What Is the Minimum Age a Child Can Perform Pulmonary

question 26

Multiple Choice

What is the minimum age a child can perform pulmonary function tests (PFTs) reliably?

• A)3
• B)6
• C)8
• D)10

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, usually developed in infancy.

Developmental Stages

Distinct phases of growth or progression in physical, psychological, or intellectual development typical of certain age ranges in humans or other organisms.

Orderly Development

The concept that human growth and development follows a predictable, sequential pattern, typically observed from infancy through adulthood.

Biological Growth

The process of physical development and increase in size, which occurs in living organisms through cell division and differentiation.