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Pediatric Exam Flashcards

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Well Child Exam

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Physical development
Cognitive development
Social and emotional development

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Newborn

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0-28 days

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Infant

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0-12 months

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Toddler (early childhood)

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1-4 years

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School-aged (middle childhood)

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5-10 years

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Adolesence

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Early, middle, late

11-20 years

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Predictable pathway

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Development controlled by the brain

Age specific milestones

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Range of normal development

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Wide, mature at different rates

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What affects development/health

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Physical, social, environmental, disease

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Hx and PE of child

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Varies based on stage of development

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Neonatal resuscitation

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Anything to help baby breathe at birth - usually only need drying and bulb suction

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APGAR

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Assess neurological recovery after birth/adaptation
A-Appearance
P-Pulse
G-Grimace
A-Activity
R-Respiratory effort
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APGAR Scoring

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0-2 each category, add up total

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When to assess APGAR

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1 minute and 5 minutes

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1 min

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0-4 = depression
5-7 = some nervous depression
8-10 = normal
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5 min

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0-7 = High risk for CNS and system dysfunction
8-10 = normal
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Appearance

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Should be pink (although usually a little blue at first)

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Pulse

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Should be greater than 100

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Grimace

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Should be crying and vigorous when you hold them

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Activity

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Arms and legs should be moving around (arms and legs usually in flexed position,) limp is bad

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Respiratory effort

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Should be good/strong

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What does APGAR tell you?

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Only tells you how baby did during the birthing process, cannot necessarily make correlations to health later in life

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Hospital Eval of Newborn

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Within 24 hours of birth
Review Mom Hx
Review delivery record
Head to toe exam

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Review Mom Hx

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Medications, medical hx, blood work

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Review delivery record

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Gestation, mode of delivery, duration of labor, augmentation/induction, complications, APGAR, blood glucose (look to see what kind of stress baby went through during birth)

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Head to Toe Exam

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Includes: molding/fontanelles, red reflex, palate, genital, hip, primitive reflex

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Hospital care after delivery

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Erythromycin ointment for eye infection prevention, Vitamin K for bleeding (not enough production from bacteria in gut,) full bath

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Ballard scoring system

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Used to determine gestational age, neuromuscular and physical characteristics that change with gestational age

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Gestational age

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Time in utero - can predict health and development long term

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Pre-term

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less than 37 weeks

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Post-term

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more than 42 weeks

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Normal weight

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2500 grams

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Low weight

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less than 2500 grams

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34
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Very low weight

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less than 1500 grams

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35
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Extremely low birth weight

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less than 1000 grams

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SGA

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Small for gestational age (10th percentile) - mom could have had infection, decreased blood flow

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AGA

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Appropriate for gestational age

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LGA

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Large for gestational age (90th percentile) - mom could be diabetic

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Neonate feeding

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every 3 hours, approx 1 oz

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Colostrum

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Initial thick, yellow breast milk - milk comes in 2-3 days later

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Neonate weight

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Lose 10% week 1, gain back week 2

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Neonate voiding

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3-4 per day first few days, 6-8 after that

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43
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Meconium

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Initial black, tarry stool - goes away with presence of more gut bacteria

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Breast fed stool

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Yellow, seedy

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Formula fed stool

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Yellow, green

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46
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Jaundice testing

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Transcutaneous billimeter (screen) or serum indirect/direct, compare to nomogram (based on age)

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47
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Jaundice prior to 24 hours

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Think more than physiologic

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Prior to hospital discharge

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Hep B immunization, hearing, blood screening, circumcision (if wanted)

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Well child visit HPI

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Feeding, pooping, sleeping, development, safety, parental concerns (rest of history is about the same as adult)

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Well visit week 2

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Newborn screen #2 (catch anything missed in #1)

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51
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Well visit 9 months

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Hemoglobin

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52
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Growth rate in infant

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Fastest during this stage (weight triple, hight increase by 50%)

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Growth chart

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Weight, length, head circumference - need three points at least to see a trend

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Neurologic development in infant

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Central to peripheral, gross to fine motor; head to trunk to limbs to hands to fingers

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Language in infant

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2 months - cooing
6 months - babbling
1 year - few words

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Cognitive in infant

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Cause/effect, object permanence, tools

9 mo - recognize strangers, comfort in familiar people, manipulate objects

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Personal/Social in infant

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Understand self, bonding with others, temperament, adaptability to new schedules

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Ex Gross motor milestones

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Sit, walk, run, stand, keeping balance, changing positions - using big muscles

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Ex Fine motor milestones

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Use of hands - eating, drawing, getting dressed etc.

