Pediatrics Flashcards
Normal respiratory rate
Age 12 12-16
Normal heart rate
Age 12 60-100
Normal blood pressure
70 mmHg + (2 x age in years)
Age for: Gross motor - Raises head slightly from prone position, makes crawling movements; Visual-motor and problem solving - Visually fixes, has tight grasp, follows to midline; Language, social, and adaptive - Alerts to sound, regards face
1 month
Age for: Gross motor - Holds head in midline, lifts chest off table; Visual-motor and problem solving - No longer clenches fist tightly, follows object past midline; Language, social, and adaptive - Smiles socially (after being stroked or talked to), recognizes parent
2 months
Age for: Gross motor - Supports on forearms in prone position, holds head up steadily; Visual-motor and problem solving - Holds hands open at rest, follows in circular fashion, responds to visual threat; Language, social, and adaptive - Coos (produces long vowel sounds in musical fashion), reaches for familiar objects, anticipates feeding
3 months
Age for: Gross motor - Rolls front to back, supports on wrists and shifts weight; Visual-motor and problem solving - Reaches with arms in unison, brings hands to environment midline; Language, social, and adaptive - Laughs, orients to voice, enjoys looking around
4 months
Age for: Gross motor - Rolls back to front, sits supported; Visual-motor and problem solving - Transfers objects; Language, social, and adaptive - Says “ah-goo,” orients to bell (localizes laterally)
5 months
Age for: Gross motor - Sits unsupported, puts feet in mouth in supine position; Visual-motor and problem solving - Unilateral reach, uses raking grasp; Language, social, and adaptive - Babbles, recognizes strangers
6 months
Age for: Gross motor - Pivots when standing, pulls to stand, cruises; Visual-motor and problem solving - Uses pincer grasp with forefinger, gestures, waves bye-bye, holds bottle, throws objects; Language, social, and adaptive - “Mama” indiscriminately, understands “no”, starts to explore environment, plays gesture games
9 months
Age for: Gross motor - Walks alone; Visual-motor and problem solving - Uses mature pincer grasp, releases voluntarily, marks paper with pencil; Language, social, and adaptive - Uses two words other than “Dada” and “Mama”, imitates actions, comes when called, cooperates with dressing
12 months
Age for: Gross motor - Runs, throws objects from standing without falling; Visual-motor and problem solving - Scribbles spontaneously, builds tower of 3 blocks, plays in company of other children; Language, social, and adaptive - Uses 2-word combinations, copies parent in tasks (sweeping, dusting), turns 2-3 pages at a time
18 months
Age for: Gross motor - Walks up and down steps without help; Visual-motor and problem solving - Imitates stroke with pencil, builds tower of 7 blocks, turns pages 1 page at a time, removes shoes and pants; Language, social, and adaptive - Uses pronouns appropriately, follows 2-step commands, parallel play
2 years
HEADSSS history
Home; education/employment; activities; drugs/diet; sex/safety/suicide
Pediatric assessment triangle
Appearance (tone, irritable/interactive, consolable, look/gaze, speech/cry), work of breathing, circulation to skin