Care of infant and Family Flashcards
How much weight an infant gains?
150-210 grams
Birth weight doubles at what month?
6 months
average length of infant
46-54 cm
increases by ____ monthly until 6 months
2.5 inches
birth length doubles by ___ year
1
True or false
growth of an infant mainly occur in trunk rather than legs
True
Chest circumference is equal the ______ circumference by 12 months.
head
When does the heart doubles it weight
end of 12 months
normal head circumference of an infant
34-35
head circumference increases ___ cm per month for the first 6 months
2
true or false
brain weight increases to 2.5 times
true
closing of anterior fontanels
12-18 months
closing of posterior fontanels
6-8 weeks
Respiratory movement of an infant
abdominal
true or false.
infant rr slows from 30-60 breaths to 20-30 breaths per minute
True
Heart rate of an infant
100-120 bpm
BP of an infant
100/60
During infancy systolic _______ and diastolic ______
increase, decrease
Fetal hemoglobin is present for the first ___ months
5
true or false.
physiologic anemia occurs at 2-3 months
true
maternal antibodies, fight viral infections
IgG
IgG reached its 40% adult level by ___ year
1
IgM reached its adult level by ____ months
9-12
3 antibodies attained until early childhood
IgA, IgD, IgE
