pediatric medicine
Youth medical specialty
Pediatric medicine is the branch of medicine focused on the health and medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.
The field addresses conditions specific to developing bodies and minds, from childhood diseases to developmental disorders.
A physician specializing in this area is a pediatrician: She took her son to a pediatric medicine specialist when he stopped growing.
- motor skillsCoordinated bodily movement ability
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- booster shotSubsequent dose strengthening immunity
- fever managementControlling elevated body temperature
- cognitive milestonesExpected mental abilities by age
speech therapy · learning disabilities · picky eater · nutrition counseling · hearing test · puberty education · growth chart · growing pains · vision screening · wound care · night terrors · safety education · ear infection · strep throat · runny nose · tummy ache · neonatology · childhood illness
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Medical care for seniors
geriatrics · gerontology · elder care · senior healthcare · aged care
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