hodgepudge Flashcards
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Approximate gain in length from birth to 3 months
9 cm
Probable age of the child: developed handedness, able to say 2-3 words, and rides a tricycle
36 months (3 yo)
Probable age of the child: crawls up stairs, makes tower of 3 cubes, pointing, hugs parents
15 months
Probable age of the child: walks up stairs with one hand held, makes tower of 4 cubes, imitates scribbling, names pictures, identifies one or more parts of body
18 months (1 1/2 yo)
Probable age of the child: Runs well, walks up and down stairs one step at a time, scribbles in circular pattern, imitates horizontal stroke, Puts 3 words together, Handles spoon well
24 months (2 yo)
Average gain in length during the first year of life.
reaches 25 cm
Probable age of the child: stands momentarily on 1 foot, Knows age and sex, counts 3 objects correctly, Plays simple games (in “parallel” with other children)
36 months (3 yo)
Probable age of the child: Hops on one foot, throws ball overhand, draws man with 2-4 parts besides head, identifies longer of 2 lines, tells story, role-playing, goes to toilet alone
48 months (4 yo)
Probable age of the child: skips, names heavier of 2 weights, Names 4 colors, repeats sentence of 10 syllables, asks questions about meaning of words.
60 months (5 yo)
Posterior fontanel usually closes at
6-8 weeks (Nelson’s)
Anterior fontanel usually closes at
18 mo, but can close normally as early as 9 mo (Nelson’s)
Persistence of open posterior fontanel can suggest
underlying hydrocephalus or congenital hypothyroidism
A very small or absent anterior fontanel at birth might indicate
craniosynostosis or microcephaly
A bulging fontanel indicates
an indicator of increased ICP, but vigorous crying can cause a protuberant fontanel in a normal infant
Peak age of crying
6 weeks
Tanner Staging or
Sexual Maturity Rating (SMR)
SMR 1 in girls
Pubic hair: Preadolecent;
Breasts: Preadolescent
SMR 2 in girls
Pubic hair: Sparse, lightly pigmented, straight, medial border of labia;
Breasts: Breast and papilla elevated as small mound; diameter of areola increased
SMR 3 in girls
Pubic hair: Darker, beginning to curl, increased amount
Breasts: Breast and areola enlarged, no contour separation
SMR 4 in girls
Pubic hair: Coarse, curly, abundant, but less than in adult
Breasts: Areola and papilla form secondary mound
SMR 5 in girls
Pubic hair: Adult feminine triangle, spread to medial surface of thighs
Breasts: Mature, nipple projects, areola part of general breast contour
SMR 1 in boys
Pubic Hair: None
Penis: Preadolescent
Testis: Preadolescent
SMR 2 in boys
Pubic Hair: Scanty, long, slightly pigmented
Penis: Minimal change/enlargement
Testis: Enlarged scrotum, pink, texture altered
SMR 3 in boys
Pubic Hair: Darker, starting to curl, small amount
Penis: Lengthens
Testis: Larger