Physical Assessment Findings Flashcards
What is the pulse rate for a newborn?
110-160/ min
What is the pulse rate for a newborn/ infant 2 days to 1 year?
90-120/ min
What is the pulse rate for a infant 1-2 years old?
80-140/ min
Fontanels should be _______________
Soft and flat
Posterior fontanel should close by ______________________
8 weeks of age/ 2 months
The anterior fontanel usually closes between ___________________
12 and 18 months
A patient presents to have a “flat head” what is this called?
Plagiocephaly
Hair loss and balding spots on infants can indicate what?
The infant is spending too much time in the same position
At what age could you start use the snellen (tumbling E) eye chart?
Age 3
Expected in a newborn, and if not resolved by 3-4 months, you should notify the provider
Strabismus
How should you examine the internal ear of a child < 3 years of age?
Pull the pin a down and back
In children older than 3, you should pull the pinna __________
Up and back
How should a infant react when they hear a sound?
Turn toward sound
T or F Oral candidiasis is easily removed
False
How many teeth should an infant have by 12 months
6-8 teeth
Apical pulse should be assessed in ages __________
Infant
Toddler
Preschool
Have rounded abdomens
Infants and toddlers
Should have flat abdomens
Children and adolescents
Bowel sounds in children should be heard every __________
5-30 seconds
Bow-legged or knock knee appearance is a common finding in __________
Toddlers and young children
Sucking and rooting reflex should disappear by __________
4 months
Palmar grasp should disappear by ___________
4 months
Elicited by placing an object in an infants palm and the infant grasps the object
Palmar grasp
Elicited by touching the sole of an infants foot and the infants toes curl downward
Plantar grasp
Plantar grasp should disappear by __________
8 months
Moro reflex should disappear by __________
4 months
Tonic neck reflex should disappear by __________
3-4 months
Babinski reflex should disappear by __________
1 year/ 12 months
Stepping reflex should disappear by __________
4 weeks
Head lag and has strong grasp reflex
1 month