Patho Lecture 2 Flashcards
4 Major Areas
– Birth – minimal coverage
– Infancy
– Child
– Teenager
Growth
- _____________
2500 g or less at birth
Small for gestational age
-below 10th percentile
- _______________
above 90th percentile
Low birth weight
Large for gestational age
Criteria for Apgar Score
Evaluates infant well-being
- Measures each on a 0-2 score
Reflex irritability
___________ effort
________ rate
_________ tone
Color
Respiratory, Heart, Muscle
___________
* Time from birth to 18 months
* Period of rapid growth and
maturation
* Weight triples and length increases
by 50% at 1 year
Infancy
Infancy
- Can ______, grasp, ________objects,
feed self, play with toys, and
communicate by 18 months. - Basic ________ develops if needs are
met. - Emergence of symbolic thought by
end of this period
run, manipulate, trust
Infancy
Growth and Development
- ________ development
- Organ systems continue to grow and mature in an orderly fashion.
– At a minimal level of functioning at
birth
Skull
Common Health
Problems of Newborns
-Distress at birth and the Apgar
score
* Neonatal ____________
* Neonatal ____________
* Birth injuries
* Congenital malformations
hypoglycemia, jaundice
Infant Health Problems
* Issues related to _________
* Irritable infant syndrome or _______
*Failure to _________
*Sudden infant death syndrome
* Infectious disease
* Injuries
nutrition, colic, thrive
_________
*Manifests as
–Loud crying
–Bringing legs to abdomen
–Extreme irritability
*May be underlying cause
–Careful history should be taken
*Support of parents is essential
Colic
Infancy Period
Failure to ______
* Inadequate growth of the child due to the inability to obtain or use essential nutrients
*Organic –Physiological cause (doctors can see this)
- Inorganic –Psychological factors (nothing looks anatomically incorrect so its kind of a mental thing)
Thrive
Early Childhood
*Period from ________through ________
*Child passes through two stages:
–Toddler
–Preschooler
18 months to 5 years
Early Childhood
*Major achievements are development of _________ and ___________.
*Learning is ongoing and progressive
locomotion and language
Health Risks of Early Childhood
- Injuries
- Infectious diseases
*Child ________________
maltreatment
Characteristics of _________________
*Period occurs from 6 to 12 years
*Growth averages 3–3.5 kg and 6 cm per year.
*Muscular strength, coordination, and stamina increase.
Middle Childhood
Characteristics of Middle Childhood
*Ability to perform ____________increases.
*Can consider several factors simultaneously
*Can evaluate self and perceive others’ evaluations
complex movements