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Purpose of routine well child care? |
- Anticipatory guidance (diet, lifestyle) - Preventive measures (immunizations) - Screening for asx dz (vision, hearing, metabolic screening, TB screening) - Early detection and tx of symptomatic acute illness to prevent complications - Prevent disability in chronic disease - Assess growth and development |
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What are the types of additional screening tests that may be done depending on the age of the child? |
- Lead level - Hemoglobin - U/A - BP - Hearing and vision assessment |
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What is the content of the well child visit? |
- History - Developmental surveillance - Observe parent-child interaction - Physical exam - growth curves - Screening tests - Immunizations - Anticipatory guidance |
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What are "growth disturbances"? |
Growth outside of the usual pattern |
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What are the two common types of growth disturbance? |
- Failure to thrive - Head growth abnormalities |
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What is the definition of "failure to thrive"? |
Growth rate < expected for a child, of particular concern when a child's weight crosses two major percentile isobars |