Pediatrics Flashcards
What age is term neonate?
37-42 weeks gestational age (GA)
What is preterm age?
Less than 37 weeks GA
Know the following ages:
Extremely preterm
Very preterm
Moderate to late preterm
- Less than 28 weeks
- 28-32 weeks
- 32-37 weeks
What is chronolocial age? (3)
- Also called “Post Natal Age (PNA)”
- The time elapsed after birth
- The response to “how old are you?” - Described in days, weeks and/or years
How old is an infant?
1 month to 1 year of age
How old is a ‘child’
What are the 3 developmental periods?
- 1 year through 12 years
- Developmental Periods:
- Toddler: 1 to 3 years of age
- Preschool: 3 to 5 years of age
- Gradeschooler: 5 to 12 years of age
How old is an ‘adolescent’?
12 years to 18 years
What are the Wellness programs in SK? (5)
- Newborn Screening
- Postpartum Visits
- Newborn Hearing Screens
- Specialized Clinics
- Immunization Programs
Describe what newbron screening (NBS) is (4)
- Routine care for all neonates born in SK
- Tests for congenital disorders
- 32 metabolic and endocrine disorders - Completed after 24 hours of age
- Blood test
- Heel poke and dry blood spot card
What % of babies screen negative and positive for the tests in NBS?
- Over 99% of babies tested “screen negative”
- Less than 1% “screen positive” for one of the conditions
What are the key points to know about NBS? (3)
- A positive screen DOES NOT mean a baby has the disorder
- Further testing required
- “High” or “Low” risk
What is the postpartum visiting program? (6)
- Support and follow-up care at home after the birth of a baby
- First 10-14 days of life
- Assess mother’s recovery, baby’s health and weight
- Support with feeding
- Answer questions
- Refer and connect to community services
What is the Newborn Hearing Screen? (3)
- Hearing test about 12-16 hours after birth
- Usually performed in hospital before discharge
- Identify early hearing loss and how to address it
What are the developmental skills/main development areas we look for in pediatrics? (10)
- Language
- Dressing
- Fine motor
- Grooming
- Physical
- Emotional
- Social
- Spiritual
- Intellectual
- Adaptive
Between 2012-2017 use of medication was at least twice as common for children and youth specific chronic conditions. Such as: (4)
- Asthma
- ADD
- Learning disability
- Oral contraceptives
What to know about meds in children? i.e., what makes them a special pop? (3)
- Medications can have different effects in this population:
- Brains are still developing
- Same disease states in adults can present differently in children and youth
- Different pharmacokinetics (ADME) in children - Drugs tend to be less studied for children
- Adult data is often extrapolated - Many drugs are used in children off-label
What is Jordan’s Principle? (2)
- All First Nations children living in Canada can access the products, services and supports they need, when they need them.
- Health, social and educational needs, including the unique needs that First Nations Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA children and youth and those with disabilities may have
What are the most common DTPs seen in children? (4)
- Dose too low
- Adverse drug reaction
- Dose too high
- Adherence
The DTP of dose too low impacts ______________
effectiveness
The DTP of dose too high impacts ____ __ ____________ __ _______ ______
risk of experiencing an adverse effect
There are some meds that should be avoided in children due to adverse effects. Such as? (5)
- Codeine
- Tetracyclines
- ?Fluoroquinolones
- Certain excipients (e.g., benzyl alcohol, propylene glycol)
- ASA - in most cases
What are some issues that affect adherence to meds in pediatrics? (7)
Administration:
1. Drug product factors: tablets, taste, volume, spitting up
2. Caregiver: well-being, health literacy, ability to measure
Funding:
1. Private Insurance
2. SK Drug Plan, Special Support
3. NIHB, Jordan’s Principle
Supply:
1. Uncommon commercial liquids
2. Compounding availability
How to deal with solid dosage form being an adherence issue in peds? (3)
- Try to change to a suitable liquid or dissolveable formulation
- Crush tablets (if able to) - Partial tablets, opening capsules and mixing into a vehicle
- Dissolve and dose
- A known amount of drug is mixed into water to make a solution and then dosed
(Remember: none of these methods have stability data)
If taste is an issue with adherecnce, what can be done? (4)
- Mask with a stronger flavour (e.g., chocolate, raspberry)
- Compounded suspensions
- Give a popsicle/freezie before administration
- Can mix into food – but be careful!
If spitting up is an issue with adherence in children what can be done?
Re-dose if within 30-60 minutes
What to know about bloodwork in peds? (2)
- Health care professionals try to avoid poking children with a needle
- Needle pain and fear
- Anemia: maximum blood draw limits - Some bloodwork is unavoidable, but consider which tests are required
- In hospital: pairing bloodwork with other tests
How long are infants typically breastfed? (2)
- Exclusively for the first 6 months
- Sustained for up to two years or longer with appropriate complementary feeding
Breastfeeding is rarely contraindicated, but when is it? (3)
- HIV
- Infectious tuberculosis
- Infant has galactosemia
If breastfeeding is not possible, appropriate milk substitutes should be offered. Such as? (3)
- Expressed breastmilk from the mother
- Pasteurized donor milk – from appropriate sources
- Currently limited to hospitalized infants who will benefit the most
- Do not share or use unprocessed or unscreened human milk - Commercial infant formula
What to know about infant formula (tips from a dietitian)? (6)
- Formula is complete infant nutrition for the first 6 months of life
- Cow’s milk- based formula is recommended
- Avoid low-iron formula
- Marketed as easier to digest, but can lead to deficiencies - Lactose intolerance is EXTREMELY rare
- Cow’s milk protein allergy is possible – refer
- Probiotics
- Are not likely harmful but can increase the cost of formula
- Weak evidence and non-essential at this time
What are some important considerations to know for infant formula? (4)
- Refer infants with medical conditions affecting formula choice.
- Discourage the use of homemade formula or other
milks (cow or other animal) - Ensure caregivers can properly prepare and administer formula.
- Never leave infants unattended during feeding due to choking hazards.
Vitamin D supplementation in infants. Yay or nay/
Yay
All breastfed infants (exclusive and partial), living anywhere in Canada, should receive 400 units daily up to 1 year of life.
- Low stores of vitamin D can lead to rickets
Iron in infant diet. What to know? (3)
- Deficiencies in iron may have serious and irreversible adverse effects
- Most infants have sufficient stores until about 6 months of life, then they need to be supplemented for development
- Meat, meat alternatives, iron-fortified cereals
What are the different nutrition administration routes commonly used in peds? (3)
- Oral
- Enteral
- IV