Top to toe examination Flashcards
1
Q
Posterior fontanelle closing
A
Fully closed at 9 months
2
Q
Anterior fontanelle clsoing
A
Partly bu 9 omnths, fully by 2 years
3
Q
What does a bulging or pulsating fontanelle mean?
A
Raised ICP
4
Q
What doe sunken fontanelle mean?
A
Dehydration
5
Q
Where feel lymph nodes from in child
A
Front - scary from back
6
Q
How feel tummy in babyb
A
4 quadrants
7
Q
What always feel for in baby in resp exam?
A
Liver edge - can feel in hyperinflated lungs
8
Q
Why BP is not indicator in children
A
Stays the same until collapses
9
Q
What is a good indicator in children
A
Cap refill time - shut down peripheries first