Pediatric board review study guides
A reading page for each topic in Pedemy's board-review flashcards: the key facts, the decision trees and links back to the cards. Ordered like the ABP General Pediatrics exam, biggest share first.
12% Preventive pediatrics and well-child care
Cognitive milestones
Cognitive milestones from 2 months to 5 years on the CDC 2022 checklists: object permanence, toy use, colors, counting and letters, with red flags.
Growth & DevelopmentDevelopmental screening and delay
Developmental screening for board review: AAP screening ages, autism screens, red flags, early intervention referral, hearing tests, intellectual disability.
Growth & DevelopmentFaltering weight (failure to thrive)
Faltering weight (formerly failure to thrive) for board review: the 2026 AAP z-score definition, who needs admission, feeding assessment and targeted tests.
Growth & DevelopmentHead growth and skull shape
Head growth for board review: fontanelles, positional plagiocephaly vs craniosynostosis by suture, macrocephaly, BESS, hydrocephalus and microcephaly.
Growth & DevelopmentLanguage and social milestones
Speech, language and social-emotional milestones from 2 months to 5 years on the CDC 2022 checklists, with pointing, play stages and speech red flags.
Growth & DevelopmentMilestone cases: find the delayed domain
Practice reading milestone vignettes: which domain is delayed at 2 months to 5 years, using the CDC 2022 checklist skills for each well-child visit.
Growth & DevelopmentMotor milestones and primitive reflexes
Gross and fine motor milestones on the CDC 2022 checklists and when primitive reflexes fade: Moro, grasp, ATNR, rooting, stepping, Babinski, parachute.
Growth & DevelopmentPhysical growth in children
Normal physical growth for board review: daily weight gain, when weight doubles and triples, height per year, WHO vs CDC charts and corrected age.
Growth & DevelopmentSchool support and learning plans
School support for board review: IEP vs 504 plan, IDEA Part B and Part C, IFSP, ESSA for English learners, vision supports and transition plans.
Growth & DevelopmentToilet training and toilet refusal
Toilet training for board review: daytime and nighttime control ages, toilet refusal from constipation vs power struggle, PEG, when to pause and bedwetting.
Well-Child Care & PreventionDental health in children
Dental health for board review: eruption order and timing, dental home by 12 months, fluoride varnish and toothpaste, caries, fluorosis, dental abscess.
Well-Child Care & PreventionFever counseling
Fever counseling for board review: comfort, hydration, warning signs, antipyretic doses, and why antipyretics do not prevent febrile seizures.
Well-Child Care & PreventionHealth care for children in foster care
Foster care health care for board review: 72-hour screen, 30-day comprehensive visit, 60–90 day follow-up, enhanced visit schedule and who can give consent.
Well-Child Care & PreventionSafety and injury prevention
Injury prevention for board review: car-seat stages, booster fit, drowning, firearm storage, safe sleep, hot cars, repellents, sunscreen and toxicants.
Well-Child Care & PreventionScreening at well-child visits
Universal screening at well visits: maternal depression, anemia, lead (CDC 3.5 µg/dL), blood pressure from 3 years, lipids at 9–11 and 17–21, teen depression.
Well-Child Care & PreventionVision and hearing screening in children
Newborn hearing 1-3-6, ABR vs OAE, audiometry from 4 years, instrument-based vision screening, acuity cut-offs and the light reflex and cover tests.
Immunizations & Post-exposure PreventionRSV prevention in infants
Maternal RSV vaccine (32–36 weeks) vs nirsevimab or clesrovimab, the 14-day rule, second-season nirsevimab for high-risk children and palivizumab's role.
NutritionBreastfeeding and supplements
Breastfeeding for board review: vitamin D 400 IU, iron 1 mg/kg/day from 4 months, true contraindications, iodine and B12, milk storage and induced lactation.
NutritionInfant and toddler feeding
Infant feeding for board review: solids at 4–6 months, peanut and egg early, iron, water and juice rules, cow's milk at 12 months, plant milks, choking.
NutritionNutrition support and calculations
Nutrition support for board review: marasmus vs kwashiorkor, enteral vs parenteral feeding, CKD nutrition, Holliday–Segar fluids, deficits and kcal per gram.
NutritionObesity and cardiometabolic risk in children
Pediatric obesity for board review: BMI classes, comorbidity screening, IHBLT, medicines from age 12, bariatric referral from 13, and genetic and endocrine clues.
NutritionSpecial diets and infant formula
Formula choice and special diets for board review: hydrolyzed vs soy formula, galactosemia, preterm milk, goat milk, vegan and ketogenic diets, zinc and copper.
NutritionVitamin deficiencies
Vitamin deficiencies for board review: rickets signs and x-ray, vitamin A and measles, vitamin E in preterms, thiamine, niacin, B12, folate and scurvy clues.