Growth monitoring Flashcards
1
Q
23-36 wks : ideal rate of growth
A
15-20g/ kg / day
2
Q
once 2 kg: rate of growth
A
10g/ kg /day
3
Q
length ( cm/week)
A
~ 1cm /week
* preterm: 1.4 cm/wk
* term: .7cm/w
4
Q
3 charts for preterm longi growth
A
- Oslen
- Fenton
- Ber-tino
5
Q
Olsen/Bertino: for
A
<36 weeks
SGA or AGA or LGA< 36
6
Q
36-50 weeks corrected age: what is best chart
A
Fenton
7
Q
extra uterine growtth: definition
A
< 10th p%
8
Q
general concept:
* growth velocity: term vs. preterm
A
Preterm infants»_space; velocity in everything (w , head c, length)
9
Q
head circumference: cm/w
A
- preterm: 0.9 cm/wk
- term: 0.33 cm/wk
