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Paeds physical exam and prodecures
This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Overview
Observation |
Spinal screen, hip screen |
Neurological exam |
Developmental screen |
Vital signs |
Observation
General appearance |
Tone - floppy? |
Physical activity - moving upper/lower limbs? |
Posture - should be flexed |
Level of consciousness |
Congenital hand disorders
Syndactyly - webbed fingers |
Radial club hand ( hand flexed) |
Camptodactyly - clynodactyly - little fingers deviated + flexed |
Congenital trigger finer - gripping hands - open fingers/hands |
Aplasia, duplications and hypoplasia |
Skin
Milia |
Salmon patch - erythema |
Angel kisses - back of head |
Mongolian spots |
Erthema toxicum neonatorum |
Cafe au lait spots |
Harmangiomas - strawberry naevi |
Texture |
Colour |
Turgor -fluid in tissue, firm |
Lunago - "fur" |
Nails |
Jaundice |
Scars |
Lymphnodes |
Head
Appearance - moulding of the head |
Shape |
Sutures |
Fontanelles - size, shape |
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Eyes
Pupils, conjunctiva, red reflex - red when you shine an opthalmascope |
Strabismus, slant of palpebral fissures (DOwn syndrome), telecanthus |
Plugging of lacrimal ducts (swollen under eyes) |
Visual fields |
Nose and mouth
Nose: Nasal septum for symmetry, discharge |
Lips |
Mucosa |
Palate - high/low |
Tongue - frenulum, tongue tie |
Suck blisters |
Ears
Position ( from eyes to occiput) |
Hearing - rubber duck |
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