Pediatrics Flashcards
What age is a child?
age 2 to onset of puberty
What age is an adolescent?
onset of puberty to growth stop
measured by size, physique, and body composition
growth
the progress toward mature state/adulthood
maturation
90% of peak skeletal mass is achieved by what age?
18
How does VO2max/min develop for boys?
increases from childhood to adolescence
How does VO2max/min develop for girls?
plateaus around 13/14 years old
Physiologic responses to acute exercises in pediatrics is lower compared to adults for everything except:
relative oxygen uptake
heart rate
respiratory rate
Children demonstrate faster heart rate recovery for high intensity exercise but not for?
low intensity exercise
Avoid temperature extremes for kids why?
they have a lower capacity to perspire and they have a higher risk for dehydration
ages for PACE measure
8-14
ages for physical activity questionnaire for adolescents
14-18
Should you put a kid on a treadmill or cycle ergometer and why?
Ergometer because there’s less of injury and it’s more familiar to kids.
Con: have to fit to their size
ages for test of physical fitness
5-12
ages for Presidents challenge
6-18
