SWADDLER
The fontanelles are located where?
The Skull / the head
True or False: Due to undeveloped muscles of respiration, toddlers cannot sustain deep or rapid breathing for an extended period of time
True
Heart rate of children 6-12yrs (answer within range)
70-120
Middle Age adults (41-60) are vulnerable to what decreases in senses (2):
Vision and hearing
The blood vessels do this as they age:
stiffen, become less elastic, harden,
By this age, a normal baby can sit upright
6 months
Passive immunity does what at the toddler age range:
Wanes. Decreases. Drops. Ends.
At what age does the body function optimally: (within range)
19-25 yrs
Name a common diagnosis in middle adults:
Hypertension, diabetes, overweight/obesity, cancer
Geriatric patients are less able able to compensate for injuries during shock due to loss of efficiency of what body system:
cardiac
Neonates gain their initial immunity from this _____
Their mother's immune system
Normal Pulse rate and respiration rate for a one year old: (within range)
90-150 HR
20-30 RR
______ development begins in adolescence?
Sexual
What is the average life expectancy?
78 years
From ages 20-90, this organ's function declines by 50%
Kidney
Heart Rate and Respiration Rate for Newborns:
Answer must be within the normal range
HR: 100-160
RR Rate: 30-60
Name one of the two preferred locations to palpate pulses on newborns and infants.
Brachial Pulse, Femoral Pulse
Children act almost purely to avoid punishment and get what they want. Name this reasoning:
Preconventional
When does menopause occur? (within range)
Late 40's to early 50's
At age 75, average lung capacity is what % of the peak adult's?
50%
Describe why in infant CPR, with two rescuers your compression:breath ratio is 15:2
cardiac arrest is caused by respiratory arrest and they have been hypoxic longer
Explain why the toddler's blood pressure rises with age:
increase in size. growth.
Name the ranges for the following VS of adolescents: Pulse, Systolic BP, Respiration rate
Pulse: 60-120
SBP: 90-110
RR: 12-20
Of the following, what is least likely to affect vital signs: medication, weight, general health, medical conditions.
weight
Name one reason why breathing is more difficult for geriatrics:
Decrease in elasticity of lungs, loss of muscle mass, rigidity of chest wall, decrease in surface area of alveoli