Terminology
Age of an infant in term of weeks and days from mother's last menstrual period.
What is GESTATIONAL AGE
A chronic lung condition that develops in premature infants who require prolonged oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation.
What is Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Assessment that measures motor development in children from birth to 5 years, 11 months old. Includes hand manipulation and eye-hand coordination subtests
What is the PDMS
This ability allows infants to follow a moving object, scan their environment, direct their hand movements, and shift their gaze accurately.
What is TRACKING
Moving your face or a bright item across eye level while infant's head is in midline with noise occluded works on?
What is VISUAL TRACKING
A unit that specializes in care for premature and medically acute infants.
What is a NICU: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Bleeding into the brain's ventricles, the fluid-filled spaces within the brain.
What is Intraventricular Hemorrhage
A 42 test item assessment of developing head and trunk control as well as selective control of arms and legs from 34 weeks postmenstrual age through 4 months post term corrected age in premature infants. (Hint: has pictures of infants on each test item)
What is the TIMP
Gaining the ability to hold their head steady and up.
Placing an infant in prone and presenting an item 2-3 inches from surface and rotating bilaterally works on?
What is HEAD CONTROL
A thin, flexible tube inserted through the nose and down the esophagus into the stomach. It's used for various purposes, including providing nutrition, medications, or removing fluids and air from the stomach.
What is a Nasal Gastric Tube
A hole in the wall separating the two lower chambers of the heart (ventricles)
A hole in the wall separating the two upper chambers of the heart (atria)
What is a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
What is an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Assessment compares a child's level of motor development against the expected norms for their age in four categories: prone, supine, sitting and standing. (Hint: has illustrations of child in each position and each position is 1 point each)
What is the AIMS
The development of an infant's ability to intentionally hold objects using their hands.
What is GRASPING
Placing a rolled up towel under lower back and adding attention to feet encourages?
A condition where a portion of the intestine or other abdominal tissue protrudes through a weakness in the abdominal wall near the belly button (umbilicus).
What is an UMBILICAL HERNIA
A condition that occurs when the brain does not receive enough oxygen (hypoxia) and blood flow (ischemia). This can happen during or shortly after birth, leading to brain damage.
What is HIE
This assessment tool is divided into six domains: cognitive, language, gross motor, fine motor, social-emotional, and self-help. Breaks down function by months in an easy to read graph.
What is the HELP
Bringing hands and legs to midline and ability to maintain.
Providing tactile input to top of hand while in supported position encourages?
What is GRASPING
A hole that surgeons make through the front of the neck and into the windpipe, also known as the trachea. Surgeons place a tracheostomy tube into the hole to keep it open for breathing.
What is a TRACHEOSTOMY
A condition where abnormal blood vessels grow in the retina of premature babies. This can lead to vision problems and, in severe cases, blindness.
What is ROP
Assessment of neuromotor development in neonates and infants aged 1-18 months. It consist of assessment of posture, extremity and axial tone, primitive reflexes, and postural reaction.
What is the INFANIB
The developing ability to change the distribution of their weight as they move and interact with their environment.
What is WEIGHT SHIFTING
Holding an infant's lower thigh with flexed hip and knee across midline of the body stimulates?
What is ROLLING