Growth and Development Flashcards
Growth parameters of constitutional growth delay
CA>BA=HA (delayed growth now, will catch-up later)
Growth parameters of genetic short stature
CA=BA>HA (short now, will likely always be short)
Infants regain BW by…
10-14 days
Children double BW by…
4 months
Children triple BW by…
12 months
Children quadruple BW by…
24 months
Normal weight gain per year after age 2?
5 lbs per year until adolescence
Birth length (BL) increases by 50% by…
1 year
BL doubles by…
4 years
BL triples by…
13 years
Average height increase per year after age 2?
2 inches per year until adolescence
Risk factors for FTT?
Prematurity, congenital malformations, intrauterine exposures (infections, toxins, drugs, etc.)
Definitions of FTT (6)?
1) Weight </=2 major %iles
Indications for FTT admission (6)?
1) Evidence of abuse/neglect
2) High risk for abuse/neglect
3) Severe malnutrition
4) Medically unstable
5) Failure of OP management
6) Need for close observation
Normal head growth per month?
1cm per month for the first year, majority within first 6 months (brain weight doubles by 6 months and triples by 1 year)
Tests of choice for macro-microcephalic?
U/S for macro, CT/MRI for micro
Primary craniosynostosis presentation?
Macrocephaly, abnormally shaped head, and palpably thickened suture
What drives head/skull growth?
Brain growth (that which causes poor brain growth–pre- and postnatal infections, toxins, genetic/chromosomal abnormalities, or CNS injury–causes poor head growth and thus microcephaly)
50%ile HC for full-term infant?
35cm girls, 36cm boys
Formula for midparental height (in cm)?
(Mom’s height + Dad’s height +/-13)/2
+13 if boy, -13 if girls
Benign causes of macrocephaly (2)?
1) Enlargement of subarachnoid space
2) Genetic megalencephaly (normal CT)
Most common type of craniosynostosis?
Scaphocephaly–premature fusion of sagittal suture–long narrow skull
2nd most common type of craniosynostosis?
Anterior plagiocephaly–closure of a coronal suture–asymmetry of orbits
3rd most common type of craniosynostosis?
Trigonocephaly–fusion of metopic suture–triangular skull
Syndromes associated with craniosynostosis (4)?
1) Crouzon syndrome (B/L coronal sutures, normal IQ, normal hands/feet)
2) Apert syndrome (multiple sutures, low IQ syndactyly)
3) Carpenter syndrome (multiple sutures, syndactyly, MR, heart/ortho/eye problems)
4) Pfeiffer syndrome (brachycephaly, midface hypoplasia, finger/toe abnormalities)
Key for craniosynostosis?
If >1 suture involved, assume genetic disorder and neuro abnormalities
Treatment for flat heads?
1) If positional–keep awake child prone, resolves in 2-4 months (helmet if severe or unremitting?)
2) If craniosynostosis, surgery between 6-12 months