hodgepudge Flashcards
Approximate gain in length from birth to 3 months
9 cm
Probable age of the child: developed handedness, able to say 2-3 words, and rides a tricycle
36 months (3 yo)
Probable age of the child: crawls up stairs, makes tower of 3 cubes, pointing, hugs parents
15 months
Probable age of the child: walks up stairs with one hand held, makes tower of 4 cubes, imitates scribbling, names pictures, identifies one or more parts of body
18 months (1 1/2 yo)
Probable age of the child: Runs well, walks up and down stairs one step at a time, scribbles in circular pattern, imitates horizontal stroke, Puts 3 words together, Handles spoon well
24 months (2 yo)
Average gain in length during the first year of life.
reaches 25 cm
Probable age of the child: stands momentarily on 1 foot, Knows age and sex, counts 3 objects correctly, Plays simple games (in “parallel” with other children)
36 months (3 yo)
Probable age of the child: Hops on one foot, throws ball overhand, draws man with 2-4 parts besides head, identifies longer of 2 lines, tells story, role-playing, goes to toilet alone
48 months (4 yo)
Probable age of the child: skips, names heavier of 2 weights, Names 4 colors, repeats sentence of 10 syllables, asks questions about meaning of words.
60 months (5 yo)
Posterior fontanel usually closes at
6-8 weeks (Nelson’s)
Anterior fontanel usually closes at
18 mo, but can close normally as early as 9 mo (Nelson’s)
Persistence of open posterior fontanel can suggest
underlying hydrocephalus or congenital hypothyroidism
A very small or absent anterior fontanel at birth might indicate
craniosynostosis or microcephaly
A bulging fontanel indicates
an indicator of increased ICP, but vigorous crying can cause a protuberant fontanel in a normal infant
Peak age of crying
6 weeks
Tanner Staging or
Sexual Maturity Rating (SMR)
SMR 1 in girls
Pubic hair: Preadolecent;
Breasts: Preadolescent
SMR 2 in girls
Pubic hair: Sparse, lightly pigmented, straight, medial border of labia;
Breasts: Breast and papilla elevated as small mound; diameter of areola increased
SMR 3 in girls
Pubic hair: Darker, beginning to curl, increased amount
Breasts: Breast and areola enlarged, no contour separation
SMR 4 in girls
Pubic hair: Coarse, curly, abundant, but less than in adult
Breasts: Areola and papilla form secondary mound
SMR 5 in girls
Pubic hair: Adult feminine triangle, spread to medial surface of thighs
Breasts: Mature, nipple projects, areola part of general breast contour
SMR 1 in boys
Pubic Hair: None
Penis: Preadolescent
Testis: Preadolescent
SMR 2 in boys
Pubic Hair: Scanty, long, slightly pigmented
Penis: Minimal change/enlargement
Testis: Enlarged scrotum, pink, texture altered
SMR 3 in boys
Pubic Hair: Darker, starting to curl, small amount
Penis: Lengthens
Testis: Larger
SMR 5 in boys
Pubic Hair: Adult distribution, spread to medial surface of thighs
Penis: Adult size
Testis: Adult size
% body weight loss in mild dehydration
Sequence of pubertal events in males
Genital 2, genital 3, pubic hair 2, genital 4, pubic hair 3, peak height velocity, pubic hair 4, genital 5, pubic hair 5