Terminology: Paediatric

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Polycythaemia

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Blood disorder involving an increase in red blood cells.

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APGAR scores

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Scale (0-10) of a newborn’s health. A score lower than 3 indicates a critical state of health .

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Prosody

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The rhythm, stress and intonation of speech

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Velophayngeal competence

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The effectiveness of the valve mechanism which separates the nasal and oral cavities.

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Velopharyngeal inadequacy

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Inability of the soft palate to separate the nasal and oral cavities during speech or swallowing.

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SSO

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School services officer (teacher’s aide)

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Dysphonia

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Voice disorder

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Dysarthria

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A motor speech disorder affecting articulation.

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Gestation

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Pregnancy

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Epilepsy

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A group of long term neurological disorders characterised by epileptic seizures.

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Infant respiratory distress syndrome

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A syndrome in premature infants involving structural immaturity of the lungs.

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Length of full term pregnancy

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40 weeks

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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

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A chronic lung disorder that is most common among premature infants

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Risk factors for infants

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Prematurity

Maternal: alcohol, smoking, drugs, medication, anxiety

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Otitis media

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Middle ear infection

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Apnoea of prematurity

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Cessation of breathing by a premature infant lasting more than 15 seconds.

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Upper respiratory tract infection

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Infection involving the nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx (eg laryngitis, otitis media, common cold).

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Lower respiratory tract infection

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Infection of the trachea, bronchi or lungs. Synonym for pneumonia and other conditions.

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Garvage

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Forced feeding (eg tube feeding)

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Conductive hearing loss

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Damage to outer or middle ear prevents sounds reaching the cochlear.

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Sensorineural hearing loss

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Sound reaches the cochlear but CN VIII does not transmit it to the brain.

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DECD

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Department of Education and Child Development

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Intelligibility

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Ability to be understood

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DEAP

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Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology

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ICF framework

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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

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Phonological processes

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Patterns of sound errors that typically developing children use to simplify speech as they are learning to talk.

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Define hypotonia

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Low muscle tone

loose, floppy muscles