BRS- Health Supervision Flashcards
What screening tests are done at 4 years of age?
BP
Hearing & Vision
Until what age should height/weight/head circumference be measures?
2 years
When is FTT a major health concern?
When crossing 2 major percentile isobars on NHS charts
What measurement is most effected by FTT?
Weight more than height/ head circumference
When should babies regain, double, and triple birth weights?
regain: by two weeks
double: 4-6 months
triple: 12 months
How much weight per year should kids gain from age 2 through adolescence?
2.3 kg/year ~ 5 pounds
When should babies increase birth height by 50%, double, and triple?
50%: 12 months
double: 4 years
triple: 13 years
MCC failure to thrive?
inorganic: disturbed parent child bond –> poor caloric intake
When is head/ brain growth complete?
75% by age 1, complete by age 2
*Brain growth 90% by age 2, 100% by age 5
Define cephalohematoma
subperiosteal hemorrhage after traumatic delivery
Expected head growth during first two months of life?
0.5 cm per week
Expected head growth between 2-6 months of life:
0.25 cm per week
Expected head growth by 12 months of age
12 cm since birth
When is “acquired” microcephaly acquired?
third trimester, perinatal period, year 1 of life
therefore third trimester infection does not = CONGENITAL microcephaly cause, would be “acquired”.
What are potential effects of microcephaly?
- CP
- seziures
What are risk factors for craniosynostosis?
intrauterine crowding
hyperthyroid
hypothyroid
GI causes of FTT: (8)
- craniofacial
- TE fistula
- GERD
- obstruction
- diarrhea
- IBD
- Celiac
- CF
2 Pulmonary related causes of FTT?
2 Heme Onc?
- CF, BPD
- malignancy, anemia
4 renal related causes of FTT?
- recurrent UTI
- RTA
- Chronic RF
- Fanconi
Congenital causes of FTT?
FAS
Metabolic Syndromes
3 Neuro Causes of FTT
-Tumors, hydrocephalus, decreased tone/ weakness
Immune/ ID Causes of FTT (4):
TB, HIV, Hepatitis, Immunocompromised states
2 Endocrine Causes of FTT:
1 Toxin related Cause of FTT:
- Hypothyroid, Ricketts
- Lead
What head shape is assc with premature closure of each of the following sutures?
- sagittal
- coronal
- metopic
- saggital: scaphocepahly
- coronal: brachycehpaly
- metopic: trigonocephaly
Management of craniosynostosis
surgical
Define plagiocehpaly:
+ possible assc condition
abnormal head shape not caused by premature suture closure
-may be assc with torticollis