Growth And Development Flashcards
1
Q
Weight loss first few days
A
5-10% BW
2
Q
Return to BW
A
7-10 d
3
Q
Double BW
A
4-5m
4
Q
Triple BW
A
1yr
5
Q
Quadruple BW
A
2yrs
6
Q
Common Weights
A
BW = 3.5
1yr = 10
5yr = 20
10yr = 30
7
Q
Daily Weight gain
A
- First 3m: 20-30g
- Rest of the 1st year: 15-20g
8
Q
Yearly weight gain
A
2-3 kg from 2yrs til puberty
9
Q
Birth Height (BH)
A
50cm BH
10
Q
Height (yearly)
A
- 1st: +25cm (75cm)
- 2nd: +12cm
- 3rd: 90cm
- 4th: 1m (twice BH)
- From 4 til puberty: 5-5.75cm/year
11
Q
Head Circumference (HC)
A
- BHC: 35cm (32-37)
- 1st yr: +1cm/m (+12cm)
First 3m = +2cm/m
3m-6m = +1cm/m
6m-12m = +0.5cm/m - 2nd yr: +2-3cm
- +10cm max for the rest of life
12
Q
Final height estimate
A
- Girls= (Father-13+mother)/2
- Boys= (Father+13+mother)/2
13
Q
BMI (percentile)
A
- <5: Low weight
- 5-85: normal
- 85-95: overweight
- >95: obese
14
Q
> 95 percentile age 9-11
A
Should check:
- Cholesterol
- Fasting Lipid
- Fasting Glucose & Insulin
- Liver, Thyroid & HbA1c tests
15
Q
Body surface area
A
- Neonate 0.25
- 2yr 0.5
- 9yr 1.07
- 10yr 1.14
- 12-13yr 1.33
- Men 1.9
- Women 1.6
Adult: 1.73
16
Q
Bonding & Attachment
A
Bonding: One sided, parent towards baby
Attachment: Two sided, slowly in the 1st year
