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,ADVANCED PEDIATRIC
ASSESSMENT
Fourth Edition
Ellen M. Chiocca, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC
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knowledge base continues to expand. Therefore, as new information becomes available,
changes in procedures become necessary. We recommend that the reader always consult
current research and specific institutional policies before performing any clinical procedure or
delivering any medication. The author and publisher shall not be liable for any special,
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,Contents
CHAPTER 1: Child Health Assessment: An Overview 1
CHAPTER 2: Assessment of Child Development and Behavior 3
CHAPTER 3: Communicating With Children and Families 6
CHAPTER 4: Assessment of the Child’s Family 10
CHAPTER 5: Cultural Assessment of Children and Families 12
CHAPTER 6: Obtaining the Pediatric Health History 14
CHAPTER 7: Assessing the Health and Safety of the Child’s Environment 18
CHAPTER 8: The Pediatric Physical Examination 22
CHAPTER 9: The Health Supervision Visit: Wellness Examinations in Children 26
CHAPTER 10: Assessment of Nutritional Status 30
CHAPTER 11: Assessment of the Neonate 34
CHAPTER 12: Assessment of the Integumentary System 37
CHAPTER 13: Assessment of the Head, Neck, and Regional Lymphatics 41
CHAPTER 14: Assessment of the Ears 44
CHAPTER 15: Assessment of the Eyes 47
CHAPTER 16: Assessment of the Face, Nose, and Oral Cavity 50
CHAPTER 17: Assessment of the Thorax, Lungs, and Regional Lymphatics 54
CHAPTER 18: Assessment of the Cardiovascular System 58
CHAPTER 19: Assessment of the Abdomen and Regional Lymphatics 62
CHAPTER 20: Assessment of the Reproductive and Genitourinary Systems 65
CHAPTER 21: Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System 69
CHAPTER 22: Assessment of the Neurologic System 73
CHAPTER 23: Assessment of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents 77
CHAPTER 24: Assessment of Child Abuse and Neglect 80
CHAPTER 25: The Complete Pediatric History and Physical Examination: From Start to
Finish 83
CHAPTER 26: Diagnostic Reasoning and Formulating a Differential Diagnosis 85
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, CHAPTER 1
Child Health Assessment: An Overview
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is a normal developmental variation?
a. Thick layer of subcutaneous fat in neonates
b. Head is proportionately smaller until toddlerhood
c. Transient nystagmus until age 3 years
*d. Abdomen is larger than chest in young children
The abdomen is larger than the chest in young children. Neonates have a thin layer
of subcutaneous fat. The head is proportionately larger than the torso until age 2
years. Transient nystagmus is a normal developmental variation until age 6 months.
2. Which of the following anatomic or physiologic variation affects an infant’s or child’s
ability to control body temperature? (Select all that apply.)
a. Production of melanin reaches adult levels by adolescence
b. Short neck and prominent occiput until age 3 to 4 years
*c. Greater body surface area until age 2 years
*d. Sweating and vasodilation mechanisms not fully developed until age 2 years
*e. Thermogenesis by shivering is undeveloped until roughly age 6 years
Options c, d, and e are true. Neither the production of melanin nor neck size affects
temperature control.
3. Because of renal immaturity in infants, it is important to teach parents not to give
their infant plain water until age:
a. 1 month
b. 2 months
c. 4 months
*d. 6 months
Because of renal immaturity, infants should not receive plain water until age 6
months to avoid hyponatremia. At ages 1, 2 and 4 months, the kidneys are still
unable to fully concentrate and dilute urine, thus leaving the infant vulnerable to
sodium imbalances.
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,4. Neonates have a small stomach capacity. The clinical implications of this include
(select all that apply):
*a. The need for small feeding amounts at birth
*b. Increased incidence of reflux
c. Potential for poor growth
d. Increased appetite
e. Decreased absorption of nutrients
Small stomach capacity affects the amount a neonate can feed (approximately 60
mL); stomach capacity reaches approximately 500 mL by toddler age. The small
stomach size can lead to reflux. Small stomach capacity in the neonate does not
affect growth, appetite, or absorption of nutrients.
