March 7: Pain and Distress

Question 1

D & G Ch 19: Percentage of children experiencing at least one headache before age seven

Answer 1

40%

Question 2

D & G Ch 19: See your child’s physician or take your child to an emergency department if a headache is caused by….

Answer 2

a fall or head injury, if it involves seizure, lethargy, vomiting, clumsiness, or personality changes, or if it worsens over a period of days

Question 3

tension headaches

Answer 3

dull pain that affects the whole head

Question 4

temporomandibular joint disorder

Answer 4

misalignment where the jaw meets the skull (TMJ)

Question 5

temporomandibular joint disorder