Assignment: Child Profile

Present Concerns/CC:  “I’m here today for the 6 months check- up of my baby”

6 months old infant brought by her mother. Information obtained by the mother.

Patient is breastfed 5-6 times daily. Her mother started to introduce puree diet made at home. Patient has 1-2 bowel movements daily and an average of 9-10 wet diapers. She sleeps 8-10 hours at night and takes 2 naps of approximately 1-2 hours during the day. Mother is the one who is caring for the patient at home. Patient is able to move front to back and back to front and sits well with slight support. Patient responds to mother’s voice, giggles, and babbles. Per mother, patient is not exposed to second hand smoking, rides on the back of the car with car seat facing backwards. No guns or pets at home and patient is kept in a hazard free environment.

6-month-old female who presents with mother for her 6-month well-visit checkup. No past medical history or current health concerns

None

Allergies:  NKA

Medication Intolerances: None

Chronic Illnesses/Major traumas: None

Hospitalizations/Surgeries: None

Immunizations: up today

Mother- 27 years old. Alive and well

Father- 28years old. Alive and well

Patient lives with both parents. Mother took some time off from work to stay at home with the patient. Mother denies smoking, guns, pets, or violence at home.

Denies for fever, lethargy, difficulty arousing or irritability

Denies for cyanosis, swelling or activity intolerance

Denies rashes, urticaria, lesions or birthmarks

Denies cough, difficulty breathing or wheezing

Denies strabismus, eye irritation or discharge

Denies decreased appetite, reflux, burping or diarrhea

Denies for ear tugging or discharge

Denies for anuria, changes in color of urine or discharge

Denies nose congestion, nose bleeds, or mouth sores

Denies for fractures or contractures

Denies for lumps

Denies syncope, seizures, epilepsy or tremors

Denies blood transfusions, inability to growth, or sweet odor of urine or sweat

Denies difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep

15 lbs

26 inches

SpO2: 99% at Room air

Well- nourished, healthy looking patient held in arms by mother. Both look happy.

Skin is warm to the touch and dry. No rash, lesions or bruising.

Head: Normocephalic head, oval shape and no traumas. Closed posterior fontanelle.

Eyes: Pupils PERRLA. Present red reflexes on both eyes

Ears: No tenderness. Pink tympanic membranes

Nose: Normal turbinates. Septum midline

Mouth: 2 bottom central incisors.

Throat: No erythema of exudates

Neck: Supple without masses or thyroid enlargement

Regular heart rate and rhythm. S1 and S2 present. No gallops, bruits or thrills present.

Unlabored respirations. Lungs clear in all lung fields.

Soft abdomen without tenderness or guarding. Bowel sounds active and normal in all quadrants

Tanner stage 1.

Tanner stage 1. No pubic hair, No rashes, no bruises or no lesions. Hymen intact.

Full ROM of all extremities. Good muscle tone and strength

Present Barbinski reflex. Patient turns toward finger rub. Maintains head control without assistance

Smiling and easily comforted by mother

None

Pediatric/Adolescent Assessment Tools (Ages & Stages, etc) with results and rationale

For adolescents (HEADSSSVG Assessment)

Assessment conducted during this visit: PEDS score of 0 (no concerns)

This assessment is performed by having parents fill out a questionnaire of 10 questions. It takes approximately 2 minutes to be completed. According to Woolfenden et al., (2014), this questionnaire is easy to understand to 95% of the parents regardless of their educational level or background. Its purpose is to discover concerns and address certain areas of development with the appropriate timely referrals for follow up.