-DUE TO: ↑Estrogen & ↑Prolactin
Witch Milk
chest: Abnormal
-Protusion & displacement of sternum
-Seen in pt with Marfan syndrome
Pigeon’s Chest
chest: Abnormal
-See-saw respiration (in-in)
-Sign of respiratory distress
Chest indrawing/ Chest retraction
ABDOMEN: ABNORMAL
↑abdominal diameter
-necrotizing enterocolitis: inflammed large & small intestines
closure of membrane
7-10 weeks
ABDOMEN: ABNORMAL
Protrusions: Immediate surgery within 24 hours
↓
(-) sac : (+) sac:
Raw intestines Small <4cm
(lumabas) Umbilical Hernia
↓ Large >4cm
↓ ↓
Gastroschisis Omphalecele
MANAGEMENT: Gastroschisis (-) sac
-NPO
-No Breastfeeding
-IV
-Moist Pnss
MANAGEMENT: Umbilical Hernia
-allow breastfeeding
-Moist: PNSS
MANAGEMENT: Stomach, liver,
Intestine
:Omphalocele
-NPO
-No breastfeeding
-Moist: PNSS
BACK: ABNORMAL
divided/split spinal cord
Spina Bifida
BACK: ABNORMAL
-“dumpling”; lumbar sacral
-Hair tuft or dimple at site.
-common in 1 out of 20
-most common & least serious
Occulta
BACK: ABNORMAL
Protrusion: sac of Meninges + CSF
Meningocele
BACK: ABNORMAL
-Protrusion: sac of Meninges +CSF+ Spinal cord
-Incontinence & paralysis
-Most serious
MyelomeningoceLe
absence of extremity
Amelia
Incomplete extremity
Phocomelia