Assessment

Question 1

What additional information is asked about in child examination?

Answer 1

Birth history
Immunisations
Developmental; walking, talking, other, any concerns about development?

FH; recent and related health issues, parents and siblings, relationship dynamics

School/nursery

Parental social history; smoking/alcohol/drugs/occupation/stress

Question 2

What can you observe for general history in children?

Answer 2

Appearance, play, interaction, obs

Question 3

What can you observe for resp in children?

Answer 3

Effort, noise, rate, recession, O2, nebs

Question 4

What can you observe for CVS in children?

Answer 4

colour, perfusion

Question 5

What can you observe for GI in children?

Answer 5

feeding, vomit, abdo distention/movement

Question 6

What can you observe for neuro in children?

Answer 6

alertness, interaction, play, posture

Question 7

What can you observe for MSK in children?

Answer 7

Mobility, limb movements, posture, splints, mobility aids

Question 8

Name some extra information you can gain about a child from observation

Answer 8

Rashes, bruises, infections, tubes, lines

Toys, pictures, cards, games, caffeine, books