Infants Flashcards

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Age of a newborn

A

0-30 days

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Age of a infant

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30 days to 1 year

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2
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Age of a toddler

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1-3 years

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3
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Age of a preschooler

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3-5 years

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4
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Age of a school age child

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5-12 years

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5
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Age of a adolescent

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12-20 years

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6
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How old does the Denver go up to

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6

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7
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What are the four areas of concern for development

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Fine motor, gross motor, language, social

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8
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Doctor visit schedule for infants

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30 days, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months

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9
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What is the job of growth charts

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To plot growth over time

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10
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A child should double birth weight by when

A

6 months

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11
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A child should _______ birth weight by 1 year

A

Triple

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12
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When do you get alerted with growth shown in growth charts

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It growth goes more than one standard deviation up or down

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13
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What should you plot every visit

A

Height and weight

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14
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Do height and weight percentiles have to be the same?

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No

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15
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When do you measure head circumstance

A

Measured until child turns 2

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16
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When do you measure abdominal and chest circumference

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Usually at birth to make sure baby is within normal limits

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17
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Elicited by stroking the cheek or edge of the mouth. Newborn turns the head toward the side that is touched and starts to suck

A

Sucking and rooting reflex

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18
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What is expected Babinski in newborn

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Toes will fan up and out

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19
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What is cephalocaudal development

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Child develops muscle control from head down

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20
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Why do the normal vital signs change in infants

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Because the number of alveoli in lungs increase as lungs mature

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21
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Persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration in the extremities

A

Acrocyanosis

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22
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What is mottling

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Lacy pattern of small reddish and pale areas. Is common because of the normal instability of the blood circulation at the skins surface

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23
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When do anterior fontanels usually close by

A

18 months

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24
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When do posterior fontanels usually close by

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3 months

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25
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When do milia usually come out

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3-4 weeks

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26
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What would you see in a newborn baby where the sutures cross

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Caput succedaneum

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27
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What are characteristics of a cephalohematoma

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Under the skin but still above the skull

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28
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Who do you usually see plagiocephaly in

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Usually in infants but it can be congenital.when acquired it is most likely positional

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29
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What is treatment of plagiocephaly? why is it important?

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You can’t shape head once fontanels close. If you use helmet as treatment it must be worn 23.5 hours a day and usually it is corrected in 3-9months

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30
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What is vision acuity at birth

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20/200-400

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31
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What do newborns do when looking at a object at birth? What reflexes are present?

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Fixate close object, pupillary and corneal reflexes present

32
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How do color preferences change in an infant

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Change from black and white to red and yellow

33
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At 4 months what does infant do when looking at an object

A

Track, converge close objects

34
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When do tear ducts open

A

4 months

35
Q

When do infant recognize objects

A

12 months

36
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Hearing/language achievements at 3 months

A

Locate sound and simple intentional vocalizations

37
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When does a child respond to own name

A

8 months

38
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Hearing/language achievements 8 months

A

Responds to own name and imitates sounds

39
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How many words does infant have at 10 months

A

1-2 words

40
Q

At what age can infant pick up a toy and put it down

A

3 months

41
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When can infant intentionally close hands

A

1 month

42
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When can infant intentionally open hands

A

3 months

43
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When can infant hold object like a bottle up but not really know what to do then

A

4 months

44
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When does infant have voluntary grasp

A

5 months

45
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When can infant hold object like a bottle on own, time when you can introduce cups

A

6-7 months

46
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When infant has crude pincer grasp

A

8-9 months

47
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When infant has fine pincer grasp

A

10-11 months

48
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What is most important thing in first year

A

Feeding themselves

49
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What she do most babies have good enough fine pincer grasp to feed themselves

A

9-10 months

50
Q

Minimal head lag by ___ months; no head lag by ___ months

A

Minimal by 4; none by 6

51
Q

What way will child roll first

A

Front to back

52
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When will a child fill fully roll front to back

A

By 5 months

53
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When will a child willfully roll back to front

A

By 6 months

54
Q

When can a child sit alone

A

6-7 months

55
Q

When can infant bear own weight

A

6-7 months

56
Q

When does creeping/crawling happen

A

9-10 months

57
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When does walking happen

A

12-15 months

58
Q

Do all babies crawl?

A

No some never crawl

59
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Should you be concerned if a infant has a wide stance when sitting after 12 months

A

Yes because it could be a balance issue

60
Q

Most babies will go to anybody until about when?

A

9 months

61
Q

How do infants learn

A

By senses

62
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When do infants begin cooing and making sounds not related to crying

A

6-8 weeks

63
Q

What is infants first tooth

A

Lower central incisor

64
Q

How does a child feel when teething?

A

Irritable, WITHOUT fever. Teething pain is about 3 days total

65
Q

How do you know how many teeth infant should have up to 24 months

A

Age of child in months - 6 = # if teeth

66
Q

When does baby usually get first tooth? Next one?

A

6 months then usually one each months after

67
Q

How many teeth should babies have

A

20

68
Q

If baby is drooling does that mean they are teething?

A

No! Drooling happens when salivary glands start working

69
Q

What should you do if baby doesn’t get lower central incisor first?

A

Investigate further, every baby gets teeth in the same order

70
Q

No solid food until?

A

6 months

71
Q

How long do people usually exclusively breast feed

A

4-6 weeks

72
Q

Should introduce all different types of foods at forts to see what baby likes

A

No, one food at a time to see if baby is allergic to anything

73
Q

How long do maternal iron stores usually last

A

9 months

74
Q

When should you do a anemia iron screen by

A

By 12 months

Around 9

75
Q

When do infants transition to whole milk

A

12 months, whole milk has hardly any iron in it

76
Q

Hemoglobin should be greater than what in infancy

A

10 g/dl

77
Q

What foods should you introduce after 1 year

A

Eggs, fish, nuts, chocolate, corn

78
Q

How long do infants sleep up to 3 months

A

15 hours/day