Well Child Exam And Failure To Thrive Flashcards
Why would we test a child’s lipid and cholesterol?
If their BMI is above the 85th percentile
When is the peak incidence of SIDS?
2-4 months
What is the scale used to note development of secondary sexual characteristics?
Tanner Sexual Maturity Rating (SMR)
Persistence of primitive reflexes can be a sign of ______?
Neurodevelopmental disorders
What is the definition of failure to thrive?
Height or weight drops below 3rd percentile
Or drops 2 major percentile lines
When do we begin doing annual screening of Blood pressure
3 years old
What is (one of) the special case when you WOULD monitor BP in a child under 3?
Congenital heart disease
(Also, premature, low birth weight, NICU care, renal disease, organ transplant, treatment with drugs that affect BP, increased ICP, any illness associated with HTN)
When does lead screening begin?
Age 2
quadruple birth weight by what age
2 years
Absence of primitive reflexes can be a sign of _______
Disordered cerebral function
At what age do we start looking at BMI?
Age 2
What is the M-CHAT?
Checklist to screen for autism
Double birth weight by what age?
4-5 months
When does colic usually resolve?
Around 12 weeks…Baby can roll around and do more things
Triple birth weight by what age?
1 year
