Medical Abbreviations
PMH
Past Medical History:
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What type of flow rate would we usually use first on a premature infant?
Slow Flow
The name is deceiving, it is actually a powder
Gel Mix
This disorder is characterized by collapse during inspiration.
Laryngomalacia
PMA
Post Menstrual Age
This type of therapy refers to services to assist patients in learning, maintaining, and improving common skills that were not aquired at an age appropriate level but are required for daily living.
*Hint we are not RESTORING functions, rather teaching
Habilitative
True or False, we like to allow parents the opportunity to provide a home bottle system:
True
6 pounds, 42 weeks CA, Galactosemia, hx of NEC
Name one commone symptom of Laryngomalacia.
Difficulty feeding, stridor, poor weight gain, apnea, GERD
RA
Room Air
32 weeks
If a bottle system is too fast, what interventions could we try to slow the rate of intake?
Flow Rate, Pacing
If an MD does not want to use commerical thickener, what are some alternatives?
Puree, cereals, altering flow rate
Why is poor weight gain common seen in infants with Laryngomalacia?
GA
Gestational Age
Please list three physiological prerequisites a baby needs to PO feed:
Autonomic Stability
Motoric Participation
Maintain State
Attention
Self Regulation
All slow flow nipples (all bottle brands) have the same flow rate (True or False)
FALSE!
Oral stage deficits, reflux
True or False: There is only one classification level of Laryngomalacia
False, how many are there?
CA
Corrected Age
What are three disengagement cues a baby may display when PO feeding?
...
True or False: After we make suggestions on bottle systems, it is also our job to ensure parents know how to assemble, clean, and store the home bottle?
True!
Who is another provider who will assist in making recommendations on what thickener to use?
Dietician, MD
How many classifications of Tracheomalacia are there? Name them:
2, Congenital/Acquired