5. Bones are not fully ossified until:
a. Toddlerhood
b. School age
c. Adolescence
*d. Adulthood
Bone ossification, or osteogenesis, is the process of bone formation which begins between the
sixth and seventh weeks of embryonic development and continues until about age 25.
Children and adolescents younger than 25 years are still undergoing bone ossification and
fusion.
6. Which of the following is a social determinant of health?
a. Genetics
*b. Access to healthcare
c. Growth history
d. Physiologic immaturity of body systems
As social determinants of health are the nonmedical factors that influence health
outcomes, "access to healthcare” is the only nonmedical choice given. Genetics,
growth history and physiologic immaturity of body systems are physical, not social
factors that affect a child’s health.
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, CHAPTER 2
Assessment of Child Development
and Behavior
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Gross motor development is:
a. Difficult to assess without a parental history
*b. Development of physical abilities consistent with cephalocaudal myelination
c. Correlated with intelligence and cognitive development
d. Development of abilities consistent with proximodistal myelination
e. Assessed on infants only
Cephalocaudal development occurs concurrently with neuronal myelination and is
exemplified in the achievement of gross motor milestones. Gross motor milestones
can be assessed without a parental history of what the child is able to do. There is
no correlation between intelligence/cognitive development and gross motor abilities.
Fine motor abilities are consistent with proximodistal myelination. Gross motor
milestones are assessed beyond infancy.
2. The correct sequence for attainment of gross motor milestones is:
a. Head control, rolling over, hands together at midline, sits without support
*b. Head control, hands together at midline, rolling over, pulls to stand
c. Rolls over, sits without support, hands together at midline, pulls to stand
d. Sits without support, hands together at midline, pulls to stand, walks
e. Pulls to stand walks holding onto the table, sits without support, hands together
at midline
This sequence corresponds to cephalocaudal development. The remaining options
do not follow a head-to-toe, cephalocaudal sequence.
3. The correct sequence of fine motor development is:
a. Thumb–finger grasp, grasps rattle, transfers objects from hand to hand
b. Grasps rattle, thumb–finger grasp, reaches for objects, transfers objects from
hand to hand
c. Grasps rattle, transfers objects from hand to hand, builds tower of two cubes,
thumb–finger grasp
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, *d. Grasps rattle, transfers objects from hand to hand, thumb–finger grasp, builds
tower of two cubes
This sequence corresponds to proximodistal development. The remaining options
do not follow a proximodistal sequence.
4. The pediatric provider would be concerned about the language development of a
child who:
a. Repeats simple phrases at 32 months
b. Stutters when excited or tired at 42 months
c. Has a vocabulary of 10 words at 12 months
*d. Pronounces words that are not understandable at 36 months
Options a, b, and c are within normal limits. By age 3 years (36 months), children
should have an approximately 900-word vocabulary and speak in four-word
sentences.
5. Which of the following is an example of an expressive language red flag?
a. A 3-month-old who only babbles
b. A 6-month-old who does not startle at loud noises
*c. A 6-month-old who does not babble
d. A 12-month-old who is not using approximately 20 words
A 6-month-old infant should be making polysyllabic vowel sounds. A 3-month-old will
cry and coo. A 6-month-old infant who does not startle at loud sounds is concerning,
but that describes receptive, not expressive language. A 12-month-old child is
expected to say two words other than mama dada.
6. Which of the following is an example of a gross motor developmental red flag?
a. A 3-month-old who cannot sit without support
*b. A 6-month-old with head lag when pulled to sit
c. An 8-month-old who is not yet pulling up to stand
d. A 10-month-old who is only cruising and not walking independently
Head lag should disappear by age 4 months, and head control should be achieved
by age 6 months. Infants do not typically sit without support until 6 to 8 months. Most
babies start pulling themselves up to stand, or "pulling to stand,” between 7 and 12
months old. Infants typically walk independently between ages 9 and 15 months.
