Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What age is neonatal? - CORRECT ANSWER - first 28 days
What age is infant/ post neonatal? - CORRECT ANSWER - 29 days to 1 year
What age is early childhood? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1-4 years
What age is middle childhood? - CORRECT ANSWER - 5-10 years
What age is early adolescence? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-14 years
What age is middle adolescence? - CORRECT ANSWER - 15-16 years
What age is late adolescence? - CORRECT ANSWER - 17-20 years
What are developmental milestones for 0-6 months? - CORRECT ANSWER - -raises head
and shoulder when positioned on belly
-rolls from front to back
-reaches for object with one hand
-visually tracks people and objects
-props on forearms (6 mo.)
What are developmental milestones for 7-12 months? - CORRECT ANSWER - -rolls from
back to belly (6-7 mo.)
-creeps/crawls on stomach
-sits independently
,-transitions from belly to sitting
-crawls up stairs on belly
-pulls to stand using furniture
-cruises on furniture
-walking/ambulation start to emerge
What are concerns in milestones for 0-6 months? - CORRECT ANSWER - -cannot lift
head off surface (by 3 mo.)
-poor head control
-stiff legs that move very little
-presents with head lag when pulled to sit
-does not reach for toys with hands
-unable to roll, bilaterally
-can not play in midline or demonstrates had preference
What are concerns in milestones for 7-12 months? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Unable to sit
independently and play with toys
-difficulty crawling or unable to crawl
What is a good Apgar score? - CORRECT ANSWER - 7-10
When do you measure for Apgar score? - CORRECT ANSWER - at 1 and 5 min after birth
What is APGAR? - CORRECT ANSWER - activity (muscle tone), pulse, grimace
(reflexes), appearance (color), respiration
What can the gestational age assessment help predict? - CORRECT ANSWER - medical
problems and morbidity
, What is used to measure gestational age? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ballard scoring system
-estimates within 2 weeks
What is considered preterm? - CORRECT ANSWER - less than 34 weeks
What is considered later preterm? - CORRECT ANSWER - 34 to 36 weeks
What is considered term? - CORRECT ANSWER - 37-42 weeks
What is considered post term? - CORRECT ANSWER - above 42 weeks
What is an extremely low birth weight? - CORRECT ANSWER - < 1000g
What is a very low birth weight? - CORRECT ANSWER - <1500 grams
What is a low birth weight? - CORRECT ANSWER - <2500g
What is a normal birthweight? - CORRECT ANSWER - ≥2500g
What is small for gestational age? - CORRECT ANSWER - <10th percentile
What is appropriate growth % for gestational age? - CORRECT ANSWER - between 10th
and 90th percentiles
What is large for gestational age? - CORRECT ANSWER - >90th percentile
What stage in pediatrics has the most rapid growth rate? - CORRECT ANSWER - infancy