Final Exam: NR509 / NR 509 (Latest
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Physical Assessment | Exam Review
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Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
When are well child visits?
Answer:
1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12 months
Question:
APGAR score
Answer:
a scale of 1-10 to evaluate a newborn infant's physical status (HR, R, muscle
tone, reflex irritability, color) at 1 and 5 minutes after birth
0 - absent
2 - normal
,Question:
Gestational age
Answer:
Preterm <37 weeks
Term 37-40 weeks
Post term >42 weeks
Question:
Normal birth weight (g) & classifications
Answer:
2500g
<10th percentile = small for gestational age
10-90th percentile = appropriate for gestational age
>90th percentile = large for gestational age
Question:
How do you measure growth in children under and over 2 years?
Answer:
<2y weight, length, head circumference
>2y weight, height, BMI
,Question:
Primitive reflexes
Answer:
reflexes, controlled by "primitive" parts of the brain, that disappear during the
first year of life
Palmar grasp (fingers)
Plantar grasp (toes)
Rooting reflex
Startle reflex
Question:
Normal HR at birth
Answer:
120-160 BPM
Question:
Physical exam - infant
Answer:
fontanelles, sutures
facial features
eyes follow light, red reflex, blinks (birth)
fixates on object (1m)
, startle to loud noise, calm to soothing noise (brith)
nostril patency
candida in mouth
natal teeth
cyanosis of tongue/mouth
listen for grunt/wheeze/stridor, WOB
auscultate heart - S1 S2 murmurs
palpate liver and spleen
foreskin doesn't retract
more prominent gentialia features in girls d/t estrogen
Question:
Mental and physical status in kids
Answer:
1-5y - wellness, mood, nutrition, speech, facial expressions, relationship with
parent
6-10y - orientation, factual knowledge, language, number skills, motor skills
Question:
BMI percentiles for kids
Answer:
<5th percentile underweight