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, 7. Which of the following descriptions of cognitive development during early to mid-
adolescence is not accurate?
*a. Mastery of abstract thinking
b. Egocentrism
c. Identifying more with peers
d. Separation from parents
Mastery of abstract thinking does not occur until late adolescence. Options b to d
describe normal cognitive development in early to mid-adolescence.
8. The M-CHAT is designed to be used between:
a. 6 and 24 months
b. 24 and 36 months
*c. 16 and 30 months
d. 18 and 48 months
The M-CHAT is designed to be used for toddlers between the ages of 16 and 30
months. The other options do not represent the age ranges for which the tool is to be
used.
9. During the well-child examination of a normal, healthy, 9-month-old infant, the
mother steps out of the clinic room briefly. The infant begins to cry and scream. This
is:
a. Abnormal; a sign of a spoiled child
*b. Normal and exemplifies separation anxiety
c. A sign that the child needs to stay with his mother at all times
d. A sign of pain and illness
Separation anxiety peaks between ages 15 and 18 months and is normally seen
from 6 to 30 months. Infants cannot be “spoiled” as they do not have the cognitive
ability to be self-centered and expect special treatment; a child does not need to stay
with their mother at all times; there is no evidence in the stem of the question that
this infant is ill or in pain.
10. A normal, healthy 1-year-old can do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
*a. Understand his/her name
*b. Exhibit a fine pincer grasp
c. Build a tower of three blocks
*d. “Cruise” (walk around holding onto furniture)
e. Balance on one foot for 2 seconds
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4th Edition Chiocca
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,ADVANCED PEDIATRIC
ASSESSMENT
Fourth Edition
Ellen M. Chiocca, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC
Copyright © Springer Publishing Company
,Copyright © 2025 Springer Publishing Company, LLC
All rights reserved.
This work is protected by U.S. copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of instructors in
teaching their courses and as an aid for student learning. No part of this publication may be
sold, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of
Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
Springer Publishing Company, LLC
902 Carnegie Center/Suite 140, Princeton, NJ 08540
www.springerpub.com
connect.springerpub.com
ISBN: 978-0-8261-5309-8
Textbook ISBN: 978-0-8261-5304-3
The author and the publisher of this Work have made every effort to use sources believed to be
reliable to provide information that is accurate and compatible with the standards generally
accepted at the time of publication. Because medical science is continually advancing, our
knowledge base continues to expand. Therefore, as new information becomes available,
changes in procedures become necessary. We recommend that the reader always consult
current research and specific institutional policies before performing any clinical procedure or
delivering any medication. The author and publisher shall not be liable for any special,
consequential, or exemplary damages resulting, in whole or in part, from the readers’ use of, or
reliance on, the information contained in this book. The publisher has no responsibility for the
persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this
publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain,
accurate or appropriate.
2 © Springer Publishing Company, LLC
,Contents
CHAPTER 1: Child Health Assessment: An Overview 1
CHAPTER 2: Assessment of Child Development and Behavior 3
CHAPTER 3: Communicating With Children and Families 6
CHAPTER 4: Assessment of the Child’s Family 10
CHAPTER 5: Cultural Assessment of Children and Families 12
CHAPTER 6: Obtaining the Pediatric Health History 14
CHAPTER 7: Assessing the Health and Safety of the Child’s Environment 18
CHAPTER 8: The Pediatric Physical Examination 22
CHAPTER 9: The Health Supervision Visit: Wellness Examinations in Children 26
CHAPTER 10: Assessment of Nutritional Status 30
CHAPTER 11: Assessment of the Neonate 34
CHAPTER 12: Assessment of the Integumentary System 37
CHAPTER 13: Assessment of the Head, Neck, and Regional Lymphatics 41
CHAPTER 14: Assessment of the Ears 44
CHAPTER 15: Assessment of the Eyes 47
CHAPTER 16: Assessment of the Face, Nose, and Oral Cavity 50
CHAPTER 17: Assessment of the Thorax, Lungs, and Regional Lymphatics 54
CHAPTER 18: Assessment of the Cardiovascular System 58
CHAPTER 19: Assessment of the Abdomen and Regional Lymphatics 62
CHAPTER 20: Assessment of the Reproductive and Genitourinary Systems 65
CHAPTER 21: Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System 69
CHAPTER 22: Assessment of the Neurologic System 73
CHAPTER 23: Assessment of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents 77
CHAPTER 24: Assessment of Child Abuse and Neglect 80
CHAPTER 25: The Complete Pediatric History and Physical Examination: From Start to
Finish 83
CHAPTER 26: Diagnostic Reasoning and Formulating a Differential Diagnosis 85
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, CHAPTER 1
Child Health Assessment: An Overview
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is a normal developmental variation?
