Growth Flashcards
1
Q
Low birth weight
A
1500-2500 g
2
Q
Very low birth weight
A
1000-1499 g
3
Q
Extremely low birth weight
A
<1000 g
4
Q
Microcephaly
A
Less than 5 percentile head
5
Q
length small bowel at birth
A
250-300 cm
6
Q
length large bowel at birth
A
30-40 cm
7
Q
cm height increase 1st year of life
A
25 cm
8
Q
cm height increase 2nd year of life
A
12 cm
9
Q
head circumference increase 1st year of life
A
1 cm/month
10
Q
head circumference increase 2nd year of life
A
2 cm whole year
11
Q
mid parental height calculation
A
average parents’ heights. add 7cm for male and subtract 7 cm for femail
12
Q
range for mid-parental height percentile
A
+/- 8.5 cm female and +/- 10 cm male
