Pediatric
Pediatric Assessment
Question Answer
When assessing a child
perform ____ and ____
assessments last
painful and invasive
An infant older than ____
months is afraid of strangers after 6 months
Which age
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Pediatric
Pediatric Assessment
Question Answer
When assessing a child
perform ____ and ____
assessments last
painful and invasive
An infant older than ____
months is afraid of strangers after 6 months
Which age group is hardest
to assess
toddler 1-3 yo, can't sit still,
put on mothers lap and start
with heart
Which age groups may want
privacy
school age 6-13 and
adolescent 12-19
To help make the child
comfortable with
assessment, let them play
with ____
equipment
Method used for PE of child
includes examining ____
system first
healthy system first
When assessing a child don't
offer a ____ if there is not
one and enlist ____ help
don't offer a choice and
enlist parents help
Check for turger on ____ abdomin
birthmarks can give clue to
____. Dark ____ should be
removed
birthmarks can give clues to
syndromes, remove dark
nevi (precursor to
melanoma
The fontanels on the head
should be ____ flat
Posterior fontanel should be
____ at birth where the
anterior (soft spot) should be
____ at birth
posterior closed, anterior
open
the anterior fontanel closes
at about age ___ 18 months to 2 years
head circumference should
be the sames as the chest
circumfrence until about age
___
age 2 then the chest gets
bigger
examination of the eyes
always includes the ____
and ____ reflexes
cornel light and red reflexes
visual acuity should be
assessed at what age at birth and every age after
When assessing the ears
check for low set ears, they
can e a sign of which
syndrome
Potter's syndrome
(problems with kidney
To examine the ear canel
under age three, the pina is
brought ___ and ___ and
after three the pina is
brought ____ and ____
under 3 DOWN and back
over 3 UP and back
Babies are more prone to ear
infections due to the
eustation tube being ____ at
birth
straight at birth, later they
mobe down
look into the nose to check
the ____ for inflammation,
enlargement or discharge
conchae
tonsil tissue starts to
develope at about ___
months until puberty before
they regress some
develop about 3-4 months
By age ___ should have full
set of teeth and first dental
exam around age ___
2 1/2 have full set and
dental exam around 3
frontal and maxillary not
palpable until around age 3
Chest ratio is 2:1 anterior to
lateral at about age ___ 6
Under six ___ breathers and
after six ___ breathers
under age six abdominal
breathers & after age six
thorasic breathers
The heart is more horizontal
until age ___.
age 6 or 7
Point of Maximum Impulse
(PMI) is at ____th
intercostal space under age
___
Point of Maximum Impulse
(PMI) is at 4th intercostal
space under age 7
_______ is an
inconsequential sound that
originate from the heart
and/or cardiovascular system
and is heard on cardiac
auscultation. By definition,
is not signific
innocent murmur
Child can have a heart
murmur if they have a ___
A child can have a heart
murmur if they have a fever
____ pulse locations are very
important to assess in
children? What do you need
to make sure the pulse is?
femoral pulse locations are
very important to assess in
children, make sure they are
present equal and regular
rhythm
T/F the abdomen should be
assessed the same as an adult True
is the when a person's spine
curves from side to side. On
an x-ray, the spine of an
individual, it looks more like
an "S" or a "C" than a
straight line. When do you
start checking?
scoliosis - start checking in
4th grade
congenital hip dysplasia tests
include moving the ____
back and fourth and ____
hips to feel for ____ and
make sure head of femur is
in the acetabulum
congenital hip dysplasia test
includes moving the knees
back and fourth and abduct
the hips to feel for
crepitation.
bow leg more than __ inches
between knees with heels
together and knock knee
where ankles are more than
___ inches apart with knees
together. They outgrow each
but ___ needs to be refered?
bowlegs more than 2 inches
between knees with heels
together and knock knees
where ankles are more than
3" apart with knees
together. Outgrow each but
knock knees need to be
refered.
check palmer creases, most
hands have ____ shape
creases, if missing third line,
may have___?
