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Chapter 19
Child Health
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A form of long term acquired immunity that protects the body against a new infection as the result of antibodies that develop naturally after an initial infection or artificially after a vaccination | Active Acquired Immunity |
| The heart rate as heard with a stethoscope placed on the chest wall adjacent to the cardiac apex (top of the heart) | Apical Pulse |
| An absence of spontaneous respiration | Apnea |
| The body temperature as recorded by a thermometer placed in the armpit (0.5 to 1.0 degrees) | Axillary Temperature |
| Present at birth | Congenital |
| A common abnormal respiratory sound heard on auscultation of the chest during inspiration (bubbling) | Crackles |
| Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membrane | Cyanosis |
| Baby teeth, primary teeth | Deciduous Teeth |
| The eruption of teeth | Dentition |
| Pertaining to or characterized by an elevated body temperature | Febrile |
| A dry, grating sound heard with a stethoscope during auscultation | Friction Rub |
| An increase in the whole or any of its parts physically | Growth |
| Abnormal, short audible deep, hoarse sounds in exhalation that often accompany severe chest pain | Grunting |
| The measurement around the greatest circumference of the head of an infant | Head Circumference |
| A pathological condition characterized by an abnormal accumulation of CEREBROSPINAL FLUID, usually under increased pressure, within the cranial vault and subsequent dilatation of the ventricles | Hydrocephalus |
| The quality of being insusceptible to or unaffected by a particular disease or condition | Immunity |
| A process by which resistance to an infectious disease is induced or augmented | Immunization |
| A child who is in the earliest stage of extrauterine life, a time extending from the first month after birth to approximately 12 months of age - when the baby is able to assume an erect posture | Infant |
| The measurement of the distance from the crown of the infant's head to the infant's heel, while the infant is lying on the back with leg extended | Length (Recumbent) |
| The introduction of a hollow needle and stylet into the subarachnoid space of the lumbar portion of the spinal canal to optain specimens of cerebrospinal fluid | Lumbar Puncture |
| A congenital anomaly characterized by abnormal smallness of the head in relation to the rest of the body | Microcephalus |
| A usually inate and premanent form of immunity to a specific disease | Natural Immunity |
| A medical doctor who specializes in neonatology | Neonatologist |
| The medical specialty concerned with the diseases and abnormalities of thr newborn infant | Neonatology |
| Graphic | Nomogram |
| An inflammation of the umbilical stump | Omphalitis |
| Congenital herniation of intra-abdominal viscera through a defect in the abdominal wall around the umbilicus | Omphalocele |
| Drainage from the umbilicus | Omphalorrhea |
| The mean body temperature of a normal person as recorded by a clinical thermometer placed in the mouth | Oral Temperature |
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