Growth and Development Flashcards
neonate age
birth to 1 mo
infancy
1 mo to 1yr
early childhood
toddler
preschool
toddler 1-3 yo
preschool 3-5 yo
middle childhood
school age 5-10yo
late childhood
adolescent 11 to 21 yrs
caloric req for 0-3mo
115 kcal/kg/day
caloric req 3-6 mo
110kcal/kg/day
caloric req 6mo -3yr
100kcal/kg/day
caloric req 4-6yrs
90-100 kcal/kg/day
infants lose wt in 1st days of life but they should regain birth weight by___ days of age
10-14
infant weight loss in initial days over ___ percent is abnormal
10%
nenates average a weight gain of __ ounces per day
1 ounce
by 6 mo the infant should have ___ their birth weight
doubled
triple birth weight by __yrs of age
1
quadruple birth weight by __ yrs of age
2 yrs of age
by age 3-4 kids should have at least __ their birth weight
doubled
HC increases by __% in the first year of life
30%
anterior fontanel is what bones and when does it close
between the 2 frontal and 2 parietal bones (diamond shaped)
closes around 12-18 mo
anterior fontanel is the junction of __ sutures
sagittal, coronal and frontal sutures
___ closes around end of 2mo
posterior fontanel triangle
located btwn occipital and 2 parietal bones
how to measure length birth to 2 yo
lying down
when start to measure height standing up?
over 2 yrs
at what age can you measure weight using a floor model beam scale?
over 2 yrs
when do you measure weight for length?
birth to 2yo
when do you begin measuring BMI
2yo -21yrs