Peds Flashcards
Childhood ages
- neonate 0-28 days
- infancy 1st year of life
- Toddler 1-2
- preschool 3-4
- school age 5-12
2 week old
- visual prefrerence for human face - vision range 8-12”
- hear high pitch voices best
- reacts to crys of othe neonates
- well-developed snse of smell
stepping reflex
- walking motion made with legs and feet when heald upright
- appears for the 1st 3-4 months then reappears at 12-24 months
rooting reflex
- turning head and sucking when cheek stroked
- no longer seen by 6-12 months
Moro/startle reflex
- throwing out arms and legs followed by pulling them back to the body following sudden movement or loud noise
- no longer seen after 16 weeks
Palmar grasp
- grasping object placed in the hand
- no longer seen by 2-3 months
Babinski reflex
- stoking the sole of the foot elicits fanning of the toes
- no longer seen by 6 months
neonate stomach size
day1 cherry size
day 7 apricot
day 30 egg
Infant feeding
- exclusively breast fed for first 6 months
- introduce compplementry foods no sooner than 4 months
- continue breast feeding for 1 year or longer
- if not breast feeding infant formula 1st year as major caloric source
baby should be back to birth weight by 2 weeks
Hyperbilirubinemia in newborn
- immature intestinal tract cannot reduce bilirubin to urobilinogen for excretion
Onset >24
* Pathologic jaundice - less common
* caused by metabolic disorders, hmeolytic disorder, sepsis …
* Intervention: treat underlying illness, ensure adequate fluid intake, Phototherapy if total serum bili >25
Onset <24 - 2 wks
* physiologic jaundice - most common reason, usually in the first 4-5 days of life
*Breast milk jaundice - usually after 1 wk
* Intervention: ensure adequate fluid intake, phototherapy if t. billi > 25
Hyperbilirubinemia in newborn
labs
- jaundice starts in the face and works its way down the body
- labs are required to dx degree of jaundice
Direct (conjugated) bili: hemolyzed RBC able to be excreted; elevated due to: sepsis, intrauterine infection, severe hymolytic disease, biliary atresia…
Indirect (unconjugated) bili: hemolyzed RBC not able to be excreted; uaually related to positive Coombs test (Blood groups Rh, ABO incompatibility)
Chemosis - conjuntival edema
- chemical irritation from neonatal chemoprophylaxis
- chlamydial (inclusion) conjunctivitis - s/s 5-14 days post exposure, chemosis common. prevent via maternal screen. confirm with culture, treat with oral erythromycin x2weeks
- Gonococcal conjunctivitis - incubation beriod after exposure 2-7 days . Ocular chemoprophylaxis at birth with erythromycin opthalmic ointment or silver nitrate minimizes risk
- Neonatal adenovirus - common cold pathogen- causitive organism of viral conjunctivitis, usually with ecessive tearing, mildly red conjuntiva and URI symotoms
2 month milestones
- from tummy can lift selft with 2 arms
- resonds 2 sounds
- smiles when smiled 2
4 month milestone
- reaches 4 a toy or object
- smiles 4 fun (spontaneously)
- rolls from tummy to back
6 month milestone
- looks like number 6 when sitting
- rolls from back to tummy and back