6500 Peds Exam 3 (correct answers)

Factors thought to be associated w/ child abuse & maltreatment correct answers Poverty Drug & Alcohol abuse Domestic violence Children w/ disabilities Low birth weight babies Premature infants Long-term Sequelae (consequences) of child maltreatment correct answers Impaired brain development (mental retardation, learning disabilities) Substance abuse Physical disabilities (shaken baby, blind, seizures) Poor school performance Financial costs to society Criminality Psychological problems (poor self esteem, suicidal, depression) Types of child maltreatment correct answers medical child abuse (munchausen syndrome by proxy), substance abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse Incidence of child maltreatment correct answers Injury patterns correct answers Suspicious bruising Loop marks Bites Pattern recognition Torn frenulum Ligature marks