Peds Flashcards
Why are infants more susceptible to hypothermia?
bc of their large body surface area for weight ratio
thinner skin
limited ability to cope with cold stress
Most pain impulses are transmitted along the ___ ______ slower C fibers because myelination of the A delta fibers continues to develop after birth
non myelinated
Why are infants less abs to modify pain impulses?
because the descending pathways from the brain to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord are not fully developed at birth
What is the HR of a neonate?
may rate close to 200 bpm but can decrease to 120 at a few hours of age
When is pulse variation the greatest?
around the time of birth and more so if premature
What might be the first indication of infection or clue to an underlying cardiac rhythm disturbance in a neonate?
sustained tachycardia
What is the expected RR for a neonate?
40-60 bpm
Babies delivered by cesarean section may have ________ compared to babies delivered vaginally
a more rapid respiratory rate
What is an expected BP of a neonate?
60-96/30-62
What are possible indications of hypertension in a newborn?
thrombosis after the use of umbilical Cather, coarctation of the aorta, renal disorders congenital adrenal hyperplasia, or CNS disease
Can a very ill baby maintain a normal BP?
yes but they can quickly develop hemodynamic instability. therefore check capillary refill too!
What is an indication of very poor perfusion with capillary refill?
as long as 6-7 seconds
What is used to asses procedural pain in preterm and full term neonates between 28-50 weeks gestation?
Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP)
What does the PIPP measure?
physiologic signs (heart rate and oxygen saturation)
pain behaviors (brow bulge, eye squeeze, and nasolabial furrow)
gestational age
behavior state
What is used to assess procedural pain in preterm and full term infants up to 6 weeks of age by observing facial expression, cry, breathing pattern, arm and leg movements, and state of arousal are observed and scored?
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale
What is used to evaluate procedure and surgical pain in newborns and infants by wearing crying, expression and sleeplessness as well as O2 saturation, HR and BP?
CRIES scale
crying requires oxygen to sleep saturation above 95
Are PIPP, Neonatal Infant Pain Scale and CRIES deigned to measure pain intensity?
NO
How does 2mL of 24% sucrose solution help neonates with pain?
when in contact with the oral mucosa, the sucrose solution is believed to activate the endogenous opioid system
What is the HR of a newborn?
120-170
What is the HR of a 1 year old?
80-160
What is the HR of a 3 year old?
80-120
What is the HR of a 6 year old?
75-115
What is the HR of a 10 year old?
70-110
How much can the HR increase for each Celsius degree of temperature elevation?
10-14 bpm
What is the normal respiratory rate of a newborn?
24-50
What the normal respiratory rate of a 1 year old?
20-40
What is the normal respiratory rate of a 3 year old?
20-30
What is the normal respiratory rate of a 6 year old?
16-22
What is the normal respiratory rate of a 10 year old?
16-20
The cuff width should cover ____ of the distance between the acromion and the olecranon.
70%
The bladder length should be ___ to ____ of the upper arm circumference, and the bladder width should be at least ____ of the arm circumference at the midpoint of the acromion-olecranon distance
80-100%
40%
A Childs systolic and diastolic BP should be below the ____ percentile for age and height percentile.
90th
What might be the cause if systolic BP is elevated and diastolic is not?
anxiety
What is the most common cause of diagnosed htn in children?
renal disease
What are the categories of the FLACC Behavioral Pain Assessment?
Face Legs Activity Cry Consolability
When is the FLACC Behavoiral pain assessment used?
asses acute pain associated with surgery in children between 2 months and 7 years of age
What can be used to rate pain in children 3 and older?
Wong/Baker Faces Rating Scale and the Oucher Scale
What behavior score of FLACC indicates mild discomfort?
1-3
What behavior score of FLACC indicates moderate pain?
4-6
What behavior score indicates severe discomfort or pain or both?
7-10
How should an infants cry sound?
should be loud and angry
What type of cry suggests a CNS deficit?
a shrill or whiny, high pitched cry or catlike screeching
When are cooing and babbling expected?
after 3-4 months of age
What can be used to evaluate articulation milestones in children 2.5-6 years old?
Denver Articulation Screening Exam (DASE)
At what age does a child have 1 or 2 words, such as “mama”, “dada” and “bye bye”?
10-12 months
At what age do children have 2 word combinations “want cookie”?
12 to 24 months
At what age does the child use 2-3 word sentences that are understood by family members?
24 to 36 months
At what age does the child make sentences of 4+ words, speech is understood by most people
36 to 48 months
At what age does a child say most sounds correctly except (L, S, R, V, Z, SH,TH)
48 to 60 months
What questionnaires can be completed as effective screening tools for developmental assessment?
Ages and stages
Parent’s evaluation of Developmental Status
What tool is useful for determining whether the child is developing fine and gross motor skills, language and personal-social skills as expected?
Denver II tool
When testing immediate recall at what age can a child repeat three digits or words?
4 years old
When testing immediate recall at one age can a child repeat 4 digits or words
5 years old
At what age should you test ‘recent memory’ by showing the child familiar objects and asking them to recall it after 5 minutes?
