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| The anterior fontanel measures ___?___ at birth. |
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| 97% of anterior fontanels close between ___?___ and ___?___ months. |
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| The posterior fontanel measures ___?___ at birth. |
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| The posterior closes between ___?___ and ___?___. |
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| 2 weeks/2 months and 6 months |
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| craniosynostosis definition |
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| premature closing of sutures |
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| What is normal visual acuity at 1 month? |
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| What is normal visual acuity at 4 mos? |
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| What is normal visual acuity at 1 yr? |
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| What is normal visual acuity at 3 yr? |
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| What is normal visual acuity at 5 yr? |
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| Unable to visualize fundus in young children, but necessary to visualize ___?___. |
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-white pupillary reflex produced by reflection of light from a light colored intraocular mass or structure
-needs immediate referral |
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| What are some causes of leukocoria? |
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-retinoblastoma
-colobomas
-congenital cataracts
-high myopia retinal detachment
-retinopathy of prematurity
-uveitis
-blindness |
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| potentially benign hole in a structure of the eye |
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| retinoblastoma definition |
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| rapidly developing CA of retina |
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| eyes not properly aligned, preventing binocular vision |
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| How is strabismus detected? |
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-corneal light reflex/Hirschberg
-cover/uncover test |
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| How is the corneal light reflex/Hirschberg test performed? |
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| flashlight shined directly into eyes from 12-18 in away |
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| pseudostrabismus definition |
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| false appearance of strabismus due to infants' and toddlers' wide, flat noses |
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| What causes amblyopia/lazy eye? |
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-anisometria: eyes have different refractive power, different states of myopia and hyperopia
-cortex suppresses incoming messages bc they are too different and the eye is not used |
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| What contributes to middle ear effusions and acute otitis media in infants? |
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| short, horizontal eustachian tubes |
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| How is the pneumatic exam performed? Why? |
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-appropriate sized ear speculum with soft tip and good seal
-evaluate pressure behind TM |
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| In children < 3 yo, pull the pinna ___?___ to straighten the ear canal. |
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| In children > 3 yo, pull the pinna ___?___ to straighten the ear canal. |
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| small, white, almost central dot near the end of the cone of light |
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| What are the bones of the inner ear? |
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| The ___?___ sinuses are small but present at birth and may cause problems for infants and toddlers. |
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| The frontal sinuses develop between ___?___ and ___?___ years old. |
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| The ___?___ and ___?___ sinuses are tiny but present at birth. |
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| geographic tongue/benign migratory glossitis definition |
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| inflammatory condition characterized by discolored regions of taste buds and even cracks |
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| otitis media with effusion definition |
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| collection of fluid in middle ear space |
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| What are findings with otitis externa? |
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-drainage or crusts
-tenderness with movement of tragus |
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