22 terms in this chapter
an abnormality or defect present at birth; a birth defect
key skills and behaviors that children achieve at certain ages (e.g., rolling, sitting, walking, talking)
chromosomal disorder caused by trisomy 21, characterized by intellectual disability, characteristic facial features, and congenital anomalies
fetal alcohol syndrome
the soft spots on an infant's skull where the cranial bones have not yet completely fused
IgA-mediated vasculitis affecting children, characterized by purpura, arthritis, abdominal pain, and renal involvement
congenital condition with absence of ganglion cells in the distal colon, causing severe constipation and obstruction
abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain, leading to an enlarged head in infants
acute vasculitis in children, causing fever, conjunctivitis, rash, and coronary artery aneurysms if untreated
the first stool of a newborn, characterized by a thick, sticky, dark green or black appearance
public health program testing newborns for genetic, metabolic, and endocrine disorders (e.g., PKU, hypothyroidism)
neonatal intensive care unit
child (can also mean foot depending on context)
child, medical treatment of a child
a physician who specializes in the medical care and treatment of infants, children, and adolescents
highly contagious bacterial respiratory infection characterized by severe, uncontrollable coughing fits; whooping cough
pediatric intensive care unit
congenital hypertrophy of the pyloric muscle, causing projectile vomiting and gastric obstruction in infants
respiratory distress syndrome (often seen in premature infants)
respiratory syncytial virus
a congenital neural tube defect where the vertebrae do not completely close around the spinal cord
recommended timeline for administering childhood immunizations (e.g., DTaP, MMR, polio, HPV)