Chapter 5 - Normal Growth Flashcards
Increase in function of processes related to body and mind
Development
Parameter that falls first with inadequate caloric intake
Weight > height > head circumference
An increasing weight percentile in the face of a falling height percentile suggests what illness
Hypothyroidism
Weight loss in the first few days of birth
5-10%
When birth weight is reattained
7-10 days
When birth weight is doubled
4-5 months
When birth weight is tripled
1 year
Daily weight gain in first 3-4 months
20-30g/day
Daily weight gain in the first year after 4 months pf age
15-20g/day
Average length at birth
20 in
Average length at 1 yr
30 in
Age at which child doubles birth length
4 years
Average HC at birth
35 cm
Increase in HC for the first year
1 cm per month (2 cm for first 3 months then slower)
A child is considered microcephalic if
HC
