Week 4 - Peds lecture Flashcards
If a child is ticklish during palpation, use ___ instead.
percussion
For wt, infant to 12 months = ___. Older infant = ___ only. Preschooler and older = ___-___ scale. NO ___.
nude, diaper, stand-up, shoes
Use a length board and measure for head circumference in infants to ___ months.
24
For children over ___ yrs, track BMI.
2
In a well baby, fontanel should be soft and ___. Capillary refill should be ___. ___ skin turgor.
flat, brisk, normal
In a sick baby, fontanels are ___ or ___, capillary refill is > ___ seconds. Skin turgor is ___.
bulging, depressed, 2, tenting
For fontanels, normal posterior is ___. Anterior fontanel closes around age ___.
closed, 1
Pull pinna ___ and ___ in pediatrics over age 5.
up, out
Want to see ___ ___ when performing an opthalmic exam. May be ___ in dark-skinned children. Should NEVER be ___ - indicative of osteoblastoma.
red reflex, darker, white
When palpating the precordium, it should be ___.
quiet
W/posture during development, child should go from pot-bellied to ___, lordotic to ___, and bow-legged to ___.
normal, straighter, straight
___ is where the head tilts to one side d/t a knot in the sternocleidomastoid muscles of the ___. Work w/PT and usually resolved on own.
Torticollis, neck
Knees further than ___-___ inches apart needs a referral for possibility of ___ or other causes of bowing.
3-4, ricketts
A common skin finding in children is ___ (atopic dermatitis), and is usually worse on ___ surfaces.
eczema, flexor
The Tanner scale is a ___ maturity scale. Peds should be Tanner ___ stage, which is prepubertal.
puberty, 1
Cervical lymphadenopathy is ___ in preschoolers. Worry if it is ___ or non-___.
common, tender, mobile
An ___ HR is normal bc variations occur in conjunction w/___.
irregular, respirations
When auscultating the heart, ___ are ALWAYS abnormal.
clicks
Obtain b/p at age ___.
3
Vibratory murmurs in peds is ___.
common
