intro

Question 1

differences between adults and children - physical example

Answer 1

smaller but disproportionate

Question 2

differences between adults and children - physiological example

Answer 2

SA:V ratio is bigger - get hypothermia easily
lower % water content - dehydration
less metabolic reserves - easily become hypoglycemic

Question 3

differences between adults and children - pathologies

Answer 3

not seen in adults - croup, enuresis, glue ear, viral induced wheeze

Question 4

chronic conditions with childhood onset

Answer 4

cystic fibrosis, autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, asthma

Question 5

fetal origins of non communicable disease - low birth weigh associated with ?

Answer 5

hypertension, stroke, CHD, NIDDM , renal failure, asthma

Question 6

thrifty phenotype theory

Answer 6

energy deprived fetus, make priorities and this impairs the development of the pancreas

Question 7

baker hypothesis theory

Answer 7

fetal undernutrition in mid to late gestation leads to disproportionate fetal growth which later results in coronary heart disease