Growth + Development

Question 1

Average birthweight for full term newborn

Answer 1

3.25kg

Question 2

Change in birthweight by 5 and 12 months

Answer 2

5mo: doubles

12mo: triples

Question 3

Average birth height for full term newborn

Answer 3

50cm

Question 4

Change in birth length by age 2, 4, 13yr

Answer 4

2yr: 1.5x
4yr: 2x
13yr: 3x

Question 5

Growth rate in 1st year of life and until start of puberty

Answer 5

1st year: 20cm/yr

Until puberty: 5-6cm/yr

Question 6

Normal head circumference for full term newborn

Answer 6

35cm

Question 7

Head growth for first 6mo and 6-12mo

Answer 7

First 6mo: 1cm/mo

6-12mo: 0.5cm/mo

Question 8

Macrocephaly

Answer 8

Head circumference 2 SD above mean or > 97th percentile for age

Question 9

Macrocephaly
Normal development
Parents with big heads

Answer 9

Normal familial macrocephaly

Question 10

Macrocephaly
Lethargy
Irritability
Vomiting
Feeding difficulty
Sundowning
Bulging fontanelle

Answer 10

Hydrocephalus

Question 11

Microcephaly

Answer 11

Head circumference > 2 SD below mean or < 3rd percentile for age

Question 12

1st drop in weight
Then drop in length and sparing HC

Answer 12

Inadequate caloric intake

Question 13

Short stature
Normal/elevated weight

Answer 13

Endocrine disorders

Question 14

Weight and height fall together

Answer 14

Chronic medical condition

Question 15

Signs of Failure to Thrive

Answer 15

Weight < 5th percentile for age
Weight drops 2 major percentile channels
Weight < 80% of ideal weight for age
Weight < 5th percentile on weight-for-length curve

Question 16

Tracks
Lift head and chest
Coos

Answer 16

2 mo

Question 17

Grasp/shake rattle
Full head lift
Bears weight on forearms
Turns to sound

Answer 17

4 mo

Question 18

Sit with support
Babble
Bounce
Bang objects
Belly crawl
Roll in both directions
Turns to sound

Answer 18

6 mo

Question 19

Sit without support
Pull to stand
Non-specific mama/dads
Turns to name

Answer 19

9 mo

Question 20

Walk with one hand held
Specific mama/dada
Mature pincer grasp

Answer 20

1 year

Question 21

Loss of reflexes:
Palmar
Rooting
Moro
Plantar

Answer 21

3-4mo

4mo

3-6mo

8-9mo

Question 22

Stack 2 cubes
1 step commands
1 body part

Answer 22

15mo

Question 23

Walk upstairs
Climb
Stack 4 cubes

Answer 23

18mo

Question 24

Run
Jump
Kick
Parallel play
Say 1st name
50% intelligibility

Answer 24

2 yr

Question 25

Tricycle
Hop
Circle
Pretend play
1st and last name
75% intelligibility

Answer 25

3 yr

Question 26

Tell stories
Cooperative play
Square
100% intelligibility
Walk up/down stairs with 1 foot on each step

Answer 26

4 yr

Question 27

Walk backwards
Skip
Count to 10
Triangle

Answer 27

5 yr

Question 28

Bicycle
Directions
Write 1st and last name
Diamond

Answer 28

6 yr

Question 29

Reflex that appears by 8-9mo

Answer 29

Parachute reflex

Question 30

Midparental height

Answer 30

Male: [Father’s height + (mother’s height + 5)] / 2

Female: [(Father’s height - 5) + mother’s height] / 2

Question 31

Premature bilateral coronal sutures
Normal intelligence
Normal hands/feet
Midface hypoplasia
Proptosis

Answer 31

Crouzon syndrome

Question 32

Sequence of eruption of primary teeth

Answer 32

Mandibular central incisors
Maxillary central incisors
Maxillary lateral incisors

Question 33

Skull deformity
Syndactyly of fingers and toes

Answer 33

Apert syndrome

Question 34

First permanent teeth to erupt

Answer 34

First molars

Question 35

Most common type of craniosynostosis

Answer 35

Premature fusion of midline sagittal suture
(scaphocephaly/dolichocephaly)