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Pediatrics Mid Term

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Define Pediatrics   Study of development & care of children & the treatment of childhood diseases  
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Define growth of children   Increase in the size of the body  
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Define child development   Increase in the function of the body  
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What is the ages of New born growth & development   Birth - 2 to 4 weeks  
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What is the ages of Infant growth & development   4 weeks to 1 year  
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What is the ages of toddler growth & development   1 yr to 3 yrs  
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What is the ages of pre school growth & development   3 yrs to 6 yrs  
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What is the ages of School age child growth & development   6 yrs to 12 yrs  
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What is the ages of adolescence growth & development   12 yrs to adult  
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What is the first principle of Growth & Development   Occurs in an orderly sequence (Head to Toe)  
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What is the second principle of Growth & Development   Growth is continuous & characterized by spurs of growth & periods of relative rest  
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What are the growth guidelines for the height of a 0 to 6 month old   1 inch a month  
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What are the growth guidelines for the height of a 6 month to 1 year old   2/3 of an inch per month  
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What are the growth guidelines for weight during first year   doubles in first 6 months; triples in first year  
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What does gestational age mean?   Length of time in utero (Time mother carries baby)  
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At how many weeks is a baby considered preterm?   Before 37 weeks  
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At how weeks is a normal term   38 to 42 weeks  
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At how many weeks is the baby considered postterm   42 weeks and later  
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What does LGA stand for   Large for Gestational Age (Baby is larger then 90% of babies of the same age)  
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What does SGA stand for   Small for Gestational Age (Baby is smaller then 90% of babies the same age)  
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What does Apgar score represent   Assess new borns physical stature at birth  
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When is the Apgar score taken the first time   When baby is one minute old  
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When is the Apgar score taken the second time   When the baby is 3 to 5 minutes old  
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What is a normal apgar score   7 to 10  
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What is largest part of a new born   the head  
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What does OFC stand for   occipitofrontal head circumference  
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Why do we measure the occipitofrontal head circumference   To access brain growth  
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What is nornal OFC at birth   13 - 15 inches or 33 - 35.5 cm  
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What is the medical term for a babies soft spot   fontanel  
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What is a fontanel   Soft membranous seams between skull bones  
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How many fontanels does a baby have   Two  
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What the names of the fontanels   Anterior - which is located on the top of the head & posterior at the back of head  
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At what age does the anterior fontanels close   12 to 18 months  
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At what age does the posterior fontanel close   6 to 8 weeks  
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What does molding mean   Compression of the head as it moves through birth canal  
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At what age does an infant develop good head control   4 months  
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What do infants see best at birth   bright lights  
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When do tears begin to develop   2 months  
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When can they follow movement with their eyes   2 months  
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When do they get full eye control   4 months  
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When do they develope depth perception   9 months  
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Why are infants & younger children more prone to ear infections then older children   Eustachian tube is shorter and more horizontal  
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What are Mongolian spots   Bluish black pigmentation on the lower back, buttocks, anterior trunk, fingers & feet  
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What ethnic groups does Mongolian spots effect most   African, Indian, Hispanic, Asian & Mediterranean decent  
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What is milia   Small pin point white or yellow dots on the forhead, checks, nose & chin  
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What causes Milia   Blocked sweat or oil glands  
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Why does physiologic jaundice develop   Massive destruction of mothers circulating red blood cells  
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What is jaundice   yellow color to skin from elevated billirubin  
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What is the medical term for baby teeth   deciduous teeth  
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When do deciduous teeth usually begin to erupt   5 to 9 months  
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What is meconium   Medical term for babies first stool  
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What does meconium look like   Black & tary  
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What is the term for a babies second type of stool   Transitional stool / looks yellowish green & seedy like cottage cheese  
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What is the term for a babies third type of stool   milk stool / looks soft brown  
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At what age does a baby start lifting their head   3 months  
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At what age does a baby start being able to put their hand to their mouth   3 months  
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At what age can a baby sit up with support   6 months  
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At what age does a baby start graping & minipulating objects   6 months  
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At what age can a baby sit up without support   9 months  
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At what age does a baby start pulling itself to a standing position   9 months  
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At what age does a baby start crawling   9 months  
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At what age does a baby transfer objects from hand to hand   9 months  
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At what age does a baby begin to build blocks   12 months  
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At what age does a baby begin to creep, cruise or walk   12 months  
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At what age does a baby begin to turn pages in a book   12 months  
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