Development Flashcards

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4 functional areas of development

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Gross motor
Vision and fine motor
Hearing, speech and language
Social emotional and behavioural

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Crawling begins at what age (median)

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8-9 months

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3
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Limit age for sitting without support

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9 months

6-8 is median

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4
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Limit age for unsteady walking

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18 months

12 median

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5
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Limit age for following objects

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3 months

6 weeks median

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Limit age for reaching out for toys

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6 months

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7
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Limit age for transferring toys from one hand to another

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9 months

7 months median

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8
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Limit age for pincer grip

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12 months

10 months median

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9
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Limit age for smiling responsively

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8 weeks

6 median

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10
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Limit age for symbolic play

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  1. 5 years

1. 5-2 years median

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As part of a development exam, you place the child on its back on the floor

What would you observe at each age?

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Head control - 3 months
sit unaided - 6 months
Stands with assistance - 9 months
Walks - 15 months

Crawls - 8 months

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As part of a development exam, you hand the child a few bricks. What would you observe at each age?

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Palmar grip - 6 months
Transfers - 6 months
Pincer grip - 9 months

3 cube tower - 18 months

Bridge - 3 years

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As part of a development exam, you hand the child a pen. What would you expect to see at different ages?

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Scribbles - 1.5 years
Lines - 2 years
Circle - 3 years
Cross - 4 years

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14
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As part of a development exam, you say various noises. What would you expect at each age?

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Turns to sounds - 7 months

Turns to name - 12 months

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15
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As part of a development exam, what noises would you expect a child to make a each age?

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Babble - 6 months
Single word - 9 months
Mummy and daddy - 12 months
2 word sentences - 2 years

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16
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At what the should a child be able to follow an instruction such as “put the brick in the cup”

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2 years

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17
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How would you carry out a development exam

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WIPE, ask patents concerns
Places on back - motor
Offer bricks, offer pen - fine motor and vision
Make noises, get child to make noise - hearing and language

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18
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As part of a development exam, what interaction would you expect at different ages?

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Smile - 1.5 months
Laughs - 3 months
Stranger anxiety - 9 months
Peek a boo - 9 months
Waves bye - 12 months
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As part of a development exam, at what age would you expect dietary changes

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Solids - 6 months

Fork and spoon - 2 years

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20
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Breast vs bottle and for how long

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Exclusive breast for first 6 months of life

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21
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Is overfeeding more common in breast or bottle

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Bottle

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22
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Type of feeding that reduces risk of sudden infant death syndrome

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Breast

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23
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Benefits of breast feeding

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Free
Antibodies
Lowers risk of: infections, sudden infant death

Reduced risk of breast and ovarian cancer in mum

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24
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Most reliable sign of dehydration in babies

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Weight loss - especially in first 10 days

Clinical exam unreliable

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Normal amount of weight loss and in what period for bottle fed babies
5% in 5 days
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Normal amount of weight loss and in what period for breast fed babies
10% in 5 days
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Formula fed babies dose of milk after 5 days
150ml per kg
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Feeding volumes in babies by day:
60mls/kg/day in day 1 90mls/kg/day in day 2 120mls/kg/day in day 3 150mls/kg/day in day 4 and onwards
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How often will newborns require feeding
Every 2-3 hours
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Age that weaning starts
6 months
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3 measurements on growth chart
Weight, hight and head circumference
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3 phases of growth and which is quickest
0-2: rapid growth by nutritional factors 2-puberty: slow growth Puberty: rapid growth by sex hormones
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Overweight definition on growth chart
BMI > 85th centile Obese BMI > 95th centile
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NICE definition of faltering growth
Weight drops over: 1 centile if birthweight below 9th 2 centiles if birthweight 9-91st 3 centiles if birthweight over 91st
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5 groups of causes of failure to thrive
``` Inadequate nutritional intake Difficulty feeding Malabsorption Increased energy requirements Inability to process nutrients ```
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Cause of malabsorption in children
CF, coeliacs, cows milk intolerance, chronic diarrhoea, IBD
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Causes of difficulty in feeding in children
Cleft lip, poor suck (cerebral palsy), pyloric stenosis
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Causes of increased energy requirements in children
Hypothyroidism, chronic disease, malignancy, infection
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NICE state that all children with faltering growth should have:
Urine dipstick for UTI Anti TTG ab
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Short stature definition
Below 2nd centile
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Constitutional delay in growth and puberty definition
Short stature in childhood when compared to peers Puberty delayed Growth spurt in puberty lasts longer Reach expected height
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Key feature of constitutional delay in growth and puberty
Delayed bone age
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Common causes of short stature
Familial Constitutional delay in growth and puberty Malnutrition Chronic disease: IBD, coeliac, congenital heart defects Hypothyroidism, Downs, Achondroplasia (lack of cartilage)
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Type of developmental delay
Global, gross motor, fine motor, language, personal/social
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Causes of global developmental delay
``` Downs syndrome Fragile X Rett syndrome (severe mental and physical disabilities - classic random but repeating hand movements that stop when asleep) Fetal alcohol syndrome Metabolic disorders ```
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Causes of fine motor delay
``` Cerebal palsy Ataxia Myopathy Spina bifida Visual impairments ```
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Causes of language delay
Hearing impairment, learning disability, neglect, autism, cerebral palsy
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Dyslexia definition
Difficulty in reading, writing and spelling
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Dysgraphia definition
Difficulty in writing
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Dyspraxia definition
Difficulty in co-ordination
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How are learning difficulties classified
IQ (less than 70)
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4 key parts of capacity
Understand, retain, weigh up, communicate
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Order of puberty in girls and length
4 years Breasts, pubic hair and periods (2 years after starting)
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Kallman syndrome presentation
Failure to start puberty with no smell | Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism
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2 genetic causes of delayed puberty
Kleinfeldern syndrome XXY | Turners XO
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Baby can support head and keep it in line with body
4 months
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Baby can keep trunk supported
6 months
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Baby can sit unsupported
9 months
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Starts crawling
9 months
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"Cruising" i.e. walking while holding onto furniture
12 months
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Walk unaided
15 months Red flag at 2 years
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Squat and pick item up off floor
18 months
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Run
2 years
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Kick a ball
2 years
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Hop
4 years
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Climb stairs properly like an adult
4 years
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Can start using a spoon
14- 18 months
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Can hold crayon and scribble
12 months
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Drawing skills by age
``` 2 years: vertical 2.5 years: horizontal 3 years: circle 4 years: cross and square 5 years: triangle ```
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What age can a child cut paper in half using scissors
4 years