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EMORY DPT GROWTH PROCESSES: Nutrition and
Growth Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Verified | Latest Update
___________: Increase in the size of the body as a whole or in part -
(answers)Growth
__________: Changes in function across many domains: social, emotional,
cognition, motor, adaptive, behavioral etc. - (answers)Development
How is growth assessed? - (answers)- Plot accurate measurements on growth
charts
- When in doubt, remeasure
- Use standardized growth charts
- See examples in your handout
- Ask parents if the infant has been following his/her growth curves.
- Special growth charts are available for special populations including:
- Preemie
- Down
- Achondroplasia
What do Growth charts include? - (answers)Weight for age
Height for age
Weight for height
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Head circumference
Gender-specific
Diagnosis specific
Rules of Thumb for growth Weight:
Over time - (answers)- Weight loss in first few days: 5-10% of BW
- Return to BW at 7-10 days of age
- Double BW : 4-5 months
- Triple BW : 1 year
- Quadruple BW : 2 years
Daily weight gain: __-__ grams/day for first 3-4 months
Average weights:
- __ kg at birth
- __ kg at 1 year
- __ kg at 2nd year
- __ kg at 10years - (answers)Daily weight gain: 20-30 grams/day for first 3-4
months
Average weights:
- 3.5 kg at birth
- 10 kg at 1 year
- 20 kg at 2nd year
EMORY DPT GROWTH PROCESSES: Nutrition and
Growth Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Verified | Latest Update
___________: Increase in the size of the body as a whole or in part -
(answers)Growth
__________: Changes in function across many domains: social, emotional,
cognition, motor, adaptive, behavioral etc. - (answers)Development
How is growth assessed? - (answers)- Plot accurate measurements on growth
charts
- When in doubt, remeasure
- Use standardized growth charts
- See examples in your handout
- Ask parents if the infant has been following his/her growth curves.
- Special growth charts are available for special populations including:
- Preemie
- Down
- Achondroplasia
What do Growth charts include? - (answers)Weight for age
Height for age
Weight for height
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Head circumference
Gender-specific
Diagnosis specific
Rules of Thumb for growth Weight:
Over time - (answers)- Weight loss in first few days: 5-10% of BW
- Return to BW at 7-10 days of age
- Double BW : 4-5 months
- Triple BW : 1 year
- Quadruple BW : 2 years
Daily weight gain: __-__ grams/day for first 3-4 months
Average weights:
- __ kg at birth
- __ kg at 1 year
- __ kg at 2nd year
- __ kg at 10years - (answers)Daily weight gain: 20-30 grams/day for first 3-4
months
Average weights:
- 3.5 kg at birth
- 10 kg at 1 year
- 20 kg at 2nd year