a. Thick layer of subcutaneous fat in neonates
b. Head is proportionately smaller until toddlerhood
c. Transient nystagmus until age 3 years
*d. Abdomen is larger than chest in young children
The abdomen is larger than the chest in young children. Neonates have a thin layer
of subcutaneous fat. The head is proportionately larger than the torso until age 2
years. Transient nystagmus is a normal developmental variation until age 6 months.
2. Which of the following anatomic or physiologic variation affects an infant’s or child’s
ability to control body temperature? (Select all that apply.)
a. Production of melanin reaches adult levels by adolescence
b. Short neck and prominent occiput until age 3 to 4 years
*c. Greater body surface area until age 2 years
*d. Sweating and vasodilation mechanisms not fully developed until age 2 years
*e. Thermogenesis by shivering is undeveloped until roughly age 6 years
Options c, d, and e are true. Neither the production of melanin nor neck size affects
temperature control.
3. Because of renal immaturity in infants, it is important to teach parents not to give
their infant plain water until age:
a. 1 month
b. 2 months
c. 4 months
*d. 6 months
Because of renal immaturity, infants should not receive plain water until age 6
months to avoid hyponatremia. At ages 1, 2 and 4 months, the kidneys are still
unable to fully concentrate and dilute urine, thus leaving the infant vulnerable to
sodium imbalances.
© Springer Publishing Company, LLC 1
,4. Neonates have a small stomach capacity. The clinical implications of this include
(select all that apply):
*a. The need for small feeding amounts at birth
*b. Increased incidence of reflux
c. Potential for poor growth
d. Increased appetite
e. Decreased absorption of nutrients
Small stomach capacity affects the amount a neonate can feed (approximately 60
mL); stomach capacity reaches approximately 500 mL by toddler age. The small
stomach size can lead to reflux. Small stomach capacity in the neonate does not
affect growth, appetite, or absorption of nutrients.
5. Bones are not fully ossified until:
a. Toddlerhood
b. School age
c. Adolescence
*d. Adulthood
Bone ossification, or osteogenesis, is the process of bone formation which begins between the
sixth and seventh weeks of embryonic development and continues until about age 25.
Children and adolescents younger than 25 years are still undergoing bone ossification and
fusion.
6. Which of the following is a social determinant of health?
a. Genetics
*b. Access to healthcare
c. Growth history
d. Physiologic immaturity of body systems
As social determinants of health are the nonmedical factors that influence health
outcomes, "access to healthcare” is the only nonmedical choice given. Genetics,
growth history and physiologic immaturity of body systems are physical, not social
factors that affect a child’s health.
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, CHAPTER 2
Assessment of Child Development
and Behavior
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Gross motor development is:
a. Difficult to assess without a parental history
*b. Development of physical abilities consistent with cephalocaudal myelination
c. Correlated with intelligence and cognitive development
d. Development of abilities consistent with proximodistal myelination
e. Assessed on infants only
Cephalocaudal development occurs concurrently with neuronal myelination and is
exemplified in the achievement of gross motor milestones. Gross motor milestones
can be assessed without a parental history of what the child is able to do. There is
no correlation between intelligence/cognitive development and gross motor abilities.
Fine motor abilities are consistent with proximodistal myelination. Gross motor
milestones are assessed beyond infancy.
