Pediatrics - Childhood Development And Behavior

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Definition of short stature

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past age 2 years, height is below 2.3%

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goal of evaluating for short stature

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differentiate between benign and pathological etiologies

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differential for short stature (5)

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1. familial short stature
   
2. constitutional growth delay
   
3. turner syndrome
   
4. IBS or systemic disease
   
5. growth hormone deficiency
   

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calculation of child's height by parents' heights

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average parents' heights

for boys add 2.5 inches, for girls subtract 2.5 inches

rough approximate

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dx of familial short stature

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if bone age = child's age

one or both parents are short

genetic, will be a short adult

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dx of constitutional growth delay

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bone age < child age

usually delayed puberty and longer period of growth

end result is normal adult height

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temper tantrums are a typical behavior in this age group

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2-4 years old

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four goals of misbehavior

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attention

power

revenge

display of inadequacy

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4 potential underlying problems to temper tantrums

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hearing or vision problems

chronic illness

language delay

learning disability

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long term aggressive behavior can accurately be identified in children as young as

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3/4 years old

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antisocial behavior can continue into adulthood if intervention has not stopped by

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3rd grade

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if a child of age 9-10 is still chronically aggressive,

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odds of successful intervention are low

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____% of children >6 months have night waking

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25-50%

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screening tool for evaluation of sleep habits

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BEARS

B: Bedtime issues

E: Excessive daytime sleepiness

A: Night Awakenings

R: Regularity and duration of sleep

S: Snoring

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night terrors/nightmares

which occurs in the second half of the night and which occurs in the first half

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sleep terrors first half

nightmares second half

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vision at birth

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20/400

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by this age, infant can follow an object

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3 months

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by this age, infants have developed stereopsis and binocular vision

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6 months

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by this age, vision reaches 20/20

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3-5 years

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the most common disorder at birth

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significant hearing loss

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categories of IQ deficit

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Mild 50-69

moderate 35-49

severe 20-34

profound <20

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4 types of parenting

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authoritative *

authoritarian

permissive/indulgent

neglectful