Failure to Thrive — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Developmental screening tools (e.g., ASQ, PEDS, Denver II) are NOT considered to be _____ tests.

Answer: definitive (diagnostic)

Flashcard 2: At a child health clinic, the criteria to identify at-risk infants include birth order _____ or more

Answer: 4

Flashcard 3: The **adolescent growth spurt** occurs in a _____ to proximal direction.

Answer: distal

Extra: General growth and development follow a **cephalocaudal** (head to toe) and **proximodistal** (center to periphery) pattern. In contrast, the **adolescent growth spurt** is **centripetal**, meaning it follows a **distal to proximal** sequence (e.g., feet and hands grow before calves and forearms, which grow before the trunk).

Flashcard 4: Birth weight becomes 5x by the age of _____ years.

Answer: 3

Flashcard 5: The milestone of transfer of objects from one hand to another in a child signifies the ability of the child to _____.

Answer: compare objects

Flashcard 6: A boy's height at _____ years is half of his adult height

Answer: 2 years

Flashcard 7: The given image shows a boy with _____ ear

Answer: bat

Flashcard 8: f197c79a80244bd7a7c4b112aff4634f-oa-2

Answer: Ponderal index

Extra: indicators of obesity

Flashcard 9: In PSM, the pre-school age is _____ years

Answer: 1-4

Extra: Developmental definitions (Pediatrics/Ghai): - Toddler: 1-3 years - Pre-school: 3-6 years In PSM/Public Health (Park's), the "pre-school child" is specifically defined as the 1-4 year age group.

Flashcard 10: length of baby is measured using _____

Answer: infantometer

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