NSG 6435 Final Exam Study Guide 2

1. Expected inc in wt: birth-3 mo 30g/day, regain birth weight by 2 wks 2. Expected inc in wt: 3-6 mo 20g/day Double birth wt by 4-6 mo 3. Expected inc in wt: 6-12 mo 10g/day Triple birth wt by 12 mo 4. Expected inc in wt: 1-2 years 250g/month 5. Expected inc in wt: 2 yr-adolescence 2.3 kg/year 6. Expected inc in height: 0-12 mo 25cm/year Birth length inc by 50% at 12 mo 7. Expected inc in height: 13-24 mo 12.5cm/year 8. Expected inc in height: 2 years to adolescence 6.25cm/year birth lenght doubles by age 4 years birth length triples by age 13 years 9. When does head growth occur? almost all prenatally and during the first 2 years of life scalp edema or cephalohematoma may interrupt measurement. 10. Expected inc in head circumference: 0-2mo 0.5cm/wk 11. Expected inc in head circumference: 2-6 mo 0.25cm/wk 12.