Growth, Development, Nutrition

Question 1

Neonate age classification

Answer 1

<28 days

Question 2

Premature neonate

Answer 2

≤37 weeks

Question 3

Term neonate

Answer 3

37-41 weeks

Question 4

Post-term neonate

Answer 4

≥42 weeks

Question 5

Infant classification

Answer 5

> 28 days-12 months

Question 6

Child classification

Answer 6

1-12 years

Question 7

Toddler classification

Answer 7

1-4 years

Question 8

Early school age classification

Answer 8

5-7 years

Question 9

Older school age classification

Answer 9

8-12 years

Question 10

Adolescent age classification

Answer 10

13-17 years

Question 11

Extremely low birth weight classification

Answer 11

<1000g

Question 12

Very low birth weight classification

Answer 12

1000-1499g

Question 13

Low birth weight classification

Answer 13

1500-2499g

Question 14

Normal birth weight classification

Answer 14

2500-3,999g

Question 15

High birth weight classification

Answer 15

≥4000g

Question 16

Markers of physical growth are ____ and _____ specific.

Answer 16

They’re age and sex specific

Question 17

Markers of physical growth in kids

Answer 17

Weight, length/height, head circumference, weight-for-length, BMI

Question 18

Growth chart used in children <2

Answer 18

WHO

Question 19

Growth chart used in children ≥2

Answer 19

CDC

Question 20

Motor skill development is checked when?

Answer 20

3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months

Question 21

Gross motor skills

Answer 21

holding head up steady upright, sitting upright on one’s own, beginning to walk

Question 22

Fine motor skills

Answer 22

grasping toys, transferring objects from hand to hand, grasping with fingers

Question 23

What else is checked at every well-child visit?

Answer 23

Cognitive function

Question 24

Weight gain in term infants

Answer 24

Gain 20-30g/day, double birth weight by 4 months, triple birth weight by the end of the 1st year of life bur then slows to 2-3kg/year from ages 2-10

Question 25

Immediately after birth, there's a contraction of the ECF. What does this result in?

Answer 25

Weight loss, but it should be regained within the 1-2nd year of life and is expected

Question 26

Length/height in infants

Answer 26

Increases 50% during the first year of life, then gain 2.5-3.5 inches/year from ages 2-10

Question 27

Compared to adults, pediatric patients have ______ nutrient needs/kg and ______ reserves

Answer 27

They have greater nutrient needs/kg and less reserves

Question 28

FTT definition

Answer 28

Inadequate growth or inability to maintain growth in early childhood

Question 29

FTT etiology

Answer 29

Inadequate caloric intake (most common), inadequate caloric absorption, excessive caloric expenditure

Question 30

FTT diagnosis

Answer 30

History and PE

Question 31

FTT treatment in breastfed infants

Answer 31

Breastfeeding more often, lactation support, formula supplementation

Question 32

FTT treatment in formula-fed infants

Answer 32

concentrated formulas to get more kcal/oz

Question 33

Other FTT recommendations

Answer 33

Avoid juice or cow milk, add rice cereal to foods

Question 34

Breastmilk provides how many kcal/oz?

Answer 34

20

Question 35

Exclusive breastfeeding should occur for how long?

Answer 35

First 6 months of life

Question 36

Boys EER ages 0-2 months

Answer 36

107 kcal/kg/day

Question 37

Boys EER age 3 months

Answer 37

95 kcal/kg/day

Question 38

Boys EER age 4-25 months

Answer 38

82 kcal/kg/day

Question 39

Girls EER age 0-2 months

Answer 39

104 kcal/kg/day

Question 40

Girls EER age 3 months

Answer 40

95 kcal/kg/day

Question 41

Girls EER ages 4-35 months

Answer 41

82 kcal/kg/day

Question 42

Vitamin-mineral supplementation: vitamin D

Answer 42

400 IU/day, starting in the first few days of life

Question 43

Vitamin-mineral supplementation: fluoride

Answer 43

0.5mg/day in infants >6 months who are exclusively breastfed

Question 44

When should children use toothpaste with fluoride?

Answer 44

2 years and older

Question 45

Vitamin-mineral supplementation: iron in full-term, breastfed infants

Answer 45

1mg/kg/day from 4-12 months

Question 46

Vitamin-mineral supplementation: iron in preterm, breastfed infants

Answer 46

2mg/kg/day from 1-12 months

Question 47

Vitamin-mineral supplementation: iron in formula-fed, full term infants

Answer 47

fortified formulas containing Fe 4-12mg/L until 12 months

Question 48

Vitamin-mineral supplementation: iron in formula-fed, preterm infants

Answer 48

additional 1mg/kg/day to bring total daily dose to 2mg/kg/day