A boy born at 28 weeks gestation is brought to the general practice at 20 months of age because he is not yet…

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A boy born at 28 weeks gestation is brought to the general practice at 20 months of age because he is not yet walking. He was discharged home at term with no intraventricular haemorrhage and no chronic lung disease. He sits, pulls to stand, cruises around the furniture and takes steps holding one hand. He uses about fifteen words, points at aeroplanes to show his mother and follows simple instructions. Tone, deep tendon reflexes and head circumference are normal, and he has lost no skills. Which…

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Reassess in three months

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Arrange formal audiological assessment

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Order a creatine kinase level

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Refer to a paediatric physiotherapist

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Refer to an early childhood early intervention partner

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