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12. What is the average age of menarche?
What are some risks for giving infants cow's milk before 12
IDA, GI bleed.
months of age?
Vitamin D drops. What vitamin supplementation must be given to breastfed infant?
Yes, an infant may lose 5 to 7 % IS weight loss normal in a newborn?
starting after birth, but should
gain is back and reach birth
weight again in 2 weeks.
Doubles at 6 months, triples at 12 What happens to the birth weight at 6 months? 12 months?
months.
What is an infant born with undescended testicle
Testicular cancer.
(cryptorchidism) at risk for if this is left uncorrected?
3 to 4 months of age. When does the startle reflex, aka morrow reflex disappear?
3 to 4 months. When does the suckle, or rooting reflex, disappear?
A strong and exaggerated morrow reflex in an infant > 6 months
Brain damage.
of age is indicative of what?
6 months of age. At what age may a flu vaccine be given to infants?
12 months of age. Any sooner What age may the first MMR vaccine be given?
and the immature immune
system can't build up antibodies.
What is the only vaccination that is given to the infant after
Hepatitis B.
delivery?
Every 2 to 3 hours, up to 8 to 10 How often do newborns eat?
times daily.
No, the tear ducts are very Do newborns produce tears?
immature at this stage and do
not produce tears.
16 hours daily. How many hours a day do infants sleep?
, 9 months. At what age do infants start to crawl on average?
Usually around 12 months of age At what age do infants begin walk?
(9-12).
Infants to 2 years of age. What age range requires babies to sit facing rear in a car seat?
All children 13 and younger. What aged children should always be seated in the back seat?
Neurotoxic due to the binding What is a risk of moderate to severe elevated bilirubin levels due
capacity to nerves and brain to increased breakdown of RBCs in infants?
tissue.
Phototherapy in the blue What is the mainstay treatment of newborn jaundice that is
wavelength. moderate to severe?
What should one suspect if an absent or delayed femoral pulse
Coarctation of the aorta.
in comparison to the brachial pulse, in a newborn is found?
What should one suspect in an infant with asymmetry in the
Hip dysplasia.
crease of the legs?
Acute lymphocytic leukemia. What is the most common cancer in children?
After five years of age. After what age is bedwetting considered abnormal?
Reyes syndrome. Progresses What is the danger of giving aspirin to a febrile child?
quickly, mortality rate is 52%.
Can progress over a few hours
to several days.
Acute onset of severe groin pain, n/v, absent cremaster reflex,
Testicular torsion.
usually most common in puberty.
MVA. What is the leading cause of death in adolescents?
At 11 or 12 years of age. In what ages is the meningococcal vaccine given?
STD, contraception, and What three conditions do not require parental consent to treat?
diagnosis/management of
pregnancy.
Legal marriage, and serving in What two circumstances allow emancipation of minors?
the armed forces.
Occurs between 3 to 5 days When does physiological jaundice occur in the newborn and
after birth due to the normal why does it happen?
breakdown of fetal hemoglobin
and immature liver. If this occurs
within 24 hours of birth, consider
pathological causes.
Progesterone only methods What options for contraception are permissible with
(mini-pill, Depo, norplant). breastfeeding?
Insulin and Heparin. What injectable drugs are considered safe to use in pregnancy?
What is the suggested kcl intake for infants aged birth to three
100 to 120 kcl/kg daily
months?
Between 18 and 24 months of When is screening for autism recommended in children?
age.
Restrictive or repetitive What are the main two types of behaviors associated with
behaviors and social autism?
communication interactive
behaviors.