Growth and Nutrition

Question 1

Boys EER (kcal/kg/day): 0-2 months

Answer 1

107

Question 2

Boys EER (kcal/kg/day): 3 months

Answer 2

95

Question 3

Boys EER (kcal/kg/day): 4-35 months

Answer 3

82

Question 4

Girls EER (kcal/kg/day): 0-2 months

Answer 4

104

Question 5

Girls EER (kcal/kg/day): 3 months

Answer 5

95

Question 6

Girls EER (kcal/kg/day): 4-35 months

Answer 6

82

Question 7

Breast milk kcal/oz

Answer 7

20 kcal/oz

Question 8

Vitamin D supplementation

Answer 8

400 IU per day
usually for breast fed infants (human milk doesn’t have much vitamin D

Question 9

Fluoride supplementation

Answer 9

0.5 mg/day in infants > 6 months
only for exclusively breastfed infants
children should not use fluorinated toothpaste until 2 years of age

Question 10

Iron supplementation in breastfed infants

Answer 10

full term = 1 mg/kg/day from 4-12 months
pre-term = 2 mg/kg/day from 1-12 months

Question 11

Iron supplementation in formula fed infants

Answer 11

Full term = fortified formula until 12 months
Pre-term = additional 1 mg/kg/day to bring daily total dose to 2 mg/kg/day