first Irat- Pediatrics Flashcards
: birth to 1 mo
neonate
infant
1 mo -1yr
young child
1-4yr
old child
5-10
adolescent
11-19
General evaluation for DC
Measuring vitals including height and weight
Determining normal growth and neurological development
Looking for signs of abuse
Screening for vision (age 3-4)
1 -2months
Holds head up
Turns head and eyes to sound
3 – 5 months
Smiles, laughs and giggles
Reaches for and brings objects to mouth
9-11 mo
Feeds self finger foods
MaMA/DADA nonspecifically
6-8 mo
Initiates “bye bye”
Rolls front to back and back to front
12 mo
Walks with support or independently
Points to desired objects
18 mo
Uses a spoon
Says 10 – 15 words
1 in 800 births
Average age of death is 55
Trisomy 21
Scoliosis and kyphosis
Subluxation of the lens of the eye
marfan’s
Bowing extremities
Ligamentous laxity
osteogenesis imperfecta
Seen primarily in Caucasians
Pilocarpine test is positive
cystic fibrosis
0.3% of blacks in US
Death usually due to infection, pulmonary emboli and renal failure
Sickle Cell Anemia
Screened for at birth in US
If undetected, leads to mental retardation
PKU
SIDS
death in an infant younger than 1 year old that cannot be explained after complete autopsy,
Leading cause of death between 1 month and 1 year of age
Peak incidence in months 2 – 4
SIDS
2x the amount of SIDS
AA and native american children
Prevent SIDS
side-lying or supine position to sleep
average hours newborns cry
2.7 hours
crying for more than 3 hours a day for more than 3 days a week for a minimum of 3 weeks
infantile colic