Well Child Flashcards
Age appropriate developmental achievement of the child 5
i. Physical
ii. Motor
iii. Cognitive
iv. Emotional
v. Social
i. periodic assessment of medical & oral health
a. Health Supervision Visit
what timeline are the growth curves based on
gestational age
what do the growth curves include 4
height
weight
BMI
head circumfrence until 3
overweight %
85-95%
obese %
95+%
underweight %
< 5%
microcephaly
<3%
macrocephaly
> 97%
gestational preterm
< 37 weeks
gestational term
37-42 weeks
gestational post term
> 42 weeks
normal birth-weight
> 2,500
low birth weight
< 2500
very low birth weight
< 1,500
extremely low birth weight
<1,000
what does the term infant mean
1st year
the team neo natal
1-28 days
postnatal
29 days - 1 year
when to check apgar score
0-5 main
what is the apgar score
0-10
what is a normal apgar score
> 7
components of apgar (5)
i. Heart rate
ii. Respiratory
iii. Muscle tone
iv. Nostril stimuli
v. Color
- Newborn screen
a. Population wide testing for metabolic diseases
a. Vernix Caseosa
i. Cheesy white covering
i. Causes by blocked Sebaceous glands
a. Milia
i. Congenital dermal melanocytes
ii. Common in the lumbarspine
a. Mongolian Spot
i. Yellow Eosinophic papules
a. Erythema Toxicum
A raised boney ridge at a suture line suggest
crainiosynopstosis
i. Separate bones from one another
a. Sutures
i. Where major sutures intersect
a. Fontanells
i. Suken Fontanells
may indicate
dehydration
Large fontanels can be the first sign of hypo
thyroids
when do the posterior fontelels close
1-2 momths
when do the anterior fontels close
18 months
Caput succedaneum
- Swelling (Can cross suture lines)
i. Cephlohematoma
- Swelling / blood (cannot cross suture lines)
Hypetelorism
wide eyes
Infants < 1 month are (breathers)
nose