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Ex Language milestones

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Using and understanding language with speech, body language and gestures

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Ex Cognitive milestones

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Learning, understanding, problem solving, remembering

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Ex Social milestones

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Relationships with friends, family, teachers, cooperating, and responding to feelings of others

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Infant Exam Guidelines

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Up to 9 mo - do exam on table (but ask mom first how baby will react)
Over 9 mo - do in mom's lap
Generally heart/lung first and HEENT last (but be flexible)
Head circumference (until 36 months)
Growth chart
64
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General Infant PE

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Observe
Resp - observe and auscultate
Cardio - compare pulses, palpate, auscultate, no BP until age 3
Abdominal - observe, auscultate, percuss, palpate

65
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Resp distress in Infant

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nasal flaring, ribs stick out (see intercostals)

66
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Pulse in infant

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Best to use brachial (neck space is small)

67
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Murmurs

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Normal - PDA (patent ductus - first couple days,) Still’s murmur
Watch murmurs to see if they resolve with time

68
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GI in infant

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Can feel liver and sometimes kidneys, shouldn’t feel spleen, anal fissures (bleeding in diaper)

69
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Genital swelling

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Redness and swelling normal first few days after birth - hormonal

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GU Male Infant

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Inspect, visualize meatus (look for hypospadia,) make sure circumcision has healed (redness at first is normal,) testes should descend, palpate for hernias

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GU Female Infant

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Inspect, palpate for hernias

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Anal/rectum Infant

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position, fistulas, fissures

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Neuro Infant

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Cranial nerves, muscle tone, tendon reflexes, primitive reflexes

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Labial adhesions

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Due to irritation, can cause recurrent UTI or block urine, treat with estrogen creme

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Primitive reflexes

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Should go away, if not there could be a problem with myelination

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Palmar grasp

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If you tough their palm, they will grab your hand

B-4 mo

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Moro (startle) reflex

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“Drop” baby 2 feet and they will abduct and extend arms, flex legs, and cry
B-4mo

78
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ATN reflex

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Asymmetric tonic neck - turn head to one side, arm/leg same side extend and opposite arm/leg flex
B-4mo

79
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Positive support reflex

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Hold baby and let feet tough ground - legs will briefly extend to attempt to bear weight
B or 2mo-6mo

80
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Rooting reflex

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Stroke side of face and baby will turn towards stimulus and start suckling
B-4mo

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Trunk incurvation reflex

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Hold baby prone and stroke back on one side 1 cm from midline - hips will move to that side
B-3mo

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Stepping

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Hold baby and let one foot touch floor - other foot will move forward in walking motion
B-variable

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Landau reflex

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Suspend prone - head lifts up and spine straigtens

B-6mo

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Parachute reflex

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Suspend prone and lower head - arms and legs extend

4-6 mo and does not disappear

85
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Plantar reflex

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Touch ball of foot - toes curl tight

B-9mo

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MSK Exam Infant

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Observe (symmetry, digits, and deformities)

Palpate - spine and feet (scoliosis, spina bifida, club foot)

87
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Barlow maneuver

A

Test ability to sublux or dislocate unstable hip

88
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Ortolani maneuver

A

Test for presence of previously dislocated hip

89
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Galeazzi test

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Flex both legs and see if one appears shorter than the other - short leg is posteriorly dislocated

Use this test after 3 months when the hip capsule has naturally begun to tighten

90
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Developmental hip dysplasia

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Positive barlow, ortolani, and/or galeazzi require further imaging (xray if old enough)

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Anterior fontanelle

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Larger, close between 4 and 26 months

92
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Posterior fontanelle

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Smaller, close between 1 and 2 months

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Fontanelles

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Should be soft, if hard and bulging there may be cranial pressure

94
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Red reflex

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Should be symmetrical, eyes reflect red with light

If absent, there may be something blocking retina like a cataract

95
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Epstein pearls

A

Hard white balls on roof of mouth - normal

96
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Pits/tags around ear

A

Could be sign of something more serious - kidney problems

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Torticollis

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Asymmetrical holding of the neck

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Mongolian spot

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Big dark birthmark - benign

99
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Immunization at the hospital

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Hep B - rest in doctor’s office

100
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Growth rate of toddler

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Slows to half of infant, 2-3 kg and 5 cm per year

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Language in toddler

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By 4 years should be understandable to all

102
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Social/emotional in toddler

