Pediatrics Flashcards
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At what point should an infant have regained her birthweight after initial weight loss?
What about at 4 months, 12 months, and 24 months?
2 weeks
double by 4 months
triples at 12 months
quaduples at 24 months
How much weight should a child gain per year?
from 2-13 years, weight gain is about 5 pounds per year
inadequate weight gain
poor food intake chronic vomiting or diarrhea malabsorption neoplasm congenital diseases
failure to thrive
weight
Complications of obesity
rapid growth sleep apnea HTN SCFE precocious puberty increased incidence of skin infections social dysfunction earlier development of 2DM
Height, or birth length at 1 year, 4 years, 13 years
1 year: increased by 50%
4 years: double
13 years: triple
2-13year: 2 inches/year
Greater-than-normal height
familial tall stature precocious puberty gigantism hyperthyroidism klinefelter syndrome Marfan syndrome obesity
lower-than-normal height
familial short stature neglect constitutional growth delay asthma CF TUrner IBD immunologic disease growth hormone deficiency hypothyroidism glucocorticoid excess skeletal dysplasia neoplasm
Macrocephaly
Cerebral metabolic diseases:
- Tay-Sachs
- Maple syrup urine disease
Neurocutaneous syndromes
- neurofibromatosis
- tuberous sclerosis
Hydrocephalus increased intracranial pressure skeletal dysplasia acromegaly intracranial hemorrhage
Microcephaly
fetal toxin exposure- fetal alcohol syndrome
chromosomal trisomies congenital infections cranial anatomic abnormalities metabolic disorders neural tube defects
how to address growth defects
treat underlying disorder
intervention in abuse cases
parent education
thorough family history
developmental milestones during childhood: 2 months
social smile
lefts head 45 degrees
eyes follow object to midline
isn’t talking but can coo
developmental milestones during childhood: 4 months
laughs is aware of caregiver localizes sound lifts head to 90 degrees when on stomach fine motor- can follow an object with eyes past midline
developmental milestones during childhood: 6 months
differentiates parents for others stranger anxiety grasps objects, or rakes objects toward self attempts to feed self babbles
developmental milestones during childhood: 9 months
interactive games
separation anxiety
crawling, pulls to stand
developmental milestones during childhood: 12 months
taking first steps
pincer grasp
makes 2-block tower
5-10 word vocabulary
developmental milestones during childhood: 18 months
parallel play walks well walks backward tower of 4 blocks can use a cup and spoon
developmental milestones during childhood: 2 years
dresses self with help
runs
climbs stairs
gender identity around 2-3 years old (around time of potty training)
6 block tower
50-75 words; 3-word sentences
developmental milestones during childhood: 3 years
magical thinking
climbs/descends stairs
makes a tower of 9 blocks
draws a circle
developmental milestones during childhood: 4 years
plays with others hop on 2 foot draws a line image and a closed figure (triangle, square) 250 or more words
developmental milestones during childhood: 6 years
skips
can draw a stick figure person
When do infant reflexes disappear?
by 6 months
after this, suggestive of CNS abnormalities esp in context of
perinatal complications
rooting reflex
rubbing the cheek causes turning the cheek towards the stim
Tonic reflex
face turns, arm on face side extends and other arm flexes