5 to 6 years
How is remote memory tested at 5 or 6 years old?
ask the child what they had for dinner the night before or address or nursery rhyme
What is a disorder with genetic component potentially affecting dopamine transport and reception
ADHD
What is a pervasive neurodevelopment disorder of unknown etiology that refers to a wide spectrum or disorders identified prior to age 3
autism
What has a strong genetic influence that inactivates areas of the genome that affect early brain development, potential intrauterine toxic insults leading to abnormal brain growth in the frontal, temporal, cerebellar and limbic areas
autism
When is macrocephaly apparent by 1 year of age
autism
During infancy growth of the ____ predominates.
trunk
What is the fastest growing part during childhood?
legs
Fat tissue increases slowly until what age? What happens at this time?
7, at which time a prepubertal fat spurt occurs before the true growth spurt
At what age is the individual 50% of ideal weight is gained, and the skeletal mass and organ systems double in size?
adolescence
When do females develop a wider pelvic outlet?
adolescence
What is the average lean body mass in males and females in adolescence?
males 90%
females 75%
Most babies born to the same parents will be within what range compared to their siblings?
within 6 ounces
Rapid weight gain than expected in early infancy is associated with what?
increased cardiovascular disease risk as an adult
When should infant length be measured in the supine position?
birth-24 months
What is the average length of a healthy term newborn?
45-55 cm
When are infant and children scaled in grams or kilograms?
to reduce medication errors because pet dosages are calculated per kg of body weight
What is the average weight of a term newborn?
2500-4000g (5lb 8oz to 8lb and 13 oz)
How long after birth will the infant regain the 10% they lost from birth weight?
regain that within 2 weeks
How much will a new born gain the first 3 months of age?
30 g (1oz) daily
When will infants triple their birth weight?
12 months
When can you stop measuring head circumference?
until 2-3 years
Where should you wrap the measuring tape to measure the point of largest circumference?
at the occipital protuberance and the supraorbital prominence
What is the expected head circumference of term newborns?
32.5-37.5cm
mean of 33-35cm
What might be present if there head circumference increases rapidly?
increased ICP
Although rare when is chest circumference useful?
comparison with the head circumference when a problem is suspected with head or chest circumference
How do you measure Chest circumference?
at the nipple line midway between inspiration and expiration
At what age might the head circumference equal the chest circumference or exceed it by 2 cm?
until 5 months of age
At what age does the chest circumference exceed the head circumference?
2 years age
What is an indicator of the newborns maturity?
gestational age
What is gestational age used for?
infants developmental progress
identify preterm newborns of appropriate size
term newborns who are small
What is the Ballard Gestational Age Assessment Tool?
It evaluates 6 physical and 6 neuromuscular newborn characteristics within 36 hours of birth or confirm the newborns gestational age
How accurate is the Ballard Gestational Age Assessment tool?
within 2 weeks of the assigned gestational age
When are the Ballard Gestational Age Assessment Tool scores more accurate?
when assessment occurs within 12 hours of birth
What is considered “term”?
37-41 weeks
What is the risk of small for gestational age infants who are full term?
increased risk for respiratory distress, hypoglycemia etc
What are the risks for large gestational age infants?
shoulder dystocia, respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage and bronchopulmonary dysplasia
What is considered “underweight”
BMI for age under the 5th percentile
What is at risk for overweight?
BMI for age greater than the 85th percentile
What is considered “overweight”?
BMI for age greater than the 95th percentile
What percentage of children and adolescents (ages 2-19) are obese?
17%
At what age is there an increased rate of obesity?
12-19 years
What is the upper to lower segment ratio?
calculated when a child’s body may have inappropriate proportions between the head and trunk to the lower extremities
How do you calculate the upper to lower segment ratio?
divide the upper body by the lower body segment
What are the expected upper to lower ratios at birth?
1.7
What are the expected upper and lower ratios at 3 years of age?
1.3
What are the expected upper and lower ratios after 7 years of age?
1.0
What is a higher upper to lower body ratio associated with?
dwarfism and bone disorders
What should the arm span equal?
the Childs height or stature
What is an arm span that exceeds height associated with?
marfan syndrome
At what age do most girls start puberty?
9-12 with breast enlargement
When do most boys start puberty?
10-13 with testicular enlargement
What is the tanner stage associated with breast budding, areolar increases in diameter?
tanner 2
What is the tanner stage with great and areola enlargement but no contour separation?
tanner 3
What is the tanner stage with increased fat deposits and the areolar forms a secondary elevation above that of the breast
tanner 4
What is the tanner stage with scarily pigmented straight hair in females?
tanner 2
What is the tanner stage with sparse dark and visible curly pubic hair on labia?
tanner 3
What is the tanner stage with hair coarse and curly but less than an adult?
tanner 4
What is the tanner stage with lateral spreading in triangle?
tanner 5
What percentage of women will exhibit tanner 6 in which there is further extension laterally upward or dispersed hair?
10%
At what tanner stage is there enlargement of the scrotum and testes. The skin becomes redder, thinner and wrinkled?
tanner 2