NSC 832: Weeks 11-14
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1. What do you assess on every infant, child, and adolescent visit?: -physical develop-
ment
-cognitive and language development
-social and emotional development
2. Tips for Examining an Infant: -if asleep, stay asleep
-perform non-disturbing maneuvers early
-anterior and posterior fontanelle first, cardiac/lungs next
-perform distressing measures near the end (ears, mouth, and musculoskeletal system)
3. When does the anterior fontanelle close?: between 7 and 19 months
4. When does the posterior fontanelle close?: by 2 months of age
5. At what age should you refer to an ophthalmologist if an infant is not main-
taining eye contact?: 4 months
6. What does an infant's tympanic membrane look like from 1 to 4 weeks of
age?: dull, gray, and immobile
7. Plagiocephaly: flattening of head
8. What heart sound is frequently heard in infants and is normal?: S3
9. Genu varum: bow legged
10. What tests do you perform for developmental hip dysplasia?: ortolani and barlow
tests
11. Cognitive Stages of Development: Preoperational
Concrete operational
Transition period
Formal operational
12. Preoperational stage: without sustained or logical thought processes; early childhood (1 to 4 yrs.)
13. Concrete operational stage: capable of logic and more complex learning; limited in abstract reason-
ing, short term focus, middle childhood (5 to 10 yrs.)
14. Transition period stage: problem-sovling, decision-making; middle adolescence (15-16 yrs.)
15. Formal operational stage: long term focus, abstract reasoning, planning, organization; late adoles-
cence (17-20 yrs. and into adulthood)
16. What body parts do you assess last in the examination of a young child?: throat
and ears
17. When do blood pressure screenings start?: start at age 3 and then screen annually
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1. What do you assess on every infant, child, and adolescent visit?: -physical develop-
ment
-cognitive and language development
-social and emotional development
2. Tips for Examining an Infant: -if asleep, stay asleep
-perform non-disturbing maneuvers early
-anterior and posterior fontanelle first, cardiac/lungs next
-perform distressing measures near the end (ears, mouth, and musculoskeletal system)
3. When does the anterior fontanelle close?: between 7 and 19 months
4. When does the posterior fontanelle close?: by 2 months of age
5. At what age should you refer to an ophthalmologist if an infant is not main-
taining eye contact?: 4 months
6. What does an infant's tympanic membrane look like from 1 to 4 weeks of
age?: dull, gray, and immobile
7. Plagiocephaly: flattening of head
8. What heart sound is frequently heard in infants and is normal?: S3
9. Genu varum: bow legged
10. What tests do you perform for developmental hip dysplasia?: ortolani and barlow
tests
11. Cognitive Stages of Development: Preoperational
Concrete operational
Transition period
Formal operational
12. Preoperational stage: without sustained or logical thought processes; early childhood (1 to 4 yrs.)
13. Concrete operational stage: capable of logic and more complex learning; limited in abstract reason-
ing, short term focus, middle childhood (5 to 10 yrs.)
14. Transition period stage: problem-sovling, decision-making; middle adolescence (15-16 yrs.)
15. Formal operational stage: long term focus, abstract reasoning, planning, organization; late adoles-
cence (17-20 yrs. and into adulthood)
16. What body parts do you assess last in the examination of a young child?: throat
and ears
17. When do blood pressure screenings start?: start at age 3 and then screen annually
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