Infant Health

Question 1

What age is the newborn period classified as?

Answer 1

1-2 months

Question 2

What age is the infancy period classified as?

Answer 2

1-12 months

Question 3

A term used to describe unequal leg length.

Answer 3

Allie’s sign

Question 4

A term used to describe unequal knee height.

Answer 4

Galaezzi sign

Question 5

Lymph nodes located where require aggressive investigation because they have a strong correlation to malignancy?

Answer 5

supraclavicular lymph nodes

Question 6

What are survival reflexes?

Answer 6

breathing, temperature control, and feeding

Question 7

Blink reflex and pupil constriction are testing what and indicate newborn vision?

Answer 7

accomodation

Question 8

What is considered hearing loss in an infant?

Answer 8

loss of 20 to 30 decibels

Question 9

How much sleep should an infant get from two months to 1 year of age?

Answer 9

8-12 hours per night w/ 2-3 naps per day

Question 10

If an infant does not raise their head by what age, it is considered a developmental warning sign.

Answer 10

3 months

Question 11

If an infant does not try to pick up a toy by what age, it is considered a developmental warning sign.

Answer 11

6 months

Question 12

Any fever in a baby younger than 30 days of age over 100.4, should have what done?

Answer 12

CBC, blood culture, UA and culture, and perhaps an LP

Question 13

What organism commonly causes bacterial infection in the first month of life?

Answer 13

GBS and gram-negative enteric organisms

Question 14

What organiam commonly causes bacterial infection in the second month of life?

Answer 14

S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae

Question 15

What is the acetaminophen dose for infants?

Answer 15

10-15mg/kg every 4-6 hours

Question 16

At what age can an infanct get ibuprofen?

Answer 16

6 months and older

Question 17

What is the ibuprofen dose for infants?

Answer 17

10mg/kg every 6 hours