Peds Flashcards
3 specific areas of well child exams
- physical development - walking
- cognitive development - talking
- social and emotional development - thinking
before 2 months, what must be done if neonates get fever?
check for sepsis in case of meningitis
define neonate
first 28 days of life
define infant
neonatal period until 12 months
what is APGAR score
5 components that classify newborn’s neurologic recovery from birth and immediate adaptation
what does APGAR stand for?
A = appearance (color) P = pulse G = grimace (reflex irritability) A = activity (mm tone) R = respiratory effort
most baby starts at what APGAR score and why?
starts at 9 cus have bad peripheral circulation
when is hospital eval done and what is included in it?
- done within 24 hours of delivery
- includes review of maternal hx (esp GBS), delivery record, and full head to toe PE
hospital care of newborn includes?
shortly after delivery, give:
- erythromycin ointment in eyes to prevent infection
- Vitamin K injection to prevent bleeding
- full bath
how is gestational age estimated?
Ballard Scoring System
- based on neuromuscular sign and physical characteristics that change with gestational maturation
neonate feeding
- done every 3 hours
- breastfeeding: initially small volumes of colostrum, milk come in after 2-3 days (can be longer in first time mothers)
- formula 15-30 mL
weight change in newborns
- normal to lose up to 10% of birth weight over 1st week
- should be regained by 10-14 days of life
number of voiding per day
- 3-4 voids in day 1-3
- 6-8 voids by day 4-5
color of stools
- initial stools are meconium (dar, black, tarry) and should stool within first 24hrs
- day 4-5, stools depend on type of feeding (breast - yellow, seedy, formula - green-yellow)
jaundice in newborns
elevated levels esp prior to first 24 hours of life indicate more than physiologic jaundice
- ABO incompatibility/Rh
- cephalohematoma
- infection
- hemoglobinopathies (thalassemia)
- enzyme deficiencies (G6PD)
prior to discharge, what must be done?
- hep B immunization
- hearing screen
- newborn screening blood test
what does infant well child visits include?
- assessment of growth and development
- provide parent with info/advice on multitude of subjects concerning infant
what labs should be done at 2 week? and 12 months?
- newborn screen #2
2. hemoglobin
components used for assessment of development milestones
- physical - gross and fine motor
- language/cognitive
- personal/social
how does neurologic development progresses in infant?
centrally to peripherally (gross –> fine motor)
language development of infants
2 months - cooing
6 months - babbling
1 year - 1-3 words
by 9 months, what cognitive process should the infant possess?
- recognize strangers
- seek comfort from parents during exam
- actively manipulates objects
at 9 months, where should the exam be done?
9 months and older infants should be examine on parents lap due to stranger anxiety
infant GU exam
- female: labial adhesions
- male: urethral opening (gently retract foreskin to visualize urethral meatus but do not force foreskin back) and circumcision
infant neurological exam
primitive reflexes
infant lungs exam
- chest symmetry
- respiratory distress (nasal flaring, retractions, accessory mm use)