Pediatrics Case Hx Flashcards

1
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What is the importance of a case history?

A

guides the direction of examination

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2
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The case history is…

A

never finished

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3
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What insight does a case history provide?

A

ocular and medical health, family Hx, socio-economic considerations, education, lifestyle, development

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4
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What is one additional goal of a case history?

A

build rapport with the patient and parent

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5
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Who is the most reliable observer?

A

grandmother– hyperaware

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During the chief complaint what is the goal of your questions?

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determine parent and child reliability, determine billing level of examination, make sure to solve the chief complaint with the exam

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7
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What are vision codes and what are medical codes?

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vision 92000 for routine eye exams, medical 99000 ex: flashes of light, headaches

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8
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List the common chief complaints in peds

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routine eye exam/1st eye exam/annual eye exam, failed vision screening, problems seeing the board or seeing up close, perceived eye turn, rubs/blinks eye excessively, FOHx, problems reading, pink eye, headaches

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9
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List the HPIs

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frequency, location, onset, relief, intensity/severity, duration, associated signs and symptoms

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10
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What are the main ROS complaints for a peds exam?

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attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity, asthma, allergies

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What are additional ROS complaints for a peds exam?

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autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, diabetes, hypertension, marfan’s, neurofibromatosis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, sickle cell anemia

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12
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What do you need to make sure to include in PMHx?

A

current treatments, prior surgeries

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13
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What questions need to be asked about medications?

A

what is taken? why? how long? dose?

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14
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POHX questions?

A

LEE, previous Rx, previous Tx, disease, injuries, surgeries

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15
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FMHx questions?

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conditions, ocular hx: refractive error, strabismus, amblyopia, color vision defects, congenital glaucoma/cataracts

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16
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What does lazy eye mean?

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it depends, need parent to elaborate, could be strabismus or amblyopia

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17
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How do you determine if a child is an appropriate age for their grade?

A

age-5

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18
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What should you ask about academics?

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favorite and least favorite subject, grades, IEP/504 plan

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19
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What is included in a developmental history?

A

length of pregnancy, birth weight, exposure to drugs, delivery, apgar, milestones

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20
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What is meant by exposure to drugs (legal and illegal)?

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often comes up during exam not Hx, Fetal alcohol spectrum, neonatal abstinence syndrome (heroine)

21
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What are delivery complications?

A

unplanned c-section, loss of oxygen (increases risk of CP)

22
Q

What are developmental interventions?

A

physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, vision therapy

23
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What does physical therapy work on?

A

gross motor movement

24
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What does occupational therapy work on?

A

fine motor movement and activities of daily living

25
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What does speech therapy work on?

A

autism, speech delay, reading

26
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What does vision therapy work on?

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binocularity, perception, amblyopia, concussion

27
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What does apgar stand for?

A

appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration

28
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When is apgar assessed?

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at 1 and 5 minutes after birth

29
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What is appearance?

A

color, 0-pale/blue, 1-pink body and blue extremities, 2- pink body and extremities

30
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What is pulse?

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0-absent, 1- less than 100 bpm, 2- greater than 100 bpm

31
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What is grimace?

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reflex, 0-absent, 1- grimace or facial movement, 2- cough, sneeze or pull away

32
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What is activity?

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muscle tone, 0-absent, 1- some flexion of extremities, 2- active and spontaneous movement of limbs

33
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What is respiration?

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0- absent, 1- slow and irregular, 2-good breathing with crying

34
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What is a normal apgar score?

A

7+

35
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What is a critically low apgar score?

A

< 3

36
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What are the extremes of apgar?

A

0=nonviable, 10=maximum score

37
Q

How are prescription and OTC drugs involved in pregnancy?

A

FDA established pregnancy categories outlining potential risk to fetus, majority of women use prescription or OTC meds at some point during pregnancy

38
Q

What is the effect of illicit drugs during pregnancy?

A

should be discontinued during pregnancy and breastfeeding, may result in birth defects, miscarriage, premature birth

39
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What are the old FDA pregnancy categories?

A

A, B, C, D, X

40
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What is category A?

A

adequate well controlled studies failed to demonstrate risk to the fetus in the first or additional trimesters

41
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What is category B?

A

animal studies failed to demonstrate a risk to fetus, no adequate well controlled studies in pregnant women

42
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What is category C?

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no adequate human or animal studies OR animal studies show adverse effect but there are no studies in pregnant women —– benefit may warrant use despite potential risk

43
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What is category D?

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evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data —- potential benefits may warrant use despite potential risk

44
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What is category X?

A

avoid! human or animal studies have demonstrated risk to human fetus, risk to fetus outweighs potential benefits

45
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What are the new 2015 FDA pregnancy categories?

A

pregnancy, lactation, and females and males of reproductive potential

46
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What is the pregnancy category?

A

dosing and potential risks to the developing fetus, will require information about whether there is a registry that collects and maintains data on how pregnant women are affected when they use the drug

47
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What is the lactation category?

A

the amount of drug in breast milk and potential effect on the child

48
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What is the females and males of reproductive potential category?

A

pregnancy testing, contraception, and infertility

49
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What is different about the new FDA categories?

A

they are in summary form