The following are the goals of antepartum care: 1  To evaluate the health status of the mother and the fetus. 2  To estimate the gestational age. 3  To identify the patient at risk for complications.  To anticipate problems before they occur and prevent them if possible.
ï· Question 13 2 out of 2 points What technique is performed at every infant examination during the first year of life to detect hip dislocation? Response Feedback: At every examination during an infant s first year of life, the Barlow-Ortolani maneuver is performed. This test involves stabilizing the pelvis and flexing one hip and knee to 90 degrees. It detects hip dislocation and is signified by a clicking noise with the maneuver.
Compliance with RCR protocol for skeletal surveys of patients (children under 2 years of age) presenting with suspected non-accidental injury. Background: The first radiological investigation in children presenting with suspected non-accidental injury is often the skeletal survey. The purpose of a skeletal survey is to provide a standard series of radiographic images that will visualise the entire skeleton. Not only can skeletal surveys elucidate the nature of a suspected fracture, including potential information regarding dating the fracture, they are used to identify further occult fracture (thought to occur in up to 60% of patients) and to exclude underlying skeletal disorders.