cheack palmer creases,
most hands have M shape
creases, if missing third
line, may have down
syndrome
Infant reflex where toes fan
and vig toe dorsiflexes when
sole of foot is stroked along
outer edge beginning from
heel
Babinski
Infant reflex when infant is
placed on abdomen, he
makes crawling movements
with arms and legs
Crawl
Infant reflex where the soles
of an infant's feet touch a
hard surface, he will take a
few quick alternating steps
Dance (stepping)
Infant reflex where infant's
tongue extends outward
when touched
extrusion
Infant reflex when infant is
suspended in a horizontal
prone position, th ehead is
raised and legs and spine are
extended
Landau
Infant reflex where infant's
head at 45 degree angle and
head is allowed to fall back
causes sudden abduction and
Moro
extention of arms and
fanning of fingers, followed
by adduction of arms
infant reflex where infant
arches trunk toward
stimulated side when stroked
Galant's (trunk incurvation)
transverse spinal cord
lesions.
What is the infant reflex
where fingers curve around
finger placed in infant's palm
near base of digits?
Palmer Grasp
Infant reflex's go away as
____ is more developed myelin
by age ___ usually children
have a dominate hand two
check for____ hernias in
testes Inguinal hernias
An ____ hernia disappears
when the child starts walking Umbilical
Palpate scrotum to make
sure ____ are in scrotum testis
First 6 months the infant
grows about ____ inch per
month
one inch per month
During 6-12 months the
infant grows about ____ inch
per month
.5 inch per month
By 1 year infant should be
____ times their birth length 1.5 times birth length
Infants in the first 6 months
usually increase their weight
by ____ pounds per month
one pound per month
By ____ months an infant
will double thier birth weight by 5 months
By ____ infants usually
triple their birth weight by 12 months
Average weight for 6 month
old is ____ pounds 6 months = 16 pounds
Head circumference
increases about ___ per year one inch
Denver Developmental
Screen Test (DDSTII)
scoring what does P F NO &
R indicate
P=Pass, F=Fail, NO=No
Opportunity and R=Refusal
Denver Developmental
Screen Test (DDSTII) - a
____ is any item failed
which is completely left of
the age line
delay
Denver Developmental
Screen Test (DDSTII), a
____ is any item failed on
caution
which the age line falls on or
between 75-90%
Denver Developmental
Screen Test (DDSTII), what
does normal, suspect and
rescreen mean
normal - no delays or up to
2 cautions, suspect is two or
more cautions or one or
more delays and must be
rescreened in 1-2 weeks
If after 3-4 months the
palmer grasp is persistence it
can indicate what disorder?
If the palmer grasp is
persistant after 3-4 moths it
can indicate a CNS
disorder.
If the Galant's (trunk
incurvation) reflex is absent
before 4-8 weeks of age it
may indicate ____ lesions?
If the Galant's (trunk
incurvation) reflex is absent
before 4-8 weeks of age it
may indicate transverse
spinal cord lesions.
If the extrusion reflex is
absent before 4 months it
may indicate ____ disorder?
extrusion reflex if absent
before 4 months, may
indicate neurologic disorder
If the Landau reflex is absent
before 12-24 months it may
indicate ___ & ___?
Landau - if absent before
12-24 months, may indicate
cerebral palsy and gross
motor retardation.
The Moro reflex is absent
after ____ months?
Moro - absent after 4
months.
T/F The Moro (startle) reflex
can be absent in some
premature infants?
True
If the Moro (startle) reflex is
absent in full term babies it
can indicate ___ disorder?
Absence in full term may
indicate CNS disorder.
Persistence of Moro reflex
(startle reflex) beyond 4
months is suggestive of
____?
Persistence of reflex
beyond 4 months is
suggestive of brain damage.
Asymmetry of Moro reflex
response may indicate a
fracture of ___, ___, or
___/___?
Asymmetry of response
may indicate fracture of
humerus or clavicle or
paralysis or weakness of
one side of the body
What is the most common
disorder that the asymmetric
startle reflex is indicative of?
Erb's Palsy
If Dance (stepping) is absent
before ___ months it may
indicate ___ dysfunction?
Dance (stepping) if absent
before 2-3 months, may
indicate neurologic
dysfunction.
If the crawl reflex is absent
before ____ weeks it may
suggest ___ dysfunction?
Crawl - if absent before 6
weeks, may suggest
neurologic dysfunction.
If the babinski reflex is
absent before __ year it
suggest a lesion in ____?
Babinski - if absent before
1 year, suggests lesion in
extrapyramidal tract
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