Peds Flashcards

1
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What is primary prevention?

A

Prevention of a disease process so it will not affect a child

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2
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What is secondary prevention?

A

Identification of subclinical disease before the development of overt symptoms

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3
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What is tertiary prevention?

A

Identify the disease or disorder and treating it appropriately

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4
Q

True or false: developmental trauma and variations are always realized once born?

A

False- may not be realized until certain milestones are approached

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5
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Where does OMT fall in the types of prevention: primary, secondary, or tertiary?

A

All three!

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6
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True or false: both ends of the maternal age spectrum have their concerns for the health of the child

A

True

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7
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Why isn’t the osteopathic approach to children the same as adults?

A

Because the structure and function of the child is markedly different from that of an adult, and are constantly changing in relation to each other

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8
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What are the two organ systems that are maturing in the first 1-12 months?

A

Renal

Hematopoietic

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9
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What are the three things that osteopathic treatment for children is based off of?

A
  • Understanding of body unity
  • Self-regulatory mechanisms
  • Interrelationships of structure and function
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10
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Is proprioception a primary or secondary function of the musculoskeletal system?

A

Secondary

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11
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When does myelination of the CNS and PNS complete?

A

Not until the second decade of life

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12
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How does the sacrum fuse: from bottom up, or top down?

A

Bottom up

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13
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Specific segmental motions cannot be appreciated by an examiner until what age? What is the one type of dysfunction that is an exception to this?

A

Six months

Cranial

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14
Q

Development of segmental motion appears to parallel what process?

A

The progressive myelination of the innervation to the postural muscles

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15
Q

Do Fryette’s motion characteristics apply to the infant? Why or why not?

A

No, because RROM is usually related to local muscle contraction or fascial pull, rather than bony joint SDs

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16
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What is the general shape of the infant’s spine?

A

C -curve

17
Q

When does the cervical curve begin to develop?

A

At birth

18
Q

When does the lumbar curve begin to develop?

A

once the child being to stand and walk

19
Q

When does the lumbosacral angle form?

A

4 months gestation

20
Q

What should be done prior to using a stethoscope on a pediatric pt?

A

Touch them with hand before touching them with equipment

21
Q

What is the Barlow test? Ortolani?

A

Barlow pushes backwards

Ortolani reduces the femoral head back into the acetabulum

22
Q

Why are children so much easier to treat with OMT?

A

Do not have fibrotic changes that adults have

23
Q

What is the most common chronic disease in children?

A

Asthma

24
Q

What should always be treated last (if treated at all) for asthma kids? Why?

A

OA, since increased vagal stimulation may lead to increased bronchoconstriction

25
Q

What are the areas that should be treated with OM? (4)

A
  • Open inlet
  • Temporal bones (cranial)
  • Hyoid bone
  • T1-T4
26
Q

What is the way that children should not feed, in order to avoid OM? Why?

A

Do not lie on their back, since the angle of the eustachian tube is horizontal, and may cause reflux

27
Q

What is the treatment for colic in kids?

A

Decompress the condylar parts

28
Q

Why does female infants in bathtubs = badness

A

Risk factor for UTIs

29
Q

What is the treatment for bladder retention in children?

A

IT spread

30
Q

What are “Growing pains”? Where do these usually occur?

A

Misnomer for the aches that can sometimes be had as kids mature–not related to growth

Usually occurs in the midshaft of long bones (not at joints)

31
Q

How often do growing pains usually occur?

A

Once a night for a number of weeks

32
Q

What age group is usually affected with growing pain? Which gender?

A

4-8 years old

Females

33
Q

True or false: growing pains occur only at night

A

True

34
Q

How long do bouts of growing pains last for?

A

No more than 20 minutes