Preventive Pediatrics Pt I + Policy Statements (Drowning, MVA, BF) Flashcards
Perfect first food for the newborn
Colostrum
Latching on and breastfeeding must be initiated during
First 30 minutes to 1 hour
Follow up of newborns discharged less than 48 hours should be within
48 hours of discharge
6 key motor development milestones
1) Sitting without support 2) Standing with assistance 3) Hand-and-knees crawling 4) Walking with assitance 5) Standing alone 6) Walking alone
Most powerful instruments available to the pediatrician in identifying concerns that may need monitoring or referral
History, observing the child, and thorough PE
Research shows that this helps children develop language and literacy skills, thus making them ready to learn and read in school
Reading aloud during the first years of life
Milestones of early literacy: Drops, throws book
6-12 mos
Milestones of early literacy: Turns board book pages
12-24 mos
Milestones of early literacy: Learns to turn paper pages
2-3 years
Milestones of early literacy: Starts to scribble
2-3 years
Milestones of early literacy: Turns pages one at a time
3-4 years
Milestones of early literacy: Sits still for longer stories
3-4 years
Milestones of early literacy: Scribbles and draws
3-4 years
Milestones of early literacy: Starts to copy letters and numbers
4-5 years
Milestones of early literacy: Likes pictures of baby faces
6-12 mos
Milestones of early literacy: Responds to own name
6-12 mos
Milestones of early literacy: Pats picture to show interest
6-12 mos
Milestones of early literacy: 2- to 4-word phrases
12-24 mos
Milestones of early literacy: Gives book to adult to read
12-24 mos
Milestones of early literacy: Points at picturs
12-24 mos
Milestones of early literacy: Turns book right-side up
12-24 mos
Milestones of early literacy: Adds 2-4 new words per day
2-3 yrs
Milestones of early literacy: Likes the same book again and again
2-3 yrs
Milestones of early literacy: Completes sentences and rhymes in familiar stories
2-3 yrs
Milestones of early literacy: Recites whole phrases from books
3-4 yrs
Milestones of early literacy: Moves toward letter recognition
3-4 yrs
Milestones of early literacy: Begins to detect rhyme
3-4 yrs
Milestones of early literacy: Pretends to read to dolls and stuffed animals
3-4 yrs
Milestones of early literacy: Recognizes numbers and letters
4-5 yrs
Milestones of early literacy: Can retell familiar stories
4-5 yrs
Milestones of early literacy: Can make rhymes
4-5 yrs
Red flag signs for atopy
Family history of atopy + recurrent or persistent symptoms of 1 or more of the ff: Ocular, nasal, respiratory, GI, skin
The Phil Society for Adol Med Specialists reccommends screening and preventive services scheduled every
Year/annually
T/F In adolescent PE, health care provider is preferably of the same gender as the teen patient
T
In addition to routine PE, what should be done
1) Tanner/SMR 2) Breast exam 3) Exam of spine and shoulders for scolio/kyphosis 4) Exam of genitals and anus
Adolescent check up schedule: CBC
Every stage of adolescence
Adolescent check up schedule: Urinalysis
First encounter
Special adolescent labs: Sexually active females
Vaginal wet mount, pap smear
Special adolescent labs: Sexually active males
Serologic test for syphilis
Special adolescent labs: Sexually active males and females
Non-culture test for gonorrhea and chlamydia
Immunization of Teens and Pre-teens: Recommended vaccines (7)
Hep A, Hep B, MMR, Varicella, Flu, Tdap/Td, HPV
Immunization of Teens and Pre-teens (age-doses-sched-route-precautions/contraindications): Hep B
Unvaccinated 7-18; 3; 016 mos; IM; severe allergy to component, mod-severe illness
Immunization of Teens and Pre-teens (age-doses-sched-route-precautions/contraindications): Hep A
Unvaccinated 7-18; 2; 06 mos; IM; severe allergy to component, mod-severe illness
Immunization of Teens and Pre-teens (age-doses-sched-route-precautions/contraindications): MMR
Unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated 7-18 ; unvacc 2, incom 1; 01; SC; severe allergy to component, mod-severe illness, pregnancy, immunosuppression
Immunization of Teens and Pre-teens (age-doses-sched-route-precautions/contraindications): Varicella
Unvaccinated 7-12, >/13, incom 7-18; unvacc 2, incom 1; 7-12 03, >13 1, SC, severe allergy to component, mod-severe illness, pregnancy, immunosuppression
