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CERTIFIED SPECIALIST IN PEDIATRICS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, energy and protein needs during
adolescence should be based on ___________ rather than ____________.
Height, Weight
Cerebral Palsy (age 5-12 yr) ambulatory vs non-ambulatory
13.9 kcal/cm height ambulatory
11.1 kcal/cm height non-ambulatory
Cerebral Palsy (severely restricted)
10 kcal/cm height
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy energy needs:
up to 6000 kcals/day (adolescence)
Down Syndrome2 Boys (5-12 yr) Girls (5-12 yr), energy needs
Boys (5-12 yr) 16.1 kcal/cm height
Girls (5-12 yr) 14.3 kcal/cm height
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Myelomeningocele (Spina Bifida) energy needs:
Approximately 50% of recommended daily allowances for age after infancy
May need as little as 7 kcal/cm height
Prader-Willi Syndrome energy needs:
10-11 kcal/cm height for maintenance
8-9 kcal/cm height for weight loss
individual diets may be as low as 800 - 1000 calories, under medical supervision.
Vitmain D conversion from mcg to IUs:
/0.025
Vitmain D conversion from IUs to mcg:
x 0.025
Vitamin D requirements for infants 0-12months
10mcg (400IUs)
Vitamin D requirements for 1 year and up to 70y:
600 IUs
Calcium requirements for 0-12mo
260 mg
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Calcium requirements 1-3years
700mg
Calcium requirements 4-8 years
1000mgs
Calcium requirements 9-30yrs
1300mgs
Iron requirements 7-12months
11mg
Iron requirements 1-3 yrs
7 mgs
Iron requirements 4-8 yrs
10mgs
Iron requirements increase for males at ___________, for females at _______________.
Males Ages 14-18
Females ages 14-18, then also increases further from 19-51 (menses)
Hunger cues 0-4 months
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Birth to 4 Months feeding cues
Cries or fusses Gazes at caregiver, opens mouth during feeding to indicate desire to continue,
brings hand to mouth
4-6 Months Hunger Cues
Cries or fusses Gazes at caregiver, opens mouth during feeding to indicate desire to continue
Acute malnutrition (undernutrition) refers to changes in weight in relation to height.
% of IBW @ 50%Wt/Ln
>90% Grade 0 (normal)
80%-89% Grade 1 (mild)
70% -79% Grade Il (moderate)
<70 rade lIl (severe)
Chronic malnutrition (stunting) refers to a reduction in the rate of linear growth -Waterlow
Criteria
%IBW of Wt/Ln, age 1-3
>95% Grade 0 (normal)
90%-94% Grade I (mild)
85%-89% Grade II (moderate)
<85 % Grade III (severe)
Subcutaneous fat loss can be seen in:
CERTIFIED SPECIALIST IN PEDIATRICS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, energy and protein needs during
adolescence should be based on ___________ rather than ____________.
Height, Weight
Cerebral Palsy (age 5-12 yr) ambulatory vs non-ambulatory
13.9 kcal/cm height ambulatory
11.1 kcal/cm height non-ambulatory
Cerebral Palsy (severely restricted)
10 kcal/cm height
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy energy needs:
up to 6000 kcals/day (adolescence)
Down Syndrome2 Boys (5-12 yr) Girls (5-12 yr), energy needs
Boys (5-12 yr) 16.1 kcal/cm height
Girls (5-12 yr) 14.3 kcal/cm height
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Myelomeningocele (Spina Bifida) energy needs:
Approximately 50% of recommended daily allowances for age after infancy
May need as little as 7 kcal/cm height
Prader-Willi Syndrome energy needs:
10-11 kcal/cm height for maintenance
8-9 kcal/cm height for weight loss
individual diets may be as low as 800 - 1000 calories, under medical supervision.
Vitmain D conversion from mcg to IUs:
/0.025
Vitmain D conversion from IUs to mcg:
x 0.025
Vitamin D requirements for infants 0-12months
10mcg (400IUs)
Vitamin D requirements for 1 year and up to 70y:
600 IUs
Calcium requirements for 0-12mo
260 mg
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Calcium requirements 1-3years
700mg
Calcium requirements 4-8 years
1000mgs
Calcium requirements 9-30yrs
1300mgs
Iron requirements 7-12months
11mg
Iron requirements 1-3 yrs
7 mgs
Iron requirements 4-8 yrs
10mgs
Iron requirements increase for males at ___________, for females at _______________.
Males Ages 14-18
Females ages 14-18, then also increases further from 19-51 (menses)
Hunger cues 0-4 months
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Birth to 4 Months feeding cues
Cries or fusses Gazes at caregiver, opens mouth during feeding to indicate desire to continue,
brings hand to mouth
4-6 Months Hunger Cues
Cries or fusses Gazes at caregiver, opens mouth during feeding to indicate desire to continue
Acute malnutrition (undernutrition) refers to changes in weight in relation to height.
% of IBW @ 50%Wt/Ln
>90% Grade 0 (normal)
80%-89% Grade 1 (mild)
70% -79% Grade Il (moderate)
<70 rade lIl (severe)
Chronic malnutrition (stunting) refers to a reduction in the rate of linear growth -Waterlow
Criteria
%IBW of Wt/Ln, age 1-3
>95% Grade 0 (normal)
90%-94% Grade I (mild)
85%-89% Grade II (moderate)
<85 % Grade III (severe)
Subcutaneous fat loss can be seen in:
