Six week check

Question 1

Components of six week check

Answer 1

Parental concerns
Growth and development
Immunisations
Maternal depression
Protective factors for SUDI

Question 2

The consultation

Answer 2

Social context in which parents live their lives
“What is your baby like to live with”
History

Question 3

Examination

Answer 3

Top to toe
Initial observations->dysmorphic, engagement, limbs moving, colour, respiration, following with eyes, nystagmus
Femoral pulses
Testes
Hip
Abdomen
Heart and lungs
Neurological

Question 4

Neurological examination

Answer 4

Hold in ventral suspension
Posture
Head
Spine
Tone
Primitive reflexes
Eyes->red reflex
Mouth->cleft palate

Question 5

When is predominant handedness a red flag

Answer 5

When it is

Question 6

Types of SUDI

Answer 6

SIDS
Unknown cause
Accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed