Peds Flashcards
milestones 2-3 months (1)
assumes prone on elbows
milestones 3-4 months (1)
rolls supine to side lying
milestones 4-5 months (3)
(1) rolls prone to supine
(2) feet to mouth
(3) pull up to sit without head lag
milestones 6-7 months (4)
(1) rolls supine to prone
(2) sits alone without support
(3) protective extension forward
(4) transfer from quadruped to sitting
milestones 8-9 months (3)
(1) pull-up and cruise side to side
(2) can stand alone
(3) creeping
milestones 10-15 months (3)
(1) walk unassisted
(2) squats down and stands back up
(3) floor to standing
what are the 5 categories for APGAR score?
(1) appearance
(2) pulse
(3) grimace
(4) activity
(5) respiration
* Study the actual scale too*
what is considered a good APGAR score (no concern)?
greater or equal to 7 (as long as no category has a score of 0)
if the baby had an APGAR score of less than 7 at 5 minutes what is the next course of action?
monitor and check again at 10 minutes (5 minutes later)
where does flattening and bossing occur with plagiocephaly? what happens with the ears?
(1) flattening: ipsilateral occiptoparietal skull
(2) bossing: ipsilateral frontal AND contralateral occipital
(3) ipsilateral ear displaced anteriorly
what side does torticollis generally occur when it happens with plagiocephaly?
OPPOSITE side
what is torticollis? what is the action of the SCM?
(1) contracture of SCM muscle
(2) flexion, ipsilateral side flexion, contralateral rotation
does cerebral palsy present with hypertonia or hypotonia?
combination of both (4 different types of CP)
what are the levels for gross motor classification of CP? what does each level indicate?
Level 1: walk without restrictions
Level 2: walk without AD (limitations outdoors and community)
Level 3: walk with AD
Level 4: severely limited; use of power chair
Level 5: severely limited even with the use of assistive technology
what chromosome is affected with down syndrome? how do these patients typically present from a tone standpoint?
(1) chromosome 21
(2) hypotonic
