General Knowledge Flashcards
A ___________ is defined as birth to 28 days old?
Neonate
An _______ is from birth to 11 months old?
Infant
Early childhood describes what age range?
1-4y/o
Middle childhood describes what age range?
5-10y/o
Adolescence describes what age range?
11-21
What are the three age ranges that fall under adolescents and what are they each called?
Early adolescents: 11-14y/o
Middle a.: 15-17
Late a.: 18-21
What are the four main parts of a health maintenance or supervision appointment?
- disease detection
- disease prevention
- promote health practices
- anticipatory guidance (safety & future)
An infant will lose _____% of their birthweight in the first few days of life, but should regain it all by day ____ after birth?
7%
day 10
What gross motor reflexes are seen in an infant thats 1 week old, and when do they disappear?
Moro and tonic neck reflexes
disappear in 2 months
A well hydrated infant will have ____-_____ bowel movements per day in the first week of life?
6-8
By day 7 of an infants life, it will begin to have what type of stools and at what rate?
- loose, yellow stools
- passes 4x per day
For the first 6-8 weeks of life an infant will eat how many times per day?
8-12x
When should you start an infant on vitamin D supplementation if it is exclusively breastfed?
within first week
What is the maximum amount of hours an infant should go without eating in the first 6-8 weeks of life?
No more than 5H in a 24H period; so the baby should eat every 5H>
Newborns sleep ____ H per day at ___-____ at a time?
16 hours/day
2-4H at a time
