Peds Rotation

Question 1

How to score APGAR

Answer 1

Appearance/Color: 0-2
Pulse/Heart Rate: 0-2 (1= less than 100 bpm)
Reflex: 0-2
Muscle tone: 0-2
Respiratory Effort: 0-2

*taken at 1 and 5 minutes

Question 2

Healthy infants in the 1st year of life require how many kcal per day and ___ thereafter

Answer 2

120kcal/kg/d

100kcal/kg/d thereafter

Question 3

in FFT, children require ad additional __-__% to ensure adequate catch-up growth?

Answer 3

50-100%

120kcal/kg/d (normal nutritional requirements)

Question 4

major causes of inadequate weight gain

Answer 4

-inadequate caloric intake (depression, neurologic disorde, tracheoesophageal fistula)
-chromosomal anomalies, endocrine disorders
-emesis
malabsorption (biliary atresia, celiac disease, IBD, infection)
-increased metabolism (CHD, resp. disease, hyperthyroidism, renal tubular acidosis)