Intro Flashcards
no TV till age….
2, can cause speech delay
most important part of exam?
history
munchausen is now known as
fabricated or induced illness in Childhood
weak cry
seriously ill
high pitched cry
intracranial pathology
moaning cry
meningitis, sepsis
grunting cry
respiratory distress, cardiac failure
infrequent cry
MR, downs
colic begins at
3 weeks of age and ends at 3 months of age, 3 hours of nonstop crying at least 3 days per week,
Order of exam
-observe kid while taking history, next listen to kid, then begin the PE
development follows this pattern
-cephalocaudal w/proximodistal progression of function consistent w/myelination
what does methylation do?
turns genes on or off
stress decreases methylation
environmental effects on glucocorticoid receptors
- Environment plays a role in stress response
- better environment leads to increased glucocorticoid receptors
- Chronic stress actually leads to decreased cortisol levels, leading to nightmares/focus on past/hypervigilance
acquisition of ( ) milestone correlates w/intelligence
fine motor
weight
- usually doubles by 3-5 months and triples by a year
- breast fed babies gain weight quicker and slow at 6 months
- large babies do not follow standard
head circumference
- most important marker
- increase 2 cm/month for 3 months
- 1 cm/month for 3 months
- 0.5 cm/month for 6 months (12 cm first year)
length
- 2 in/month for 3 months
- 1 in/month for 3 months
- 0.5 in/month for 6 months
growth velocity
first year of life=half birth length=10 in
second year of life=half first year=5 in
third year of life=half second year=2.5 in
fourth year to puberty=2.5 in/year