Quiz 2

Question 0

What is nutritive sucking?

Answer 0

Sucking to obtain nourishment

Question 1

What is non-nutritive sucking?

Answer 1

Sucking for pleasure/calming

Question 2

What are sucking pads?

Answer 2

Encapsulated mass of fat in the outer buccinator muscles- helps to support/strengthen the cheek during sucking

Question 3

What is pacing?

Answer 3

Systematic stopping it nipple flow to impose breathing pauses- do not remove from mouth

Question 4

What are some reasons for a feeding evaluation?

Answer 4

Sucking/swallowing incoordination, weak suck, concern of possible aspiration, severe irritability or behavioral problems during feeds, under nutrition

Question 5

What are 3 signs of stress during feeding Evals?

Answer 5

Coughing, gagging, color change

Question 6

When are oral feeds most recommended?

Answer 6

32 weeks

Question 7

What is the most ideal sleep level for feeding?

Answer 7

Quiet-alert

Question 8

What are some components involved in central alignment of older children?

Answer 8

Neutral head flex ion, elongated neck and trunk, shoulder girdle stable and depressed, hips at 90, pelvis stable and symmetrical in neutral position

Question 9

Populations you will encounter in NICU?

Answer 9

Prematurity, GI problems, cleft lip/palate, cerebral palsy, muconium aspiration

Question 10

What is CP?

Answer 10

Cerebral palsy is a development disability which encompasses many different disorders of movement and posture

Question 11

What is CP caused by?

Answer 11

Brain injury either before during or a few years after birth

Question 12

Symptoms noted in first few months of life for CP are?

Answer 12

Lack of alertness, irritability, jitteriness/trembling of limbs, Low muscle tone, poor feeding abilities

Question 13

What is gestational age?

Answer 13

The number of weeks the baby has been in the uterus