Failure to thrive evaluation — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Severe infant deprivation can result in infant _____

Answer: death

Flashcard 2: Constitutional delay of growth and puberty is quantified by _____ radio-graphic studies of the left hand and wrist

Answer: bone age

Flashcard 3: What is the most common cause of iron deficiency in children? _____

Answer: Poor diet

Flashcard 4: Exclusively breastfed infants require _____ supplementation

Answer: vitamin D

Flashcard 5: Evidence of physical abuse in a child includes _____ (e.g. ribs, long bone spiral, multiple in different stages of healing)

Answer: fractures

Flashcard 6: A child wishes to know more about his/her illness.

Answer: Ask what parents have told the child about their illness. In most cases, parents decide what information can be relayed.

Flashcard 7: What is the primary clinical utility of the APGAR score?

Answer: Immediate need for resuscitation and response to resuscitation. (Note: It is NOT a good predictor of long-term neurological outcome or mortality for an individual infant.)

Flashcard 8: What are the components of the APGAR score?

Answer: Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration

Flashcard 9: Which pediatric hip condition is strongly associated with obesity?\n_____

Answer: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/pediatrics/orthopedics/acquire?ref=anki

Flashcard 10: Which demographic has the following top 3 causes of cancer **mortality** in the United States? 1. Leukemia 2. Brain and other CNS 3. Neuroblastoma _____

Answer: Children (age 0-14)

Extra: In children (0-14 years), the top 3 causes of both cancer incidence and mortality are the same: 1. Leukemia 2. Brain and other CNS 3. Neuroblastoma This is a high-yield distinction from adults, where the #1 cause of cancer mortality is Lung cancer, but the #1 cause of incidence is Prostate (men) or Breast (women).