Health Assessments of the Infant (0 through 11 Months)

The Birth to 11 Month Worksheet

Infant health maintenance worksheet (birth to 11 months) is available on the sidebar. Click on the highlights below for more detail or to branch to a hyperlink within the popup. You can get to a print version of the form on the side bar.

Interim History since last well child visit:

Concerns to discuss today:

OLD CARTS, present history in logical, chronological order

Review Past Medical History/Family Medical History (PMH/FMH):

Include appropriate information, including dates of hospitalizations/surgeries if possible, ages/illnesses of relatives

Medications:

Include names, dosages, and frequencies of prescription, over-the-counter, and alternative therapies

Allergies:

Include drug, food, and environmental allergies and patient's reaction

Social History:

Include who lives at home, who cares for the baby/daycare, smoke exposure, pets

Nutritional Assessment:

Breastfeeding ___min every ___hours.  

Mother's assessment of milk production:_____________

Formula: ___oz every ___hr

Other foods

Vitamins (Fluoride, Iron and Vitamin D)

Wet diapers per day

Stools per day

Parent concerns regarding nutrition or output

Mental Health Assessment/Ages and Stages Questionnaire:

Include infant crying (Colic), Sleep, family stress, parenting needs, Child abuse risk

Developmental Assessment/Ages and Stages Questionnaire:

List milestones achieved: gross motor/fine motor/language/personal-social

Review of Systems:
Physical Exam:

Vital signs

Include Weight_____,______(%), Length_____,______(%), Head circumference _____,______(%),
Weight for length

_____,______(%)

Temperature_______, Pulse_____,Respiratory Rate________, Blood Pressure (if applicable)____

General appearance

Head/Fontanelles

Eyes
Ears

Nose

 

Mouth and teeth
Oropharynx
Neck/nodes

Oropharynx

Neck/Nodes

Respiratory

Cardiovascular

Abdominal

Genitalia

Musculoskeletal/hips
Neuro/reflexes

Skin

Other

Screening:

Vision, Hearing, Hemoglobin, Lead questionnaire,Tuberculosis questionnaire, Dental screening/varnish 

Health Education/Anticipatory Guidance :

Nutrition: Formula/Breast, advancing diet, avoid honey, Women Infants and Children (WIC), growth charts

Safety: bath, hot water, smoke detectors, Car seats, childproofing, ingestiones, choking, Walkers, falls, sleep position, firearms

Health Promotion: immunizations, Tobacco exposure, Med. Resource Use, Minor acute illness, limit screen time, monitor screen content

Family: siblings, address concerns

Immunizations indicated today:

Labs (hemoglobin/lead/other)/procedures (dental varnish) indicated today:

Based on screening and Texas Health Steps recommendations

Next Well Check :

 

Common Variations in Growth Patterns of Infants

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Test your ability to identify growth charts. They are all Girls: Birth to 36 Month CDC US Growth Charts.

 

  

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