5. Which vaccine is given intranasal?
Answer
Influenza (LAIV)
6. Adjusted age
Answer
adjustment made in age of child if born prematurely
Subtract number of weeks premature from the infants chronological age
7. Most common cause of acute illnesses in childhood
Answer
Respiratory illnesses Unintentional illnesses
infections and parasitic disease
8. What increases risk for mortality?
Answer
Chronic illnesses homelessness
low birth weight poverty
adoption from foreign country time spent in day care centers
9. What are the leading causes of death in children
Answer
1. Motor vehicle accidents (accidental injuries)
2. suicide
10. What pattern do infants grow in?
Answer
,Cephalocaudal pattern
Answer
motor control of head before trunk and legs
11. What pattern do skills develop in?
Answer
Proximodistal pattern
gross motor skills before fine motor skills
12. Infant changes in height
Answer
Increase 2.5cm (1in) per month until 6 months
Rate slows during 6-12 months (grows in spurts)
By age 1, birth length increases by 50% but most of this length is in the trunk not legs
13. Infant changes in weight
Answer
Gain 5-6 oz per week in the first 5-6 months
should double birth weight by 6 months Should triple birth weight by 1 year
14. Infant head growth changes
Answer
1-6 months the head grows aprox 1.5cm a month 6-12 months the head grows 0.5cm a month
Head circumference at birth is 2-3cm bigger than chest circumference
By age 1 chest and head circumference are equal
15. What were growth charts originally designed for?
What are they used for now?
, Answer
These were originally designed to identify kids failure to thrive
Now they are used to track kids growth trends (not used as a grade)
This identifies if kids are getting enough nourishment and if they are growing appropriately
16. What pain scale is used in infants up to 1 year
Answer
Nonverbal pain scales like NIPS or FLACC
• 20/400 vision at birth
• Recognizes shapes that are black/white
• No color vision until 7 months of age
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