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Question | Answer |
newborn | birth - 4weeks |
infant | 4wks-1yr |
toddler | 1-3yrs |
preschooler | 3-6yrs |
school age | 6-12yrs |
adolescent | teens |
gestational age | how long in uteral |
APGAR | given to newborns @ birth 7-10 |
purpose for measuring OFC (occipitofrontal head circumference) | |
what are fontanels | soft spots |
when do soft spots close | top 12-18mos back 6-8 weeks |
Mongolian spots | bluish black pigmentations on lower back, buttocks, anterior trunk, fingers and feet |
milia | small pinpoint white or yellow dots on nose |
physiologic jaundice | is from massive destruction of rbc's after birth, occurs within 24 hours |
Eustachian tubes | in young children r shorter n more horizontal than older children and adults which increases the risk for ear infections |
pediatrics | branch of medicines dealing with problems and diseases of young children |
growth | measurable changes such as height and weight |
development | qualitative maturation in motor, mental, social, and language skills |
4-6 pds/year | average weight gain for toddlers and preschoolers |
2-3 ins per year | average height gain for toddlers and preschoolers |
18-24mos | physiologic control of bladder |
gross motor skills | locomotion, "getting around" |
fine motor skills | dexterity, using their hands and fingers |
transitional objects | give security and help deal with stress, blanket, stuffed animal, pacifier |
separation anxiety | fear of abandonment |
body integrity fears | fear of unknown about their body |
temper tantrum | assertion of control & independence, part of normal development |
negativism | assertion of control and independence, they like being able to make choices |
ritualism | gives sense of security and trust that things will happen the same way all the time |
regression | signals significant stress level, retreat to an earlier developmental stage. new skills do not develop at this time |
preschoolers |
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