Pediatrics

Question 1

When do the posterior fontanels close on an infant?

Answer 1

6 to 8 weeks

Question 2

When do the anterior fontanels close on an infant?

Answer 2

12 to 18 months of age

Question 3

How can you estimate how many teeth a child under 2 has?

Answer 3

Age in months - 6 =Estimate of teeth

Question 4

Newborns may loose up to _____% of birth weight by 3/4 days old. This birth weight is reattained by _____ weeks of age.

Answer 4

10%

Reattained by 2 weeks of age

Question 5

When does birth weight double?

Answer 5

5 months

Question 6

When does birth weight triple?

Answer 6

12 months

Question 7

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 1 month old have?

Answer 7

Gross: Demonstrates head lag
Fine: Strong grasp reflex

Question 8

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 2 months old have?

Answer 8

Gross: Lifts head off mattress when prone
Fine: holds hands in an open position, grasp reflex disappears

Question 9

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 3-months-old have?s

Answer 9

Gross: When in prone position, will raise head and shoulders, slight head lag, bears weight on forearms
Fine: No grasp reflex, actively holds rattle, keeps hands loosely open

Question 10

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 4-months-old have?

Answer 10

Gross: Rolls from back to side
Fine: Holds object in both hands

Question 11

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 6 months old have?

Answer 11

Gross: Rolls from back to front
Fine: Holds bottle, Picks up object if dropped

Question 12

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 5-months-old have?

Answer 12

Gross: Rolls from front to back
Fine: Able to grasp objects voluntarily, takes objects directly to mouth

Question 13

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 7-month-old have?

Answer 13

Gross: Bears full weight on feet, sits, leaning forwards on both hands
Fine: Moves objects from hand to had

Question 14

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 8-months-old have?

Answer 14

Gross: Sits unsupported
Fine: Uses thumb and index finger in crude pincer grasp

Question 15

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 9-months-old have?

Answer 15

Gross: Creeps on hands and knees instead of crawling, pulls to a standing position
Fine: Pincer grasp is more precise

High risk of choking at this age

Question 16

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 10-months-old have?

Answer 16

Gross: Changes from a prone to a sitting position
Fine: Grasps rattle by its handle

Question 17

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 11-months-old have?

Answer 17

Gross: Walks while holding onto something
Fine: Neat

Question 18

Gross/Fine Motor Skills:
What gross and fine motor skills does an infant 12-months-old have?