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Pediatric Examination - SRS Flashcards

1
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What 3 specific areas should be addressed at each well child exam?

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  1. physical development
  2. cognitive development
  3. social and emotional development
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When are kids called the following?

  • Newborn
  • Infancy
  • Toddler/Early Childhood
  • School-aged/Middle Childhood
  • Adolescence (11-20 years)
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•Newborn

0-28 days

•Infancy

0-12 months

•Toddler/Early Childhood

1-4 years

•School-aged/Middle Childhood

5-10 years

•Adolescence (11-20 years)

Early, middle, & late

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What are the components of the APGAR scoring?

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  • A: Appearance (color)
  • P: Pulse
  • G: Grimace (reflex irritability)
  • A: Activity (muscle tone)
  • R: Respiratory effort
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Most babies start out at what apgar score?

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9 - due to aprocynosis (spelling?)

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5
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In APGAR, what does activitys stand for?

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Muscle tone

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What are three things given shortly after delivery?

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  1. –Erythromycin ointment in eyes to prevent infection (prevent STD infection)
  2. –Vitamin K injection to prevent bleeding
  3. –Full bath
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What is the ballard scoring system for?

What are the subranges?

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To determine gestational age in weeks.

Neuromuscular maturity

-1 to 5

Physical maturity

-1 to 5

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what defines a pre-term baby?

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less than 37 weeks

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9
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What is post term baby time fram?

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more than 42 weeks

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How often should neonates feed?

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Every three hours

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In first week of life, what should happen to a childs weight?

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Normal to lose up to 10% of birth weight over first week.

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Elevated bilirubin prior to first 24 hours of life indicate it is more than physiological jaundice.

What are common causes of pathological jaundice of the newborn?

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•ABO incompatibility/Rh
•Cephalohematoma
•Infection
•Hemoglobinopathies
–ex: thalassemia
•Enzyme deficiencies
–ex: G-6-PD

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What is a cephalohematoma?

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Large bruise that doesn’t cross suture lines

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What is done prior to discrharge from the hospital?

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–Hepatitis B immunization
–Hearing screen
–Newborn Screening blood test

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When should there be PCP follow up after discharge?

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24-48 hours

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What components are used for assessment of developmental milestone?

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•Physical
–Gross Motor
–Fine Motor
•Language/Cognitive
•Personal/Social

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How does neurologic development progress?

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Centrally to peripherally

  1. –Head control
  2. –Trunk control
  3. –Use of arms
  4. –Use of legs
  5. –Use of hands then fingers
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18
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What are the normal language milestones up to 1 yr?

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–2 months-cooing
–6 months-babbling
–1 year-1-3 words

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At 9 months and older, how should you examine the child?

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On parent’s lap

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20
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Until when should you measure head circumference?

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At each visit until 36 months

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21
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At what age would you begin checking BP at a well child exam?

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3 years

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22
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What are the primitive reflexes to test?

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  1. Palmar grasp
  2. Plantar grasp
  3. Moro (startle reflex)
  4. Asymmetric Tonic Neck
  5. Positive support
  6. Rooting
23
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How do you test the palmar grasp

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finger in hand and press against palmar surface –> grasps finger

24
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How do you check plantar grasp?

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Touch sole at base toes –> toes curl

25
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How do you test the Moro reflex?

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Hold supine support head, back, legs; abruptly lower 2 feet –> arms abduct& extend, hands open, & legs flex, +/-cry

26
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What do you use Barlow and Ortolani maneuvers to test for?

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Signs of hip dislocation

Can indicated developmental hip dysplasia (DHD)

If positive, imaging

27
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What does ortolani test look for?

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presence of posteriorly dislocated hip

28
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What does the barlow test reveal?

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ability to sublux or dislocate intact but unstable hip

29
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When does the anterior fontanelle close?

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4-26 months

30
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When does posterior fontanelle close?

31
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At what age should a toddler be understandable to all?

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By 4 years of age

32
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Where should you examine a toddler?

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On parents lap

33
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Where should you examine a school age child?

34
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What are new topics to discuss for school age children?

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•School issues
–Performance, bullying, special ed, behavioral issues?
–Does your child have a place to do homework?
•Start talking about body changes of puberty/age appropriate
•Remember that health and development is heavily influenced by physical, social, environmental factors and disease (child abuse, chronic illness, socioeconomic status)

35
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When does puberty begin for females?

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8-13 years

36
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When does puberty begin for males?

37
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What is adrenarche?

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–Activation of adrenal medulla for production of adrenal androgens
–Occurs before the onset of puberty

38
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What is gonadarche?

What are the hormonal changes for boys and girls respectively?

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–Earliest gonadal changes of puberty-GnRH released
•Boys-LH stimulates testosterone production and FSH stimulates sperm maturation
•Girls-FSH stimulates estrogen & follicle formation and LH stimulates corpus luteum after ovulation

39
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What is Thelarche?

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Beginning of breast development at puberty

40
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What is pubarche?

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beginning of pubic hair

41
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What is Tanner 1 for breasts?

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elevation of nipple only, preadolescent

42
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What is tanner 2 for breasts?

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2-elevation breast/nipple as small mound (breast buds)

43
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What is tanner 3 for breasts?

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further enlargement breast/areola, no separation of contour

44
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What is tanner 4 for breast development?

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Projection areola/nipple to form secondary mound

45
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What is tanner 5 for breasts?

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mature stage, projection of nipple only

46
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What is tanner 1 for boys?

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preadolescent-no pubic hair (fine body hair only); penis/testes same size as childhood

47
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What is tanner 2 for boys?

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Pubic hair-sparse slightly pigmented, straight. Penis-slight or no enlargement. Testes/scrotum-larger, slightly reddened

48
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What is tanner 3 for male?

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Pubic hair-darker, coarser, curlier, sparsely over pubic sym; Penis-larger in length. Testes/scrotum-further enlargement

49
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Tanner 4 for boys?

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Coarse/curly greater than stg 3 but not as great as adult; not on thighs. Penis-further enlargement length/breadth w/ dev. of glans. Testes/scrotum-further enlarged, scrotal skin darkened

50
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What is tanner 5 for males?

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Pubic hair-adult quantity & quality, spread to medial thighs. Penis-adult size &shape. Testes/scrotum-adult size & shape.

51
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What is the acronym for how to approach topics with teens?

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HEADS

H- Home how are things?

E - Education, how is school?

A - Alcohol, are your friends drinking?

D - Drugs - do your friends try drugs?

S - Sex: Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Sexually active?

52
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When do you kick parents out of the room?

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When a child ilooks mature enough that someone might mistake them for an adult.

53
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What is the typical order of changes in males during puberty?

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  • Testicular growth
  • Pubic hair
  • Penile enlargement
  • Growth spurt peaks (age 14)
54
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What is the typical order of changes in females during puberty?

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  • Breast buds
  • Pubic hair
  • Growth spurt peaks (age 12)
  • Menarche (T4)

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