Child MSK Development

Question 1

Q: What is the primary focus and age range of pediatric care?

Answer 1

A: Focused on the health, development, and well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. The age range is 0 to 18 years old (or up to 21).

Question 2

Q: What are the core functions of pediatric care?

Answer 2

A: Disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and health education for families.

Question 3

Q: What are the three main types of pediatric care pathways?

Answer 3

A: Acute, chronic, and preventative care.

Question 4

Q: Why are children “not little adults”?

Answer 4

A: They have differences in the function of various organ systems, immunity, response to disease effects, drug dosages, and mental/emotional abilities.

Question 5

Q: What are the two periods of significant linear growth?

Answer 5

A: The Infant period and the Adolescent period.

Question 6

Q: What is the age range for the Neonatal period?

Answer 6

A: The 1st month of life.

Question 7

Q: What is the age range for Infancy?

Answer 7

A: Birth to 1 year.

Question 8

Q: What is the age range for the Toddler age?

Answer 8

A: 1 to 3 years.

Question 9

Q: What is the frequency of Well Child Visits after 36 months?

Answer 9

A: Yearly until 18 years of age.

Question 10

Q: What are the four core growth parameters measured at most visits?

Answer 10

A: Weight, height, weight/length ratio, and BMI.

Question 11

Q: Up to what age should Head Circumference be documented?

Answer 11

A: Up to 3 years of age.

Question 12

Q: What are the five key areas of developmental milestone assessment?

Answer 12

A: Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Language, Social, and Cognitive.

Question 13

Q: What is a key Gross Motor milestone at 2 months?

Answer 13

A: Lifts head off table when prone.

Question 14

Q: What is a key Fine Motor milestone at 6 months?

Answer 14

A: Transfers objects from one hand to another.

Question 15

Q: What is a key Gross Motor milestone at 9 months?

Answer 15

A: Sits alone and pulls to stand.

Question 16

Q: What are key Social milestones at 9 months?

Answer 16

A: Stranger/separation anxiety.

Question 17

Q: What is the Language milestone at 12 months?

Answer 17

A: Imitating sounds, 1-2 words.

Question 18

Q: What is a key Gross Motor milestone at 15 months?

Answer 18

A: Walks alone.

Question 19

Q: What is the Social milestone at 24 months (2 years)?

Answer 19

A: Parallel play.

Question 20

Q: What is a key Gross Motor milestone at 3 years?

Answer 20

A: Pedals a tricycle and walks up stairs alternating feet.

Question 21

Q: At what age should a child’s speech be almost 100% understandable?

Answer 21

A: 4 years old.