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Weight
6-8 lbs
Gain 30 g/day -
Reflexes
Moro reflex, palmar grasp, rooting reflex, suckling reflex -
Vitals
pulse 90-180 bpm
respiratory 30-60 breaths/min -
Period: to
Neonate
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Vitals
pulse 100-160
respiratory rate 25-50 -
Fontanelles
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Period: to
Infant
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Period: to
Toddler
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Vitals
Pulse: 180-40 bpm
Respiratory rate: 20-15
BP: 80-100 -
Weight levels off
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Passive immunity is lost
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Neuromuscular growth
likes to play with things -
Potty training and teathing
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Psychological Changes
-learn to speak/express
-interact/play games with other children
-understand cause/effect
-recognize sexual differences -
Vitals
Approach those of adulthood Should fit the situation -
Growth
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Psychological Changes: Reasoning
Preconventional reasoning: act to avoid punishment and get what they want
-conventional reasoning: approval from peers/society
-postconventional reasoning: make decisions guided by conscious -
Period: to
School-Age Children
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Growth
2-3 yr growth spurt (girls done by 16, boys by 18) -
Reproductive System Matures
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Psychological Changes
-privacy becomes an issue
-adolescents and their families often deal with conflict
-increased self consciousness
-antisocial peak 14-16 yrs
-smoking, drugs, unprotected sex
-eating disorders
-develop ethics
-high risk of suicide/depression -
Period: to
Adolescent
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Vitals: Standard
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Age 19-25
Reached your 'prime' -
Psychological Changes
-life centers on work family and stress -
Period: to
Early Adult
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Psychosocial Changes
-focus of achieving life goals
-readjusting lifestyle as children leave
-caring for aging parents -
Period: to
Middle Adult
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Period: to
Late Adult
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Vitals
vital signs depend on overall health, medical condition, medications -
Physical Conditions
-heart rate decreases, blood volume declines
-vascular system stiffens
-size of airway increases BUT alveoli surface area decreases
-breathing becomes more labor intensive -
Endocrine System
-insulin production decreases
-metabolism decreases
-decreased physical activity but not food intake -
Digestive System
-taste decreases
-move food through system less effectively
-gallstones develop