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Try to be more independent, temper tantrums

103
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Motor skills toddler

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Walk, skip, hop, jump

Draw circles and lines

104
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Cognitive in toddler

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Learn by touching and using mouth, imitative playing

105
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Exam in toddlers

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In diaper on parents lap using toys, still use growth chart, head circumference until 36 months

106
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Motor in school aged

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Growth is steady, more coordination

107
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Cognitive in school aged

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Concrete operational - black and white, no gray areas

108
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Social/emotional in school aged

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Independent, self esteem affected by environment, identity

109
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Common problems with school aged

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asthma, joint pain from growing, speech development

110
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Exam with school aged

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Keep modesty and dress in gown, head to toe exam on table, generally same PE as adult but not full GU

111
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Still’s murmur

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Low grade (2-4,) musical, vibratory, midsystolic

112
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Venous hum

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Soft, continuous, louder in diastole

113
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Carotid bruit

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Midsystolic, usually louder left, eliminated by carotid compression

114
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Neuro exam after infancy

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Cranial nerves, deep tendon reflexes

115
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MSK exam in older child

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Have them walk around, look at arches and position of legs

116
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Back in older child

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Look more for scoliosis

117
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Skin in older child

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Look for rashes and moles, tell parents how to keep track of moles

118
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Palpebral fissure

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Eliptical space of eye
Short can mean FAS
Upward slant can indicate trisomy

119
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Cover/uncover test

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9mo to 3 years

Looks for strabismus

120
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Testing visual acuity

A

After 3 years

121
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Permanent teeth

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Age 6

122
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Peak tonsillar growth

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Age 8-16

123
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Hearing test

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Age 3-4

124
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Ear exam

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Done last in younger patients, have parent hold child to avoid injury

125
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Healthy habits eduation

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Oral hygiene and diet, injury and illness prevention (seatbelts, helmets, etc.)

126
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Early adolescence

A 
10-14 year
Puberty begins
Concrete operational
Focus on present
Peers more important
Am I normal
127
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Puberty begins

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F - 8-13 years

M - 9-13.5 years

128
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Middle adolescence

A

15-16 years
Females more comfortable than males
Transition to formal operational thinking
Develop insight and reflection
Who am I - with introspection
Limit testing - drinking, sex, breaking rules

129
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Late adolesence

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17-20 years
Adult appearance
Formal operational thinking
More solid identity
Think more about future
Independence
130
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Adolescent behavior

A

A stage not an age

131
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BMI chart

A

5th percentile - underweight
85th percentile - overweight risk
95th percentile - overweight

132
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Immunization adolescent

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11-12 years - immunizations occur less frequently
Tdap
HPV
MCV
Flu
133
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Adolescent exam

A

Almost same as adult
MSK - scoliosis main thing
Neuro - sensation, cranial, reflex
Skin - rashes and moles

134
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GU exam

A

Visualize (for Tanner staging)
Palpate genitals and for hernias
Explain self exam

135
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Pelvic and breast exam

A

Not until 21

136
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Adrenarche

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Before onset of puberty

Activation of adrenal medulla

137
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Gondarche

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Earliest gonadal changes of puberty - GnRH released
LH - testosterone or corpus luteum
FSH - sperm formation or estrogen and follicle

138
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Thelarche

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Begin breast development

139
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Pubarche

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Begin pubic hair

140
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Menarche

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First bleeding

141
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Tanner staging girls

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Breast and pubic hair

142
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Tanner staging boys

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Genital and pubic hair

143
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Tanner staging

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1 = prepubescent 
5 = adult
144
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Tanner staging breasts

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1 - nipple only
2 - elevate breast/nipple small mound
3 - further enlargement
4 - nipple forms secondary mound
5 - full breast, only nipple projects
145
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Tanner staging pubic hair

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1 - none
2 - whispy
3 - courser, sparse
4 - even courser, more hair
5 - more hair
146
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Female puberty changes

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Breast buds, then pubic hair, growth spurt (peak 12,) menarche (T4)
Total 1.5 - 8 year span

147
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Tanner staging penis

A

1 - same as childhood
2 - some or no penis enlargement, slight scrotum enlargement
3 - further enlargement both
4 - enlarge length and width of penis, enlarge scrotum and darken
5 - adult size and shape

148
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Male puberty changes

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Testicular growth, pubic hair, penile enlargement, growth spurt (14)
Total 2-5 year span

149
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Adolescent health promotion

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Sex, drugs, alcohol

Tell parents to allow them to be independent

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