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Basic Pediatrics Lecture Notes
PEDIATRICS
BASIC

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GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT NUTRITION 1 ! PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ! ADOLESCENCE!

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Lecture notes transcribed by: charlene may tingzon

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LOREM IPSUM DAYCARE

BASIC PEDIATRICS
June 6, 2011
GROWTH
change in physical features. Change or increase in physical size of the whole person or any of its parts.

DEVELOPMENT!

increase in function/skills. learning ability to eat, read and manipulate objects. fine motor skills manipulate w/ hands almost always correl with vision gross motor skills child’s ability to move personal &social skills ability to take care of & do things for himsels, & interact with other children and adults cognitive skills children are able to read language skills Expressive - ability to speak Receptive - to understand

Growth and Development growth periods
Lecturer: Dr. De Guzman Prepared by: cmgt

2 major growth periods: Prenatal & Postnatal I. PRENATAL! A. Ovum! ! B. Embryo C. Fetus Early Fetal life Late Fetal life! ! ! 0-280 days 0-14 days 3-8 weeks 9 weeks to birth 2nd trimester 3rd trimester

• first 14 days • determine whether the pregnancy is viable or not. • Not susceptible to teratogens (agents harmful to pregnancy ex.radiation can not affect the ovum) • organ formation: no significant event B. Embryo • All organs form • Morphogenesis - body formation • First 2 organs to form: Brain & Heart • Babies born with congenital rubella - mothers had german measles during pregnancy it is not unusual that the brain & heart are affected at the same time bec they were dev @ the same period. • For mation of ectoder m (skin & CNS), endoderm (CVS & the rest of the organs), mesoderm (respiratory, urinary, digestive tracts, muscles, CT, bones) and their derivatives.

Birth - ave. 280days (37-42weeks is considered a term pregnancy) Premature infant - Less than 37weeks Ex: If the baby is born even it is less than 25weeks old, it is already an INFANT. PRENATAL PERIOD A.

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