Pediatric Well Child Visits

How Old Am I?

100

I communicate with my cries and body movement. My arms and legs move symmetrically and reflexively when I am startled. My hands are in a fist.

What is a newborn?

200

Although I have strong body odor, I do not enjoy bathing so you have to remind me regularly. I try different things like change my look or attitude or speech to fit in with my friends. 

What is an adolescent?

300

I can say "mama", stand for 2 seconds, pick up food to eat with my precise thumb-finger grasp.

What is a 12 month old?

400

I have a 50 word vocabulary and can combine two words. I walk up steps and jump off the ground with both feet.

What is a 2 year old.

500

My speech is fully understandable to a stranger. I know some of my colors. I can copy a circle and cut with scissors.

What is a 4 year old?

Vitals

100

Blood pressure screening begins at this age.

What is 3 years old?

200

It is important to measure and track this vital sign in the first year of life to screen for microcephaly or macrocephaly. 

What is head circumference?

300

Body Mass Index (BMI) calculation starts at this age.

What is 2 years old?

400

Newborn weight loss of more than this percent prompts further evaluation.

What is 10%?

500

This temperature is considered abnormally low in a newborn and should prompt repeat temperature check and further evaluation.

What is 97.3?

Feedings

100

This is the recommended primary source of nutrition for newborns and infants.

What is breast milk?

200

All breastfeeding infants should receive this supplementation daily.

What is Vitamin D?

300

At this age, infants can be switched to whole cow's milk.

What is a year old?

400

If an infant is breastfeeding well, she will have regained all her birth weight by this age.

What is 2 weeks?

500

Newborns will generally feed this many times per day.

What is 8-12? 

Screenings

100

This questionnaire should be administered to each adolescent during well child visits.

What is Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)?

200

Age at which all children should receive non-fasting lipid screening.

What is 9 years old? 

300

Age when lead screening is first completed.

What is 12 months?

400

A Cytomegalovirus (CMV) test is ordered on all newborns who fail this screening test.

What is hearing test?

500

This is a public health program that screens all babies born in California for many serious but treatable genetic disorders.  

What is the California Newborn Screening Program? 

Vaccines

100

This vaccine is given immediately after birth. 

What is Hepatitis B?

200

ProQuad is a combination vaccine against these viruses.

What are varicella, measles, mumps, and rubella?

300

The first dose of the influenza vaccine can be given at this age.

What is 6 months?

400

This is the first vaccine against COVID-19 that has been approved for children age 12 years old and older. 

What is Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine?

500

Children can start receiving this vaccine at age 9 years old. 

What is HPV?