Pediatrics ATI Chapter 2: Physical
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What does the Denver II test screen? ✔✔Language, cognition, and fine and gross motor skills
What are the expected temperature findings
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Pediatrics ATI Chapter 2: Physical
Assessment Findings Latest 2022
Already Passed
What does the Denver II test screen? ✔✔Language, cognition, and fine and gross motor skills
What are the expected temperature findings for children by age? ✔✔3-6 months: 99.5
1 year: 99.9
3 years: 99.0
5 years: 98.6
7 years: 98.2
11 years: 98.1
13 years: 97.9
What are the recommended routes for taking temperature by age? ✔✔Infants: axillary or rectal
(rectal for a more exact measurement)
3-5 year olds: axillary or tympanic are preferred (can also use oral if cooperative or rectal)
7-13 year olds: oral, axillary, or tympanic
What are the expected pulse rates by age? ✔✔Newborn: 80-180bpm
1 week to 3 mo: 80-220bpm
3 mo to 2 years: 70-150bpm
2-10 year olds: 60-110bpm
10+: 50-90bpm
What are the expected respirations by age? ✔✔Newborn - 1 year: 30 to 35/min
1-2 years: 25 to 30/min
2-6 years: 21 to 25/min
6-12 years: 19 to 21/min
12+: 16 to 19/min
What are expected blood pressures for infants and children? ✔✔Infants: 65-78 / 41-52
1 to 3 year olds: roughly 83-120 / 38-75
6 to 16 year olds: roughly 91-145 / 54-94
*Boys have higher BP averages than girls.
When should infants have erect head structure? ✔✔After 4 months
What does hair loss or balding spots on infants indicate? ✔✔Child is spending too much time in
the same position
What is the expected finding of lymph nodes during the physical assessment of a child? ✔✔Lymph
nodes should be unpalpable; in children lymph nodes that are small, palpable, nontender, and
mobile can also be expected.
What are two normal findings of the conjunctiva during a child's physical assessment? ✔✔1.
Palpebral (eyelid) is pink
2. Bulbar (membrane that covers eye) is transparent
What is the expected finding of the cornea in a physical assessment? ✔✔Clear
What is the four expected findings of pupils in a physical assessment? ✔✔1. Round
2. Equal in size
3. Reactive to light
4. Accomodating
When do a child's irises manifest their permanent color? ✔✔6-12 months old
How is visual acuity tested in infants? ✔✔Hold an object in front of their eyes and see if they can
fix on the object.
*visual acuity is difficult to test in children younger than 3
How can you test visual acuity of a child who cannot read letters and numbers? ✔✔Use the
Tumbling E or HOTV test
How is visual acuity assessed in older children? ✔✔Snellen chart or symbol chart
What are the expected findings of peripheral visual fields in a child? (Upward, Downward,
Nasally, Temporally) ✔✔Upward: 50 degrees
Downward: 70 degrees
Nasally: 60 degrees
Temporally: 90 degrees
What are three tests/expected findings of a child's extraocular movements? How might it be
different in an infant? ✔✔1. Corneal light reflect: should be symmetric (no strabismus)
2. Cover/uncover test: should have equal movement of the eyes
3. Six cardinal fields of gaze: should be no nystagmus
*Infants extraocular movements might not be symmetric
How is color vision tested and what are the expected results? ✔✔-Ishihara color test or HardyRand-Rittler test
-Child should correctly identify shapes, symbols, and numbers.
During an internal eye exam, which 4 features and which reflex should be visible? ✔✔1. Arteries
2. Veins
3. Optic discs
4. Maculae
*Red reflex (of retina)
When do the posterior and anterior fontanels close? ✔✔-Posterior fontanel: closes by 6-8 weeks
-Anterior fontanel: closes 12-18 months
What is an expected finding in the external ear? ✔✔Cerumen (earwax)
How would you position a child's ear to look view the tympanic membrane (for infants and for
children older than 3)? ✔✔-For infants and toddlers, pull pinna down and back
-For children older than 3, pull pinna up and back
What are four expected findings when looking in the internal ear during a child's physical
assessment? ✔✔1. Ear canal: pink, fine hair
2. Tympanic membrane: pearly pink or gray
3. Light reflex visible
4. Umbo (tip of malleolus) and manubrium bones visible
What is an expected hearing finding in newborns? ✔✔Intact acoustic blink reflexes to sudden
sounds
What might be on an infants tongue? ✔✔Infants' tongues might have white coatings from milk
that can be removed easily
How many teeth should children have by the end of their first year? ✔✔6-8 teeth
What are "baby" teeth called and how many ar
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