Questions And Answers
Birth to 6months calorie requirement - ANSWER-120kcal/kg/day
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7 months to 1 year Calorie requirement - ANSWER-100 kcal/kg/day
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2 to 10 years caloric requirements - ANSWER-100 to 70 kcal/kg/day
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Adolescent calorie requirements - ANSWER-45 kcal/kg/day (significant decrease)
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How much Vitamin D a day does an infant need starting at 2 months? - ANSWER-400IU
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NOTE: this applies to both breast fed and formula fed infants
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How much Iron do infants who are exclusively breastfeeding need? - ANSWER-1 mg/kg/day of iron is
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Absent red reflex could indicate these two things: - ANSWER-Congenital Cataracts
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Retinoblastoma
What issue with the eyes could indicate Gonococcus, chlamydia, or herpes? - ANSWER-Purulent Eye
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Discharge
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Disconjugate gaze is considered abnormal, True or False? - ANSWER-False: Disconjugate gaze is normal
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What do response do we look for when testing the hearing if a Newborn? - ANSWER-Startle Response
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A newborn has small white cysts on the palate and gums of the mouth. What's this and should it be a
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concern? - ANSWER-Epstein pearls (common)
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Gross Motor: Good head control - ANSWER-2-3 months
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What is the Tonic Neck Reflex? - ANSWER-Occurs when newborn's head is turned to the side, the arm on
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that side will extend while the opposite arm will contract - prepares the infant for voluntary reaching and
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may be a precursor to hand/eye coordination.
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What age (range) does Tonic neck for the fencing reflex appear? - ANSWER-2-3 months
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Gross Motor: Rolls back to front - ANSWER-5-6 months
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Gross motor: sits alone - ANSWER-7 months
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Gross Motor: Pulls to stand - ANSWER-9-10 months
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Gross Motor: stands alone - ANSWER-11-12 months
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,Gross Motor: Walks - ANSWER-12-14 months
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Gross Motor: walks up and down stairs - ANSWER-22-24 months
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Gross Motor: jumps - ANSWER-24-28 months
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Fine Motor: Grasps and shakes rattle - ANSWER-2-3 months
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Fine Motor: Reaches out for object - ANSWER-3-4 Months
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Fine Motor: Hand to hand transfer* - ANSWER-5-6 months
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Fine Motor: Raking grasp - ANSWER-6-7 months
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Fine Motor: Finger Grasp - ANSWER-7-9 months
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Fine motor: Pincer grasp* - ANSWER-8-10 months
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Fine Motor: Pinch Grasp - ANSWER-12 months
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Fine Motor: Marks on paper - ANSWER-10-12 months
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Fine Motor: Stacks 3 blocks - ANSWER-17-18 months
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Fine Motor: stacks 6-7 blocks - ANSWER-22-24 months
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Language: Smiles and coos - ANSWER-2-3 months
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Language: Laughs - ANSWER-4-5 months b b b b
Language: Babbles - ANSWER-5-6 months b b b b
Language: "Mama-dada" - ANSWER-8-9 months b b b b
Language: waves bye-bye - ANSWER-8-9 months
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Language: Understands "no" - ANSWER-9-10 months
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Language: Points to body - ANSWER-15-18 months
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Language: 2 word sentences - ANSWER-18-22 months
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Language: 30-50 word vocabulary - ANSWER-22-24 months
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What age range should a child be able to feed themselves with fingers and start to use a spoon? - ANSWER-
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What age can an child:
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Walk backwards
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Stack 3-4 block? - ANSWER-18 months
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At what age does babbling reach a peak? - ANSWER-12 months
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, What age is 75% of speech understandable? - ANSWER-3 years old
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By what age should they understand 100% of language? - ANSWER-4 years old and older (kindergarten age)
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Does either sex have pubic hair? Yes or No? - ANSWER-No pubic hair for either sex
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Which Tanner Stage does soft pubic hair start to appear for both sexes? - ANSWER-Tanner Stage II
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Tanner Stage II Female - ANSWER-Breast buds appear
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Tanner Stage II Males - ANSWER-Measurable testes enlargement
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Tanner Stage III Female - ANSWER-Breast mounds form
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Tanner Stage III Male - ANSWER-Penis begins to enlarge in size (LENGTH)
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Tanner Stage IV Female - ANSWER-Breast enlargement forms "mound on mound" breast contour
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Tanner Stage IV Male - ANSWER-Penis begins to Widen
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Tanner Stage V Female - ANSWER-Breast takes on adult contour
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Tanner Stage V Male - ANSWER-Penis and testes enlarge to adult size
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Name 4 Live Attenuated Vaccines: - ANSWER-MMR
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FluMist
What is the Live to Live rule? - ANSWER-Administer live vaccines on the same day or at least 28 days apart to
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avoid immune interference
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What is the schedule of the Hepatitis B Vaccine? - ANSWER-First: birth
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If the Hep B vaccine serious administration is delayed, you need to restart the series, True or False? -
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ANSWER-False
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How early can the Tdap vaccine be given? - ANSWER-6 weeks of age
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How many doses of DTap needs to be given to children of < 7 years of age? - ANSWER-Five doses
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Between what ages should children ,younger than 7 years old, get all their doses of DTap? - ANSWER-
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How many doses of Tdap should children between 11-18 years old get? - ANSWER-1 dose
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