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Pediatrics: Chapter 8 Growth and Nutrition Examination
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Pediatrics: Chapter 8 Growth and Nutrition Examination

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The Ballard Gestational Age Assessment Tool evaluates six physical and six neuromuscular newborn characteristics within 36 hours of ______ to establish or confirm the newborn’s gestational age

birth

Scores are more accurate for extremely preterm newborns when the assessment occurs within 12 hours of ______

birth

The gestational ages of 37 through 41 weeks are considered ______ and are associated with the best health outcomes

term

Infants born before 37 weeks of gestation are ______

<p>preterm</p> Signup and view all the answers

Infants born after 41 completed weeks of gestation are ______

<p>postterm</p> Signup and view all the answers

The incidence of premature birth in the United States reached a peak in 2006 when 12.8% of all infants were born at gestational age less than 37 ______

<p>weeks</p> Signup and view all the answers

An intrauterine growth curve is used to plot the newborn’s birth weight, length, and head ______

<p>circumference</p> Signup and view all the answers

Place the measuring tape around the largest circumference of the infant’s ______, across the occiput and the forehead.

<p>head</p> Signup and view all the answers

Wrap the measuring tape around the infant’s chest at the nipple line firmly but not tight enough to cause an indentation of the ______.

<p>skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

Read the chest circumference measurement midway between inspiration and expiration to the nearest 0.5 cm or 0.25 ______.

<p>inch</p> Signup and view all the answers

The newborn’s head circumference may equal or exceed the chest circumference by 2 cm (0.75 ______) until 5 months of age.

<p>inches</p> Signup and view all the answers

Between the ages of 5 months and 2 years, the infant’s chest circumference and head circumference are close to the same ______.

<p>size</p> Signup and view all the answers

If an infant’s head circumference is smaller than the chest circumference, consider evaluating the infant for ______.

<p>microcephaly</p> Signup and view all the answers

After 2 years of age, the chest circumference exceeds the head circumference because the chest grows faster than the ______.

<p>head</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Fenton Growth Chart is recommended for tracking premature growth until 50 weeks ______ age

<p>postmenstrual</p> Signup and view all the answers

The infant is classified as small, appropriate, or large for gestational age by ______ curve placement for weeks of gestation

<p>percentile</p> Signup and view all the answers

Appropriate for gestational age: 10th to 90th weight ______

<p>percentile</p> Signup and view all the answers

Small for gestational age: less than 10th weight ______

<p>percentile</p> Signup and view all the answers

Large for gestational age: greater than 90th weight ______

<p>percentile</p> Signup and view all the answers

Infants who are small or large for gestational age have an increased risk for ______ and mortality

<p>morbidity</p> Signup and view all the answers

Small for gestational age infants who are full term have an increased risk for respiratory distress, ______, and other health problems

<p>hypoglycemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

In 2014, 8.0% of infants were born at low birth ______

<p>weight</p> Signup and view all the answers

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