Feeding Problems Lecture Powerpoint

Question 1

Transmitted emotions during feeding

Answer 1

Refers to how tense, anxious, irritable, easily upset, or emotionally labile mothers and fathers can transmit feelings to the infant

Question 2

Infants have particularly low stores of… (2)

Answer 2

….protein and fat

Question 3

Birth and the brain

Answer 3

At birth, 2/3 of metabolic activity goes toward the brain and this slowly decreases as they age

Question 4

Simple solutions to underfeeding (5)

Answer 4

• check bottle size
• check size of nipple
• burp the baby
• post partum depression
• check the nature of the stool not its frequency

Question 5

Rumination disorder

Answer 5

Weight loss or failure to gain weight because of repeated regurgitation of food, usually appears between 3-14 months of age, can be psychogenic or a sign of mental retardation

Question 6

Pica

Answer 6

Craving and eating of items such as charcoal, clay, wool, ashes, paint, ice, dirt, typically onset 1-2 years, mental retardation and lack of parental nurturing are predisposing factors

Question 7

Signs of congenital heart disease in the infant (5)

Answer 7

• falls asleep halfway thru feed
• sweats around mouth while feeding
• tachypnea
• nasal flaring
• retractions

Question 8

Sudden onset of vomiting, bloody stools, or listlessness in infant is a sign of…

Answer 8

…infection

Question 9

If diarrhea of the infant lasts for weeks or months it might indicate one of these 3 conditions

Answer 9

• celiac disease
• cystic fibrosis
• allergies