Immunization of Teens and Pre-teens (age-doses-sched-route-precautions/contraindications): Influenza
9-18; annual, starting Feb; IM/SC; severe allergy to component, mod-severe illness, history of Guillan-Barre following a previous dose
Immunization of Teens and Pre-teens (age-doses-sched-route-precautions/contraindications): HPV Bivalent
9-18 FEMALES; 3; 016; IM; severe allergy to component, mod-severe illness, if found to be pregnant after starting immunization delay remaining doses until completion of pregnancy
Immunization of Teens and Pre-teens (age-doses-sched-route-precautions/contraindications): HPV Quadrivalent
9-18 FEMALES and MALES; 2; 026; IM; severe allergy to component, mod-severe illness, if found to be pregnant after starting immunization delay remaining doses until completion of pregnancy
Immunization of Teens and Pre-teens (age-doses-sched-route-precautions/contraindications): HPV Bivalent alternate sched for females
9-14 FEMALES; 2; 06; IM; severe allergy to component, mod-severe illness, if found to be pregnant after starting immunization delay remaining doses until completion of pregnancy
Immunization of Teens and Pre-teens (age-doses-sched-route-precautions/contraindications): Td/Tdap
7-18 unvacc, incom, com; unvacc 3, incom 1-2, com 1; unvac 016, incom 1 Tdap, the rest Td, com 1 dose Tdap then Td every 10 years; IM; severe allergy to component, mod-severe illness
When to use recumbent length vs standing height
Recumbent length for <2 y/o, standing height for >/2 y/o (if <2 will not lie down, may measure standing; if >/2 will not stand, may measure recumbent WITH APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENT IN VALUE MEASURED)
Difference between recumbent and standing height
Recumbent length is longer by ~0.7cm
Reliable growth indicator even when child’s age is not known
Weight for length or height
Enable early detection and prevention of overweight and obesity problems
BMI
What to do if measurements taken for plotting on WHO growth charts is done in a patient with edema
Note on growth chart that child has edema
A child is normotensive if BP is ___
<90percentile for age, height, and gender
The Pediatric Nephro Society recommends routine BP measurement for children starting what age
3 y/o; regardless of age on all patients who are ill and and at risk
Prehypertension in children is defined as
Average SBP AND/OR DBP >90th but <95th percentile; 120/80 in adolescents
Hypertension in children is defined as
SBP AND/OR DBP >/95th pecentile on THREE or more occasions
RA 9288
Newborn screening act of 2004
Article 3 Section 54 of the Newborn Screening Act of 2004
Obligation to Inform: Any health practitioner who delivers/assists in delivery of a newborn in the PH shall, PRIOR to delivery, inform parents or legal guardian of availability, nature, and benefits of NBS
NBS shall be ideally done when
Immediately after 24 hours from birth
Expanded NBS has been made available since
December 2014
The PPS Policy Statement on National Hearing Screening recommends screening for
All NB, whether high-risk or not
RA 9709
Universal NHS and Intervention Act of 2009
Section 5 of RA 9709
Obligation to Inform: Any health practitioner who delivers/assists in delivery of a newborn in the PH shall, PRIOR to delivery, inform parents or legal guardian of availability, nature, and benefits of hearing loss screening among NB or children 3 months old and below
Section 6 of RA 9709
Obligation to Perform
All infants born in hospitals in the PH shall be made to undergo NHS when
Before discharge, UNLESS parents or legal guardians of the newborn object
All infants who are not born in hospitals in the PH shall be made to undergo NHS when
Within 3 months after birth
In the event of a positive NHS, newborn shall undergo audiologic diagnostic evaluation when
In a timely manner to allow appropriate follow up, recall, and referral for intervention before 6 MONTHS
In the event of a positive NHS, newborn shall undergo audiologic diagnostic evaluation where
NHS centers duly CERTIFIED by the DOH
Recommended timing of regular eye and vision screening in pediatric patients
From infancy until maturation of their visual system
Single most effective way to determining a child’s eye health
Non-invasive and simple eye and vision screening test
Components of eye and vision screening in pediatric patients (5)
1) History 2) VA 3) External inspection 4) Ocular motility 5) ROR