GENERAL PAEDIATRICS FLASHCARDS: Growth, Development, Genetics, Infections, Neonatology, Neurology, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Endocrinology

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Prenatal period

Growth period before birth, subdivided into ovum, embryo, and fetus stages.

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Ovum

0–14 days of gestation; early fertilization stage.

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Embryo

14 days to 8 weeks gestation; organ formation occurs.

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Fetus

9 weeks gestation to birth; later development and growth.

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Perinatal

Period from 22 weeks of gestation to 7 days after birth.

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Postnatal

Period after birth, including newborn, infancy, and later childhood stages.

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Newborn stages

Early newborn (0–7 days) and late newborn (8–28 days) phases.

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Growth phases (developmental milestones)

Infancy (0–1 yr), toddler (1–3 yr), preschool (3–6 yr), school age (6–12 yr), adolescence (early 10–13, mid 14–16, late 17–19).

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Scammon growth curves A–D

A: brain growth (max at 2 yrs, parabolic); B: lymphoid growth (tonsils, >100% adult size); C: somatic growth (puberty spurt after 12); D: gonadal growth.

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Anthropometry

Measurement of body size and proportions to assess growth and nutrition.

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Mid-arm circumference (MAC)