Growth & Development/ Preventive Peds Flashcards
What is expected height for girl?
_(Father’s ht - 13cm) + (Mother’s ht) _
2
What is expected height for boy?
(Mother’s ht + 13cm) + (Father’s ht)
2
50th percentile for head circ of full-term infant at birth is about __ for girls and __for boys.
35cm for girls; 36cm for boys
Birth weight is regained by day__-__ of life
10-14
Birth weight doubles by __ months
4
Birth weight triples by __ months
Quadruples by __ months
12 months
24 months
After age 2, normal wt gain is __lb per year until adoescence
5lbs
Birth length doubles by __ years
Triples by __ years
4 yrs
13 yrs
Largest rate of head growth is between __-__ months
0 and 2 months
(0.5cm/week)
Definitions for FTT:
Weight <__ percentile
Weight for height <__ percentile
Weight __% or more below ideal weight for height
Downward crossing of > or = __ major percentiles
3rd
5th
20%
2
Normally, head grows __cm per month for 1st year.
Most rapid growth occurs during 1st __ months.
1cm
6
Brain weight doubles by __ months
Triples by __ months
Majority of head growth occurs by __ years of age.
6
12
4
2 benign causes of macrocephaly in normal infants?
- enlargement of subarachnoid space (mostly in males, frequently seen in the father)
- genetic megalencephaly (normal head CT)
A child should copy a circle by __ years of age
Draw a cross by __
Copy a square by __
Copy a triangle by __
3
3-4
4
5
Reflexes:
Palmar grasp absent by __
Moro absent by __
Parachute present by __
2-3 months
3-4 months
6-9 months