First vaccine administered and when
Hep B at 2-3 days of life
Age to start screening for depression
11 years of age
Time frame when Edinburg screen should be re-administered
1 month of life
Two methods of fluoride administration recommended by USPSTF.
Grade of Recommendation
Oral fluoride supplementation
Fluoride varnish
Grade B
Screening test for developmental delay (Recommended by AAP) and initial age of evaluation
ASQ starting at 9 months.
Recommended to re-evaluate at 18, and 30 (or 24) months of age using a standardized developmental screening tool.
Grade I by USPSTF
Pediarix contains
Dtap
IPV
Hep B
Age to screen for lead toxicity
12 months
AAFP recommended age to start screening for HIV
age 15
Screening for primary hypertension in asymptomatic children and adolescents
Grade I
Physical exam screening tool recommended by AAP and and for PPE, but given I recommendation by USPSTF
Scoliosis Screening
Recommended age range for first Tdap
11-12 years
Recommended age to administer MCHAT
18 months
Two Bright Futures feeding recommendations at 2 months old
Feed baby only breast milk or iron fortified formula for the first 4-6months
Avoid feeding solids, juice, and water for first 6 months
Feed when hungry
Feed when there are signs of hunger (hand to mouth, sucking, rooting, fussing)
End feeding when baby is full (turning away, closing mouth, relaxed arms/hands)
Burp during natural feeding breaks
Screening for iron deficiency anemia in children ages 6 to 24 months.
Grade I
AAP screentime recommendations
<18 months: avoid
2-5 years: 1 hour high quality programming
Vaccine schedule for HPV
<15 years of age: 2 doses. 0 and 6-12 months after 1st dose
15+ years of age: 3 doses. 0, 1-2, and 6 months after 1st dose
*on 2 dose schedule, if 2nd dose given <5 months, then 3rd dose at least 6-12 months after 1st dose and min. 12 wks after 2nd dose
AAP recommended age ranges for universal non-fasting cholesterol screening
9-11 and 17-21 years of age
Fluoride dosing by age for pts living in areas with non-fluoridated water
6 months-3 years | 0.25 mg/day** |
3-6 years | 0.50 mg/day |
6-16 years | 1.0 mg/day |
Screening for obesity in children and adolescents 6 years and older
Grade B
Refer for comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions to promote improvements in weight status
Hepatits B catch up interval
0 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks (at least 16 weeks after first dose)
Age at which the highest number of vaccines is administered.
Name the vaccines.
Six months
Dtap, IPV, Hib, Hep B, Prevnar, Rota, 1st Influenza
Normal visual acuity in children ages 5-6 years
20/30 or better
Pediatric weight classification
Underweight | Less than the 5th percentile |
Normal or Healthy Weight | 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile |
Overweight | 85th to less than the 95th percentile |
Obese | Equal to or greater than the 95th percentile |
1. Vision screening at least once in all children aged 3 to 5 years.
2. Vision screening in children younger than 3 years.
1. Grade B (to detect amblyopia or its risk factors)
2. Grade I
1. Proquad
2. Kinrix
3. Pentacel
4. Quadracel
1. MMRV
2. DTaP-IPV
3. DTaP, IPV, Hib
4. DTap, IPV