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growth_short stature (causes (nutrition, endocrine, intrauterine growth…
growth_short stature
causes
nutrition
endocrine
intrauterine growth restriction
constitutional delay of growth and puberty
(familial/syndrome: Down, Turner, Noonan, Russell-Silver) genetics
history
growth
causes
investigations
bone age (x-ray: left hand/wrist: epiphyseal plate)
endocrine
growth hormone deficiency/IGF-1 deficiency (growth hormone stimulation test)
hypothyroidism (thyroid function test)
high steroid (cortisol suppression test)
physical examination
growth
causes
definition
short stature
below second percentile
mid-parental height
(father + mother +/- 13)/2
(upper segment = lower segment)
proportionate short stature
syndrome (Down, Turner, Noonan, Russell-Silver)
disproportionate short stature
skeletal dysplasia (achondroplasia)
mucopolsaccharidoses
rickets
complications