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family i midterm exam questions and answers
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Caloric needs by age group (per kg per day):
✔ birth to 6 months: ~120 kcal/kg/day
✔ 7 months to 1 year: ~100 kcal/kg/day
✔ 2 to 10 years: ranges from 100 to 70 kcal/kg/day
✔ adolescents: around 45 kcal/kg/day (lower due to slower growth rate)
How much vitamin d is needed starting at 2 months?
✔ 400 iu per day
applies to both breastfed and formula-fed infants.
Iron requirements for exclusively breastfed infants:
✔ 1 mg/kg/day starting at 4–6 months
What could an absent red reflex in a newborn indicate?
✔ possible causes include:
• Congenital cataracts
• Retinoblastoma
Purulent eye discharge in a newborn may suggest infection from:
✔ gonorrhea, chlamydia, or herpes simplex virus
,Is disconjugate gaze normal in a newborn?
✔ true — it is normal for infants to have uncoordinated eye movements in early infancy.
What hearing response is expected in a newborn?
✔ startle reflex (also called moro reflex) to loud sounds
What are epstein pearls?
✔ small white cysts on the gums or palate
benign and common in newborns—no treatment needed.
Gross motor development milestones:
✔ 2–3 months: head control improves
✔ 5–6 months: rolls from back to front
✔ 7 months: sits independently
✔ 9–10 months: pulls to standing position
✔ 11–12 months: stands without assistance
What is the tonic neck reflex (a.k.a. Fencing reflex)?
✔ when the infant's head turns to one side, the arm on that side extends while the opposite arm
flexes.
appears around 2–3 months of age and may help prepare for voluntary reaching.
Gross motor: walks - 12-14 months
Gross motor: walks up and down stairs - 22-24 months
,Gross motor: jumps - 24-28 months
Fine motor: grasps and shakes rattle - 2-3 months
Fine motor: reaches out for object - 3-4 months
Fine motor: hand to hand transfer* - 5-6 months
Fine motor: raking grasp - 6-7 months
Fine motor: finger grasp - 7-9 months
Fine motor: pincer grasp* - 8-10 months
Fine motor: pinch grasp - 12 months
Fine motor: marks on paper - 10-12 months
Fine motor: stacks 3 blocks - 17-18 months
Fine motor: stacks 6-7 blocks - 22-24 months
Language: smiles and coos - 2-3 months
Language: laughs - 4-5 months
, Language: babbles - 5-6 months
Language: "mama-dada" - 8-9 months
Language: waves bye-bye - 8-9 months
Language: understands "no" - 9-10 months
Language: points to body - 15-18 months
Language: 2 word sentences - 18-22 months
Language: 30-50 word vocabulary - 22-24 months
What age range should a child be able to feed themselves with fingers and start to use a
spoon? - 13-18 months
What age can an child:
Walk backwards
throw a ball
Stack 3-4 block? - 18 months
At what age does babbling reach a peak? - 12 months
What age is 75% of speech understandable? - 3 years old
family i midterm exam questions and answers
with
Verified solutions 100% correct rated a+
Caloric needs by age group (per kg per day):
✔ birth to 6 months: ~120 kcal/kg/day
✔ 7 months to 1 year: ~100 kcal/kg/day
✔ 2 to 10 years: ranges from 100 to 70 kcal/kg/day
✔ adolescents: around 45 kcal/kg/day (lower due to slower growth rate)
How much vitamin d is needed starting at 2 months?
✔ 400 iu per day
applies to both breastfed and formula-fed infants.
Iron requirements for exclusively breastfed infants:
✔ 1 mg/kg/day starting at 4–6 months
What could an absent red reflex in a newborn indicate?
✔ possible causes include:
• Congenital cataracts
• Retinoblastoma
Purulent eye discharge in a newborn may suggest infection from:
✔ gonorrhea, chlamydia, or herpes simplex virus
,Is disconjugate gaze normal in a newborn?
✔ true — it is normal for infants to have uncoordinated eye movements in early infancy.
What hearing response is expected in a newborn?
✔ startle reflex (also called moro reflex) to loud sounds
What are epstein pearls?
✔ small white cysts on the gums or palate
benign and common in newborns—no treatment needed.
Gross motor development milestones:
✔ 2–3 months: head control improves
✔ 5–6 months: rolls from back to front
✔ 7 months: sits independently
✔ 9–10 months: pulls to standing position
✔ 11–12 months: stands without assistance
What is the tonic neck reflex (a.k.a. Fencing reflex)?
✔ when the infant's head turns to one side, the arm on that side extends while the opposite arm
flexes.
appears around 2–3 months of age and may help prepare for voluntary reaching.
Gross motor: walks - 12-14 months
Gross motor: walks up and down stairs - 22-24 months
,Gross motor: jumps - 24-28 months
Fine motor: grasps and shakes rattle - 2-3 months
Fine motor: reaches out for object - 3-4 months
Fine motor: hand to hand transfer* - 5-6 months
Fine motor: raking grasp - 6-7 months
Fine motor: finger grasp - 7-9 months
Fine motor: pincer grasp* - 8-10 months
Fine motor: pinch grasp - 12 months
Fine motor: marks on paper - 10-12 months
Fine motor: stacks 3 blocks - 17-18 months
Fine motor: stacks 6-7 blocks - 22-24 months
Language: smiles and coos - 2-3 months
Language: laughs - 4-5 months
, Language: babbles - 5-6 months
Language: "mama-dada" - 8-9 months
Language: waves bye-bye - 8-9 months
Language: understands "no" - 9-10 months
Language: points to body - 15-18 months
Language: 2 word sentences - 18-22 months
Language: 30-50 word vocabulary - 22-24 months
What age range should a child be able to feed themselves with fingers and start to use a
spoon? - 13-18 months
What age can an child:
Walk backwards
throw a ball
Stack 3-4 block? - 18 months
At what age does babbling reach a peak? - 12 months
What age is 75% of speech understandable? - 3 years old
