Ultimate Pediatrics Exam Review:
Newborn Care, Growth Charts,
Developmental Milestones,
Immunizations & Reflexes – Complete
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Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
< 34 weeks
When is is a baby considered pre-term?
-Blood spots for treatable illnesses
-Hearing
-Critical Congenital Heart Defects
-PE: HEENT, look for any deformities, abdomen, GU, neuro (tone and reflexes), skin, etc
What is included in Newborn screens?
Caput Succedaneum
-an edematous swelling of the scalp above the periosteum.
-It cross suture lines
Mongolian Spots
Eryhtema Toxicum
-This is the "rash" most commonly observed in the nursery
-Lesions start on day 1 or 2 and increase in number over next several days
-spontaneous resolution in about a week
Milia
Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis
-can be found on newborn exam
-hyperpigmented spots that remain after fragile pustules resolve
-Weight
-Height
-Head circumference
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, how do you monitor growth for children <2
-Weight
-Height
-BMI
how do you monitor growth for children >2
-First week (3-5 days old) (within 48 hours of hospital discharge)
-1 month
-2 months
-4 months
-6 months
-9 months
-12 months
-15 months
-18 months
-2 years
-2 1/2 years
-3 years (and yearly after)
At what ages do you get well child visits?
10%
• Term neonates may lose up to ________% of their birth weight in the first few days of life
• Typically regain by 7-10 days
30 g (1 oz)
Newborns gain approximately _______________ per day until three months of age
20 g (0.67 oz)
Infants gain approximately _________ per day between three and six months of age
10 g
Infants gain approximately _______ per day between 6 and 12 months
4 months
Infants double their birth weight by ______________
One year
infants triple their birth weight by _______________
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Newborn Care, Growth Charts,
Developmental Milestones,
Immunizations & Reflexes – Complete
Questions Provided with Verified A+
Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026
< 34 weeks
When is is a baby considered pre-term?
-Blood spots for treatable illnesses
-Hearing
-Critical Congenital Heart Defects
-PE: HEENT, look for any deformities, abdomen, GU, neuro (tone and reflexes), skin, etc
What is included in Newborn screens?
Caput Succedaneum
-an edematous swelling of the scalp above the periosteum.
-It cross suture lines
Mongolian Spots
Eryhtema Toxicum
-This is the "rash" most commonly observed in the nursery
-Lesions start on day 1 or 2 and increase in number over next several days
-spontaneous resolution in about a week
Milia
Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis
-can be found on newborn exam
-hyperpigmented spots that remain after fragile pustules resolve
-Weight
-Height
-Head circumference
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, how do you monitor growth for children <2
-Weight
-Height
-BMI
how do you monitor growth for children >2
-First week (3-5 days old) (within 48 hours of hospital discharge)
-1 month
-2 months
-4 months
-6 months
-9 months
-12 months
-15 months
-18 months
-2 years
-2 1/2 years
-3 years (and yearly after)
At what ages do you get well child visits?
10%
• Term neonates may lose up to ________% of their birth weight in the first few days of life
• Typically regain by 7-10 days
30 g (1 oz)
Newborns gain approximately _______________ per day until three months of age
20 g (0.67 oz)
Infants gain approximately _________ per day between three and six months of age
10 g
Infants gain approximately _______ per day between 6 and 12 months
4 months
Infants double their birth weight by ______________
One year
infants triple their birth weight by _______________
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