Complete Shadow Health Pediatric Assessment for David Carter. Acute otitis media — erythematous tympanic membrane, decreased mobility, ear tugging, fever 38.4°C. Complete pediatric history, growth chart plotting, developmental screening and family-centred care documentation. Used in GCU, STU and Aspen pediatric nursing courses.
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Watch the step-by-step video →David Carter is a 7-year-old male brought in by his mother with a two-day history of fever, sore throat, difficulty swallowing and decreased oral intake. The Shadow Health Pediatric Assessment covers an age-appropriate interview with both child and parent, a full head-to-toe physical examination adapted for paediatric patients, Centor score calculation for streptococcal pharyngitis, ear examination for concurrent otitis media, respiratory assessment and immunisation status review. Growth and development milestone assessment is included. The management plan covers antibiotic decision-making, fever management and parent education on return precautions and monitoring.
Erythematous tympanic membrane with decreased mobility, positive light reflex changes, and ear tugging in a febrile 7-year-old. Students must document the ear exam correctly using pneumatic otoscopy findings and link them to clinical diagnosis.
The case requires a Centor score calculation with components documented individually — tonsillar exudate, tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, fever history, and absence of cough — to guide antibiotic decision-making.
Students must conduct an age-appropriate interview with both David and his mother, balancing age-appropriate questions with parent-directed history gathering — a skill Shadow Health scores separately from the physical exam.
Growth chart plotting at the 7-year visit, developmental milestone review for school-age children, immunisation status, and dietary habits are all documented as part of the pediatric well-child components embedded in the case.
Right tympanic membrane is erythematous with decreased mobility on pneumatic otoscopy. Left TM is normal. Oropharynx shows tonsillar erythema without exudate. Anterior cervical lymph nodes are tender and palpable bilaterally.
Temperature 38.4°C, HR 102, RR 20, SpO2 99% on room air. Weight and height plotted on the CDC growth chart for 7-year-old males — within normal percentile range. No acute distress.
Centor score documented as 2 (fever history + tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy; no exudate, no cough absent documentation). Score guides antibiotic decision — watchful waiting with throat culture or empiric treatment.
Management plan documents the antibiotic decision rationale linked to the Centor score, amoxicillin dosing for weight-based pediatric prescribing, return precautions for parents, and fever management with acetaminophen dosing.
Parent teaching covers fever management at home, fluid intake guidance, signs of worsening that require return — rash, difficulty breathing, decreased urine output — and the importance of completing the full antibiotic course.
Growth chart is plotted and percentiles documented. Developmental milestones are reviewed for 7-year-old school-age children — gross motor, fine motor, language, and social-emotional. Immunisation status is confirmed and documented.
Use this David Carter — Pediatric Assessment case guide to review the clinical sequence, connect patient-reported information with observed findings, and organize an independent response. Confirm every conclusion against your course rubric, assigned simulation and clinical judgment.
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