Growth Flashcards
Def of Growth
Def of Development
Factors affecting growth & development
Def of Optimal Growth
Weight at Birth
Weight Change at birth
Weight during infancy
Weight Change During Infancy
Weight in early childhood
Weight in Late childhood
Height at birth
50 cm
Height During Infancy
Hight after 2 years
When do both weight & Height double & triple?
Def of (U/L ratio)
What does (U/L ratio) reflect?
(U/L ratio) in Cretenism
Normal (U/L ratio)
Values of Mid arm circumference
Value of Percentile growth charts
Def of Failure to Thrive
FTT is not a final diagnosis
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Milk tooth eruption generally starts at …..
6 Months
Toddlers have the full complement of 20 teeth ……
by age of 2 years
The first permanent tooth erupts …..
at 6 years.
Order of Deciduous (milk) teeth
Order of Permanent teeth
irst milky teeth ⇢ lower central incisors (7-8 months)
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irst permanent teeth ⇢ first molars (6-7 years
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elayed teething ⇢ if there is no teething till age of ……
13 months.
Causes of delayed eruption of teeth
Ossification centers present at birth in full terms ……
OC of distal end of femur & proximal end of tibia are absent in …..
congenital hypothyroidism.
Carpal centers Ossification & Age
Causes of Retarded bone age
Hypothyroidism.
Pituitary dwarfism.
Malnutrition.
Causes Advanced bone age
Thyrotoxicosis.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Iatrogenic (androgen medications).
