Well-Child Exam Flashcards
When do you start using BMI in kids?
@ 2 yrs
Prior to this=%
How long do you track head circumference for? why?
2-3 yrs of age
Assess for brain growth
Define underweight
<5%
Define overweight
85-95%
Define Obesity
> 95%
Define microcephaly
<3%
define macrocephaly
> 97%
What is considered Low BW?
<2500 grames=5.5 lbs
Define Preterm
<37 weeks
Define Term
37-42 weeks
Define Postterm
> 42 weeks
Define neonatal period
Day 1-28
Define Postnatal period
Day 29-1 yr
Define Vernix Caseosa
Cheesy white covering
Made from fetal corneocytes/sebaceos gland activity
Define Milia
Pinpoint white papule with surrounding erythema: Nose, chin, forehead, cheeks
Caused by blocked sebaceous glands
Define Mongolian Spot
“Congenital Dermal Melangocytosis”:
Blue patches of pigments
Lumbar, buttocks, extremities
Common in darker skin
Define Erythema Toxicum
Yellow Eosinophilic papule on red base
2nd-4th day of life, disappear w/in 1 wk
Trunk
What does widely split sutures suggest?
Increased ICP:
- Meningitis
- Hydrocephalus
What does raised, bony ridge @ suture line suggest?
Craniosynostosis
Referral to neurosurgery asap!
What does a bulging fontanelle suggest?
Increased ICP:
Bleed vs. Meningitis
What does a sunken fontanelle suggest?
Dehydration
What does a large posterior fontanelle suggest?
1st sign of congenital hypothyroidism
When does the anterior fontanelle close?
9-18 mos
Size of anterior fontanelle
1-4 cm
When does the posterior fontanelle close?
1-2 mos
Size of posterior fontanelle
<1 cm
Define Cepahlohematoma
Swelling/collection of blood over one or both of parietal bones
does NOT cross suture lines
resolves in weeks to months
Define Caput Succedeaneum
Edema of scalp
DOES cross the Suture lines
Resolves in days
Define Hypetelorism
Abnormally wide spacing of eyes
Define Epstein’s Pearls
Small, white benign inclusion cysts (palate)
Resolve spontaneously
Define Ankyloglossia. Tx?
“Tongue Tie”: Congenital short lingual frenulum
Tx: Frenulectomy in neonatal period
What causes Congenital Torticollis (wry neck)?
Bleeding into SCM during stretching process of birth