Test your knowledge
of children’s health.
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How much do you know about children’s health? Covenant Children’s specializes in care for young ones with our own emergency room, orthopedics, cancer care and more.
QUESTION 1
You might think taking your kid to a hospital for adults is fine, but as the Lubbock region’s only licensed, freestanding children’s hospital,
When do children’s growth spurts typically peak?
Both at 14
Boys at age 13½ , girls at age 11½
Girls at 15, boys at 12
Boys at 16½ , girls at 14½
Covenant Children’s provides comprehensive care specifically for kids all the way to age 18.
Boys at age 13½
Girls at age 11½
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Why are young children more susceptible to dehydration than adults?
All of the above.
More children’s conditions
such as fever are associated with fluid loss.
Children often can’t articulate their needs.
Children have higher metabolisms.
Fluid loss can have a much greater impact on kids than on adults. Your pediatrician can determine if there is an underlying cause.
All of the above.
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When is children’s depth perception well-developed?
7-9 years old
4-6 years old
1-3 years old
Kids begin to have depth perception at less than a year old, but catching that ball will take a while longer. Covenant Children’s has a pediatric orthopedics and emergency department when accidents occur.
4-6 years old
NEXT QUESTION
Broken bones heal faster in children than adults.
FALSE
TRUE
Orthopedic specialists at Covenant Children’s will generally treat a fracture with a cast as opposed to surgery because a kid’s bones are still growing and can correct their shape over time.
True
NEXT QUESTION
How do cancers in children respond to treatment compared to cancers in adults?
About the same
Worse
Better
Covenant Children’s provides access to leading therapies and research through collaboration with the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), the world’s largest cancer research collaborative.
Better
NEXT QUESTION
At what age does a child’s brain reach its full size?
Age 18
Age 14
Age 4
Age 2
The human brain isn’t fully developed until about age 25, but it has reached its full size at age 2. Primary Care pediatricians monitor your child’s developmental milestones.
Age 2
NEXT QUESTION
Kids are more susceptible to exposure from chemicals such as fertilizers and cleaning products than adults.
FALSE
TRUE
Because kids are much closer to the ground than adults, they tend breathe in or be otherwise exposed to more. The emergency department at Covenant Children’s treats issues related to exposure or poison.
True
NEXT QUESTION
Why are kids usually less likely to break their ribs than adults?
Kids’ bones are more pliable and flexible.
Kids’ reactions are quicker, so they can cover up.
Kids’ collisions are usually lower impact.
As you have learned, when it comes to health there are many differences between children and adults. That’s why Covenant Children’s is here.
Kids’ bones are more pliable and flexible.
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No one expects you to be an expert on children’s health. But you should know where to take kids when they need care. Because at Covenant Children’s, we know better.
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