Introduction of complementary foods — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What is the most common cause of iron deficiency in children? _____

Answer: Poor diet

Flashcard 2: _____ is the death of a healthy infant (1 month to 1 year old) without obvious cause

Answer: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Flashcard 3: By what age does an infant point to objects?_____

Answer: 12 months

Flashcard 4: Does breast milk contain adequate amounts of Vitamin K?

Answer: No

Flashcard 5: A pot-bellied, pale, puffy-faced child with protruding umbilicus, protuberant tongue, and poor brain development is characteristic of _____

Answer: cretinism

Flashcard 6: By what age can a toddler feed themselves with a fork and spoon?

Answer: 24 months

Flashcard 7: Vitamin _____ excess increases risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in infants

Answer: E

Flashcard 8: What is the pharmacological management for nocturnal (sleep) enuresis?

Answer: Pharmacotherapy: Desmopressin (preferred), Imipramine

Extra: Desmopressin (DDAVP) is usually the preferred first-line pharmacological treatment for nocturnal enuresis due to fewer adverse effects compared to Imipramine (TCA). Initial management involves behavioral modification and bed-wetting alarms.

Flashcard 9: What is the primary nutritional deficiency in Marasmus?

Answer: Deficiency of non-protein calories (total energy intake)

Extra: Marasmus is characterized by severe muscle wasting and loss of subcutaneous fat ('skin and bones' appearance), typically without edema. This contrasts with Kwashiorkor, which is primarily a protein deficiency and presents with pitting edema.

Flashcard 10: kwashiorkor

Answer: protein malnutrition

Extra: Skin lesions, edema, liver malfunction, anemia, fatty liver