HDEV ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED REVIEW
●● Birth weight
Answer: doubles by 5th month
triples by first birthday
●● 2 year old height
Answer: half of his/her adult height
●● Norm
Answer: an average, or standard, measurement, calculated from the
measurements of many individuals within a specific group of
population.
●● Percentile
Answer: a point on a ranking scale of 0-100. 50th percentile is midpoint
which means half the population ranks higher, half, lower.
●● Head sparing
Answer: the biological protection of the brain when malnutrition affects
body growth. The brain is the last part of the body to be damaged.
, ●● Colostrum
Answer: the thick high calorie fluid before milk
immunities, protein, defends against infection
●● Breast feeding times
Answer: throughout first year
exclusively for first 4-6 months
●● Breastfeeding is
Answer: better neural and behavioral organization in the infant
Exceptions: HIV or alcohol, drugs or other environmental hazards
●● Read over benefits for baby
Answer: slide 7
●● Read over benefits for mother
Answer: slide 8
●● infant nutrition guidelines
Answer: 1st year + - breast milk or iron fortified formula
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED REVIEW
●● Birth weight
Answer: doubles by 5th month
triples by first birthday
●● 2 year old height
Answer: half of his/her adult height
●● Norm
Answer: an average, or standard, measurement, calculated from the
measurements of many individuals within a specific group of
population.
●● Percentile
Answer: a point on a ranking scale of 0-100. 50th percentile is midpoint
which means half the population ranks higher, half, lower.
●● Head sparing
Answer: the biological protection of the brain when malnutrition affects
body growth. The brain is the last part of the body to be damaged.
, ●● Colostrum
Answer: the thick high calorie fluid before milk
immunities, protein, defends against infection
●● Breast feeding times
Answer: throughout first year
exclusively for first 4-6 months
●● Breastfeeding is
Answer: better neural and behavioral organization in the infant
Exceptions: HIV or alcohol, drugs or other environmental hazards
●● Read over benefits for baby
Answer: slide 7
●● Read over benefits for mother
Answer: slide 8
●● infant nutrition guidelines
Answer: 1st year + - breast milk or iron fortified formula
