Pediatrics Flashcards
Increase in function
Development
Increase in size
Growth
Antenatal
Term for occurring before birth (maternal)
Term for 12th week gestation through 28th day of life after birth
Perinatal
Perinatal includes what time periods?
12th week gestation through 28th day after birth
Fetus - Neonate
Embryo
Term for 1st trimester stage of development
Fetus
Term for 12th week gestation through birth
Neonate
Term for birth through one month
Infant
Term for one month through beginning of walking (usually 10-14 months)
Toddler
Term for beginning of walking through 2 years
Child
Term for two years through 12 years
Pubescent / Adolescent
Term for 12 years through 18 years
Gestational age
Age of fetus in weeks
Using either:
Calculated from first day of last menstrual period
OR
Ultrasound measurement
OR
Ballard (Dubowitz) Scoring System based on physical assessment of newborn
Postnatal age
Age after birth
Full-term Neonate
38-42 weeks
Postnatal age < one month
Post-term Neonate
> =42 weeks
Postnatal age < one month
Postconceptional Age
Gestational Age + Postnatal Age
Ex: 25 wk gestation + 6 wk old = 31 wk
postconceptional age
APGAR Scoring System
Heart Rate >100 (<100 = 1)
Respiratory Effort - good and crying (irreg = 1)
Muscle Tone - active movements (some = 1)
Reflex Irritability - crying vigorously (crying = 1)
Color - pink all over (blue extr = 1)
Pre-term Neonate
Equal or less than 37 weeks
Postnatal age < one month
Average birth weight
3.4kg
Age at which birth weight doubles
~4-5 months
Fever in an infant
38.4 C
Severe otitis media
Mod-severe pain plus temp at least 39 C
Recurrent otitis media
3x in 6 mo OR
4x in 1 yr w/1 in last 6 mo
3 holes in fetal heart
Foramen ovale
Ductus arteriosis
Ductus venosus
Kinrix
DTap-IPV
Comvax
HBV-Hib
HBV: (Recombivax 5mcg)
PRP-OMP: (PedvaxHIB) = H.influenzae B
Pediarix
DTaP-HBV-IPV
ProQuad
MMR-V
(4 Live vax)
MMRii
Varivax
Twinrix
HBV-HAV
PENTACEL
Hib-DTaP-IPV
MenHibrix
Hib-MenCY
AOM tx
Amox 80-90 mg/kg/day
Hole separating RA & LA
Foramen ovale
Blood vessel connecting pulmonary artery to proximal descending aorta
Ductus arteriosis
Shunts blood flow from umbilical vein to inferior vena cava
Ductus venosis
Umbilical cord connects ____ to ____.
Fetus
Placenta
Fetal circulation flows through
1 umbilical vein (mom to fetus) MAIN VEIN
2 umbilical arteries (fetus to mom)
Age at which birth weight triples
1 year