2. The correct sequence for attainment of gross motor milestones is:
a. Head control, rolling over, hands together at midline, sits without support
*b. Head control, hands together at midline, rolling over, pulls to stand
c. Rolls over, sits without support, hands together at midline, pulls to stand
d. Sits without support, hands together at midline, pulls to stand, walks
e. Pulls to stand walks holding onto the table, sits without support, hands together
at midline
This sequence corresponds to cephalocaudal development. The remaining options
do not follow a head-to-toe, cephalocaudal sequence.
3. The correct sequence of fine motor development is:
a. Thumb–finger grasp, grasps rattle, transfers objects from hand to hand
b. Grasps rattle, thumb–finger grasp, reaches for objects, transfers objects from
hand to hand
c. Grasps rattle, transfers objects from hand to hand, builds tower of two cubes,
thumb–finger grasp
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, *d. Grasps rattle, transfers objects from hand to hand, thumb–finger grasp, builds
tower of two cubes
This sequence corresponds to proximodistal development. The remaining options
do not follow a proximodistal sequence.
4. The pediatric provider would be concerned about the language development of a
child who:
a. Repeats simple phrases at 32 months
b. Stutters when excited or tired at 42 months
c. Has a vocabulary of 10 words at 12 months
*d. Pronounces words that are not understandable at 36 months
Options a, b, and c are within normal limits. By age 3 years (36 months), children
should have an approximately 900-word vocabulary and speak in four-word
sentences.
5. Which of the following is an example of an expressive language red flag?
a. A 3-month-old who only babbles
b. A 6-month-old who does not startle at loud noises
*c. A 6-month-old who does not babble
d. A 12-month-old who is not using approximately 20 words
A 6-month-old infant should be making polysyllabic vowel sounds. A 3-month-old will
cry and coo. A 6-month-old infant who does not startle at loud sounds is concerning,
but that describes receptive, not expressive language. A 12-month-old child is
expected to say two words other than mama dada.
6. Which of the following is an example of a gross motor developmental red flag?
a. A 3-month-old who cannot sit without support
*b. A 6-month-old with head lag when pulled to sit
c. An 8-month-old who is not yet pulling up to stand
d. A 10-month-old who is only cruising and not walking independently
Head lag should disappear by age 4 months, and head control should be achieved
by age 6 months. Infants do not typically sit without support until 6 to 8 months. Most
babies start pulling themselves up to stand, or "pulling to stand,” between 7 and 12
months old. Infants typically walk independently between ages 9 and 15 months.
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, 7. Which of the following descriptions of cognitive development during early to mid-
adolescence is not accurate?
*a. Mastery of abstract thinking
b. Egocentrism
c. Identifying more with peers
d. Separation from parents
Mastery of abstract thinking does not occur until late adolescence. Options b to d
describe normal cognitive development in early to mid-adolescence.
8. The M-CHAT is designed to be used between:
a. 6 and 24 months
b. 24 and 36 months
*c. 16 and 30 months
d. 18 and 48 months
The M-CHAT is designed to be used for toddlers between the ages of 16 and 30
months. The other options do not represent the age ranges for which the tool is to be
used.
9. During the well-child examination of a normal, healthy, 9-month-old infant, the
mother steps out of the clinic room briefly. The infant begins to cry and scream. This
is:
a. Abnormal; a sign of a spoiled child
*b. Normal and exemplifies separation anxiety
c. A sign that the child needs to stay with his mother at all times
d. A sign of pain and illness
Separation anxiety peaks between ages 15 and 18 months and is normally seen
from 6 to 30 months. Infants cannot be “spoiled” as they do not have the cognitive
ability to be self-centered and expect special treatment; a child does not need to stay
with their mother at all times; there is no evidence in the stem of the question that
this infant is ill or in pain.
10. A normal, healthy 1-year-old can do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
*a. Understand his/her name
*b. Exhibit a fine pincer grasp
c. Build a tower of three blocks
*d. “Cruise” (walk around holding onto furniture)
e. Balance on one foot for 2 seconds
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