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Birth to 6months calorie requirement - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-120kcal/kg/day
7 months to 1 year Calorie requirement -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-100 kcal/kg/day
2 to 10 years caloric requirements - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-100 to 70 kcal/kg/day
,Adolescent calorie requirements - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-45 kcal/kg/day (significant decrease)
How much Vitamin D a day does an infant need
starting at 2 months? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-400IU
NOTE: this applies to both breast fed and formula
fed infants
How much Iron do infants who are exclusively
breastfeeding need? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-1
mg/kg/day of iron is recommended
Absent red reflex could indicate these two things: -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Congenital Cataracts
Retinoblastoma
,What issue with the eyes could indicate
Gonococcus, chlamydia, or herpes? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Purulent Eye Discharge
Disconjugate gaze is considered abnormal, True or
False? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-False: Disconjugate gaze
is normal
What do response do we look for when testing the
hearing if a Newborn? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Startle
Response
A newborn has small white cysts on the palate and
gums of the mouth. What's this and should it be a
concern? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Epstein pearls
(common)
Gross Motor: Good head control - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-2-3 months
, What is the Tonic Neck Reflex? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Occurs when newborn's head is turned to the side,
the arm on that side will extend while the opposite
arm will contract - prepares the infant for voluntary
reaching and may be a precursor to hand/eye
coordination.
What age (range) does Tonic neck for the fencing
reflex appear? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-2-3 months
Gross Motor: Rolls back to front - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
5-6 months
Gross motor: sits alone - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-7
months
Gross Motor: Pulls to stand - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-9-10
months