Infancy-growth and maturation- FINAL EXAM Flashcards
The period of most rapid growth is?
0-12 months
During 0-12 months, weight ____ and height increases by __%.
triples, 50%.
During 0-12 months, ___ ___ is recorded on charts which includes ___, ___, and ___ ___.
growth velocity. height, weight, and head circumference.
U.S. infant mortality rates are ___.
high
What is the major factor contributing to high infant mortality rates in the U.S.?
prevalence of low birth weight
Reducing infant mortality rate affected by: \_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_ factors Access to \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ rates High \_\_\_\_ and LBW \_\_\_\_
Social and economic factors
Access to health care
Teenage pregnancy rates
High preterm and LBW births
Changes in body composition include: \_\_\_\_\_ in percent body water \_\_\_\_\_\_ in percent lean body mass \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in percent body fat Also,Changes in \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_.
decrease, increases, increases
body proposition
Infants with special dietary needs includes: (List 7)
- Full term infant
- Pre term and LBW infants are at higher risk
- Pre term infant
- Small for gestational age (SGA)
- Disproportionately small for gestational age (dSGA)
- Proportionately small for gestational age (pSGA)
- Infants born with inborn errors of metabolism
Full term infants are born: __-___ weeks of __.
Born 37–42 weeks of gestation
Pre term infants are born: _____ weeks of gestation.
<37
Small for gestational age (SGA): weight is ____ ___ for that age.
<10
Disproportionately small for gestational age (dSGA):
weight is _____ percentile for that age and
_____ normal and ____ ____ normal.
<10, length, head circumference.
Proportionately small for gestational age (pSGA):
____, ____, and ____ ____ < normal.
weight, length, head circumference
Infants born with inborn errors of metabolism:
Immediate dietary intervention will prevent ___ ___.
brain damage
Low birth weight: Less than ___grams or __ ___ _ ___. Regardless of ___ ___.
2500, 5 pounds, 8 ounces. gestational age.
SGA and LBW are not _____.
synonymous,
__ ___ diagnosis of SGA is key. It is Diagnosed by measuring the mother’s ___ with the fundal ___ being less than it should be for that stage of the pregnancy.
If it is suspected, the mother will usually be sent for an _____ to confirm.
pre natal. uterus, height,
ultrasound
Many infants are just constitutionally ____.
Important to identify SGA associated with ____ (___ ___ ___).
small, IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction
IUGR are Infants who are ____ than they are ____ programmed to be
smaller, genetically
What is proportionality?
The correspondence between birth weight and head circumference percentiles
Proportionality is a ___ and ___-____ method to identify babies who are at higher risk of adverse outcomes.
simple, non-invasive,