WEEK 3 Flashcards
What is weight-for-age?
Weight for age index represents the weight of a child in relation to his/her age
What can alter the weight for age index?
*Dehydration
*Edema
What’s the difference between moderate and severe acute malnutrition?
*Moderate acute malnutrition, weight for height between -2SD and -3SD
*Severe acute malnutrition, weight for height less than -3SD
“Used to reflect the nutritional history overtime”
Height for age
State the clinical signs of severe acute malnutrition in children.
*Severe edema ( sign of kwashiorkor)
*Severe wasting ( sign of marasmus)
What are the main keys in nutritional vulnerability in infants and children
*Low nutritional stores
*High nutritional demands for growth
*Rapid neuronal development
List some of the causes of an infants cry rather then hunger
*Infant is dressed in uncomfortable clothing
*Infants diaper may be wet and in need of change
*Infant may be needing attention
What are the factors influencing composition of milk
*Time of the day- fat content highest in the early of the day and lowest at night
*Mothers emotional state- milk ejection reflex usually absent during periods of pain and fatigue
How is adequacy of breastfeeding determined?
*Is the infant satisfied after each nursing period
*Is the infant contented and sleeps 2-4hrs between feeding
*Regularly and adequately gaining weight
List the benefits of breastfeeding to the mother
Reduces the risk of:
*osteoporosis
*rheumatoid arthritis
*uterine bleed and helps the uterus return to previous size
*anemia
Define Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED)
This is an attachment disorder that causes children to have little to no fear of strangers.
Difference between primary and secondary immunodeficiency.
Primary immunodeficiency are inborn errors of immunity that are genetically determined.
Secondary immunodeficiency are acquired declines of immune cell counts and function.
