Carnegie Peds Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Define Pediatrics | Branch of medicine that deals with the development and care |
Define Growth | increase in the physical size of the body |
Define Development | increase in the function of the body |
Ages of growth and development stages: Newborn | birth to 2-4 weeks |
Ages of growth and development stages: Infant | 4 weeks |
Ages of growth and development stages: Toddler | 1-3 years |
Ages of growth and development stages: Preschooler | 3-6 years |
Ages of growth and development stages: School age | 6-12 years |
Ages of growth and development stages: Adolescent | 12-18 years |
Growth and development principles : occurs in an orderly sequence: | from head to toe and from gross to fine upper body 1st and big body movements 1st |
Growth and development principles : Continuous and characterized by spurts of growth | grow, stop, then boom, grow a couple inches |
Growth guidelines: increase in height for first year | 10 inches |
Growth guidelines: increase in weight during first year | doubles at 6 months, triples at 1 year |
What does gestational age mean? | length of time in utero - 40 weeks |
At how many weeks is an infant considered preterm? | before 37 weeks |
At how many weeks is an infant considered term? | 38-42 weeks |
At how many weeks is an infant considered postterm? | after 42 weeks |
What is LGA? | large for gestational age, larger than 90% of other infants at same gestational age |
What is SGA? | small for gestattional age; weighing less than 90% of other infants at same gestational age |
What does the Apgar score represent? | Assesses newborn's physical status |
When is the Apgar test done? | At 1 and 5 minutes after birth |
What is the normal Apgar score? | 7-10 |
What is the largest part of the newborn's body? | head |
Why do we measure the occipitofrontal head circumference (OFC)? | Assesses brain growth |
What is the OFC at birth? | 13-14 inches/ 33-35.5cm |
What is a fontanel or soft spot? | soft membranous seam between skull bones |
How many fontanels (soft spots) are there? | 2 |
Where are the fontanels (soft spots) located? | anterior fontanel on top: posterior fontanel, back of head |
When does the anterior fontanel close? | at 12-18 months |
When does the posterior fontanel close? | at 6-8 weeks |
what is molding? | compression of head in birth canal during labor |
when do infants develop good head control? | 4 months |
What do infants see best at birth? | bright lights |
When do tears begin to develop? | at 2 months |
When can infants follow movement with their eyes? | at 2 months |
when do infants get full eye control? | at 4 months |
when do infants develop depth perception? | 9 months |
why are infants and young children more prone to ear infections than older children? | Eustachian tube is shorter and more horizontal |
What are milia? | small pinpoint white or yellow dots on nose, forehead, cheeks and chin; clogges sweat and oil glands (NOT baby acne) |
What are Mongolian spots? | bluish black pigmentations on lower back, buttocks, anterior trunk, fingers and feet. 90% occurr in African, Indian, Asian, Mediterranean and Hispanic |
Why does physiologic jaundice develop? | yellowish discoloration of skin from excessive breakdown of RBCs after birth, within 24 hours TX, UV light |
When do deciduous teeth usually begin to erupt? | 5-9 months |
What is meconium? | 1st stool that is passed; black and tarry |
What is the second stool that is passed? | transitional stool: yellow color and seedy |
What is the last stool that is passed? | milk stool: soft and brown coming out by 4th day |
When do infants lift their heads and put their hands to their mouths? | 3 months |
When do infants sit with support and grasp and manipulate objects? | 6 months |
When do infants sit without support, pull self to standing position, crawl, transfer objects from hand to hand | 9 months |
When do infantscreep, cruise, walk; being to build blocks; turn pages in a book | 12 months |
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