Infants Flashcards
Neonates are age __ - ___
Birth-1 month
Infancy is age __ -___
1 mo- 1 yr
Rapid ___ growth and ___ dev. occurs during the 1st year
Rapid BODY growth and BRAIN dev. during the 1st year
by the end of infancy length has increased by ___%
55%
There is a ____ increase in length during the first 4 months of age
~1.25
There is an increase in length just under a ___/month from 4-6 months
inch
There is a ___/month increase in length from 7-12 months
~.5 in/mo
By the end of infancy weight has increased by ___%
↑200%
___-___% wt loss in 1st wk of life, should regain to birth wt by __-__days of age
5-10% 10-14 days
what is the cause of the drop in weight after birth (2 reasons)
loss of excess water present at birth lack of calories and volume in colostrum
Wt loss ___ or have not gained wt back in _ wks = abnormal
>10% 2 weeks
Rate of wt gain is most rapid in the first ___ ms of life and progressively ↓
3 months
From Birth to 4 mo there is a ____ lb↑/mo (weight) OR Gain of __ oz/day in first 3 months
~ 1.75 1 oz
From 5-8 months there is a __ lb/mo (weight) OR __oz/day for age 3-6 months
~1 lb
.75 oz/day
By 6 mo old the infant is ___x their brith wt, and __x birth weight (50% ↑) by 1 y/o
2x birth wt (100% ↑) 3x birth weight (50% ↑)
From 9-12 months there is an increase in weight ~ .___ lb/mo
.5
By the end of infancy Head Circumference ↑ by __% and Brain wt doubles
40% doubles
Head circumference ↑ by __% in the 1st yr of life
30%
↑ in head circumference ~__ cm/mo in the 1st 3 mo of life, then ~ 0.5 cm
2cm/mo
_____ is a Triangular shape, located between occipital and 2 parietal bones
Posterior fontanel
Posterior fontanel closes by __- __ of age
6-8 WEEKS of age
_____ is a Diamond shape at the junction of the sagittal, coronal, and frontal sutures Between the 2 frontal and 2 parietal bones 3-4 cm in length and 2-3 cm in width
Anterior fontanel
Anterior fontanel closes by __ -___ of age
12-18 MONTHS of age
By the end of infancy a child is
__x body wt
↑ length by __%
Significant ↑ in ___ size and ____
3
50%
brain size & complexity
Dentition: Eruption of teeth starts by __-__ months old→ these are the “deciduous teeth”
5-6