ASSESSMENT 500 EXAM 1
What is normal growth chart for first 12months - ANSWERS-5-7oz gain per
week for 1st 5-6 months; double birthweight by 6months, triple birth weight by
12 months (week 3 ppt)
Health screening for 1month - ANSWERS-Length, weight, HC, vision, hearing,
metabolic
Health screening for 2, 4, 6 months - ANSWERS-Length, weight, HC, vision,
hearing, developmental
Health screening for 9 months - ANSWERS-Length, weight, HC, vision,
hearing, development, H&h, lead level if at risk
Health screening for 12 months - ANSWERS-Same as 9 months may as TB if at
risk
health screening for 15/18 months - ANSWERS-length, weight, vision, and
developmental (week 3 ppt)
health screening for 2yrs - ANSWERS-height, weight, BMI, vision, hearing,
H&H, lead level, UA if indicated (week 3 ppt)
health screening for 3yrs - ANSWERS-height, weight, BMI, vision, hearing,
language, dental, H&H, lead level, &UA if indicated (week 3 ppt)
, motor behavior at 3yrs - ANSWERS-walking, running, jumping, ride a tricycle,
walks on tiptoe, balances on one foot, builds tower on 9-10 cubes, copies circle
(week 3 ppt)
motor behavior at 4yrs - ANSWERS-skips and hops on one foot, catches ball,
uses scissors, lace shoes, copies square, 3-part stick figure (week 3 ppt)
motor behavior at 5yrs - ANSWERS-skips on alternate feet, jumps rope, learns
to skate/swim, ties shoelaces, uses pencils well, prints a few letters, 9-part stick
figure (week 3 ppt)
health screening 6-10yrs - ANSWERS-height, weight, BMI, vision, hearing,
dental (week 3 ppt)
health screening 11-12yrs - ANSWERS-height, weight, BMI, vision, hearing,
dental, cholesterol screening, annual H&H for menstruating females, UA &
STD screening for sexually active males and females, injury prevention (week 3
ppt)
what is diphtheria - ANSWERS-incubation is usually 2-5 days, contagious
about 2-4 weeks or after 3 negative cultures; manifest as cold, frank epistaxis
(week 4 ppt)
treatment for diphtheria - ANSWERS-iv diphtheria antitoxin & antibiotics
(week 4 ppt)
incubation and contagiousness of pertussis/whooping cough - ANSWERS-
incubation for 6-21 days but usually 7-10; most contagious during catarrhal
stage/inflammation membranes before onset of sypmptoms (week 4 ppt)