35 - Infant well check (2, 6, 9 months) Flashcards
when is specific autism screening recommended?
18 months and 2 years
cows milk is lacking in what nutrients compared to breast milk?
cows milk lacks:
- iron
- vitamin C
what is the caloric requirement for a term infant?
100-120 cal/kg/day
what is the average daily weight gain for a term infant?
20-30 g
what is the caloric requirement for preterm infants?
115-130 cal/kg/day
what is the caloric requirement for very low birth weight infants?
up to 150 cal/kg/day
the moro reflex is used to assess for what problems?
peripheral problems such as congenital musculoskeletal abnormalities or neural plexus injuries
developmental surveillance includes assessment of what areas?
- gross motor
- fine motor
- communication / social
- cognitive / adaptive
the AAP recommended daily allowance for vitamin D is:
400 units/day
most babies sleep through the night by _______ months
4-6
pediarix combines which vaccines?
- DTaP
- HepB
- IPV
most healthy infants will double their birth weight by ______ months and will triple it by ________
- 4-5 months
- 1 year
what is the most frequently diagnosed neoplasm in infants?
neuroblastoma
infant younger than 1 with RUQ abdominal mass and pallor without jaundice?
neuroblastoma
what are elevated in neuroblastoma?
urine or serum VMA/HVA measures metabolites of catecholamines, which are elevated
