pediatrics

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  Apgar testing is performed at 1 and 5 minutes after birth. The test may rarely be performed 10 minutes after birth. There are five categories that are assessed, which include the infant’s heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and skin color

• Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

• about an inch above the ears, and around to the forehead. To get an accurate measurement, you should take the measurement more than once and average the measurements for reporting

• This measurement is not required on the growth graph but should be recorded on the chart.

• The infant is known to respond to this behavior, and this parent-child relationship is called attachment and bonding. When this does not occur, the baby lacks emotional support.

• An infant or young child who is below the third percentile on standardized growth charts is said to have a failure to thrive (FTT).

• Normal pressure for a 6-month-old is 70; at 1 year, it is 95; and it rises to 100 at 6 years. By age 16, the systolic pressure will be 120

• vaccination information statement(s) (VIS), which provides detailed information about the immunization(s), including possible side effects, benefits, risks, and precautions in printed form for them to keep

BIRTH-1 month old when prone sliglthy lifting head. crying,fist, draws legss to chest

2-4months- can raise head, rolls from back to side, hands are open, tryng to grasp things,smiles,laughs, turns head

4-6months- roll from prone to stomach and to side, squaling, can sit, can hold bottles etc

6-8 say dadda , can sit without support, can bounce when held straight,recognaizes own name

8-10 months-crawls,can pull to sitting and standing,