Pediatric Considerations: Advanced
Health Assessment COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED)
what is the HEADSS Assessment - ANSWER>>A screening tool for adolescent issues; Home life,
Education, Activities, Drinking/Drugs, Sex, Suicide
What is the autism screening tool for kids 18 months to 3 years old - ANSWER>>M-CHAT
What type of tonicity is a red flag from birth to 3 months - ANSWER>>Staying stiff or floppy
Regarding environmental stimuli, what would be a red flag for a birth to 3 month old -
ANSWER>>Failure to respond to environmental stimuli
What would a baby (birth -3 months) do with their hands that may be a red flag -
ANSWER>>Persistent fisting (grasping hand; not opening it)
T/F a head lag by ages 4-6 months of age is concerning - ANSWER>>True
At what age would you expect a child to be able to reach for objects - ANSWER>>5 months
At what age would it be a red flag if a child wasn't smiling - ANSWER>>4-6 months of age
What age would the persistence of primitive reflexes be concerning - ANSWER>>6 months
A 5 month old is not yet cooing. Is this normal or abnormal - ANSWER>>Normal. Must be
cooing by 6 months of age
At what age should a baby be localizing sound - ANSWER>>10 months
When would you expect a child to purposefully point towards objects of interest -
ANSWER>>18 months
A 1-year-old only uses his/her right hand. Is this a good or bad thing - ANSWER>>Bad/ominous
thing as can indicate musculoskeletal or neurological disorders
, When should a child be ablel to walk up and down stairs - ANSWER>>24 months
Is the Denver screening tool or a parent questionnaire more common (Ages and Stages) -
ANSWER>>Questionnaires are more common (ages and stages)
What may lack of pointing indicate (joint attention or pointing to direct your attention) -
ANSWER>>Autism
How many words should a 12-month-old be able to say - ANSWER>>Mama, dada, plus one
other word
By 2 years of age, how many words are expected - ANSWER>>50-200 words
What should a 2-month-old be able to do - ANSWER>>Lift up head
What should a 4-month-old be able to do - ANSWER>>Roll
T/F babies develop from head to toe and fine to gross motor - ANSWER>>False. They develop
head to toe and gross to fine motor (move arm before fine motor finger control)
What should a 6-month-old be able to do - ANSWER>>Sit alone
What should a 9-month-old be able to do - ANSWER>>Crawl (knees)
What should a 12-month-old be able to do mobility wise - ANSWER>>Walk
T/F children have different patterns of illness and death than adults - ANSWER>>True
Do children have higher or lower GI absorption - ANSWER>>Higher GI absorption so more
prone to toxicity
T/F children burn more calories per square foot than adults - ANSWER>>True
T/F children are the same proportionally to adults - ANSWER>>False. Babies have 1/3 of their
body as a head; adults are about 1/8 for their head
When should a baby be back to birth weight - ANSWER>>2 weeks of age
Health Assessment COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED)
what is the HEADSS Assessment - ANSWER>>A screening tool for adolescent issues; Home life,
Education, Activities, Drinking/Drugs, Sex, Suicide
What is the autism screening tool for kids 18 months to 3 years old - ANSWER>>M-CHAT
What type of tonicity is a red flag from birth to 3 months - ANSWER>>Staying stiff or floppy
Regarding environmental stimuli, what would be a red flag for a birth to 3 month old -
ANSWER>>Failure to respond to environmental stimuli
What would a baby (birth -3 months) do with their hands that may be a red flag -
ANSWER>>Persistent fisting (grasping hand; not opening it)
T/F a head lag by ages 4-6 months of age is concerning - ANSWER>>True
At what age would you expect a child to be able to reach for objects - ANSWER>>5 months
At what age would it be a red flag if a child wasn't smiling - ANSWER>>4-6 months of age
What age would the persistence of primitive reflexes be concerning - ANSWER>>6 months
A 5 month old is not yet cooing. Is this normal or abnormal - ANSWER>>Normal. Must be
cooing by 6 months of age
At what age should a baby be localizing sound - ANSWER>>10 months
When would you expect a child to purposefully point towards objects of interest -
ANSWER>>18 months
A 1-year-old only uses his/her right hand. Is this a good or bad thing - ANSWER>>Bad/ominous
thing as can indicate musculoskeletal or neurological disorders
, When should a child be ablel to walk up and down stairs - ANSWER>>24 months
Is the Denver screening tool or a parent questionnaire more common (Ages and Stages) -
ANSWER>>Questionnaires are more common (ages and stages)
What may lack of pointing indicate (joint attention or pointing to direct your attention) -
ANSWER>>Autism
How many words should a 12-month-old be able to say - ANSWER>>Mama, dada, plus one
other word
By 2 years of age, how many words are expected - ANSWER>>50-200 words
What should a 2-month-old be able to do - ANSWER>>Lift up head
What should a 4-month-old be able to do - ANSWER>>Roll
T/F babies develop from head to toe and fine to gross motor - ANSWER>>False. They develop
head to toe and gross to fine motor (move arm before fine motor finger control)
What should a 6-month-old be able to do - ANSWER>>Sit alone
What should a 9-month-old be able to do - ANSWER>>Crawl (knees)
What should a 12-month-old be able to do mobility wise - ANSWER>>Walk
T/F children have different patterns of illness and death than adults - ANSWER>>True
Do children have higher or lower GI absorption - ANSWER>>Higher GI absorption so more
prone to toxicity
T/F children burn more calories per square foot than adults - ANSWER>>True
T/F children are the same proportionally to adults - ANSWER>>False. Babies have 1/3 of their
body as a head; adults are about 1/8 for their head
When should a baby be back to birth weight - ANSWER>>2 weeks of age
