Notes in 1. Assessment of Growth

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Published	02/10/2024	Assessment Tools of Growth {{c1::Height, Length, Weight}} {{c1::Growth charts and plotting}} {{c1::Mid-Parental Height (MPH) and Target Centiles}} {{c…
Published	02/10/2024	Indications for Referral: Growth Disorders {{c1::Extremely short or tall stature}} {{c1::Height below target height}} {{c1::Abnormal height velocity}}…
Published	02/10/2024	{{c2::FBC}} and {{c2::Ferritin}} are Secondary Investigations of Growth Disorders to check for {{c1::Anaemia}}, {{c1::Coeliac}}, and {{c1::Crohn's}}
Published	02/10/2024	{{c2::U&Es}} and {{c2::LFTs}} are Secondary Investigations of Growth Disorders to check for Renal and Liver disease
Published	02/10/2024	{{c2::Coeliac Serology (Anti-TTG, Anti-EMA)}} is a Secondary Investigation of Growth Disorders to check for {{c1::Coeliac disease}}
Published	02/10/2024	{{c1::IGF-1}}, {{c1::TFTs}}, {{c1::Prolactin}} and {{c1::Cortisol}} are Secondary Investigations of Growth Disorders to check for {{c2::Hormonal Disor…
Published	02/10/2024	{{c2::Karyotype/Microarray}} is a Secondary Investigation of Growth Disorders to check for {{c1::Turner’s Syndrome}} and {{c1::Chromosomal Abnorm…
Published	02/10/2024	Tanner StagingStage I is {{c1::prepuberty}}Stage II is {{c1::beginning puberty}}G stands for {{c1::Genital}}B stands for {{c1::Breast}}
Published	02/10/2024	Tanner Stage {{c1::B2}} indicates {{c2::Breast Budding in a Girl}}
Published	02/10/2024	Tanner Stage {{c2::G2}} and {{c2::T of 4 ml}} indicates {{c1::Testicular Enlargement in a Boy}}
Published	02/10/2024	In Growth, {{c1::Adrenal}} hormones are associated with {{c2::growth of pubic}} and {{c2::axillary hair}}
Published	02/10/2024	{{c1::Gonadal}} hormones are associated with {{c2::genital}} and {{c2::breast}} development
Published	02/10/2024	Sequence of Events (Tempo) of Puberty Girls grow rapidly at the beginning of puberty with the development of {{c1::breast buds}} Boys do not start to …
Published	02/10/2024	Early Puberty in Boys is {{c1::<9}} years
Published	02/10/2024	Delayed Puberty in Boys is {{c1::>14}} years
Published	02/10/2024	Early Puberty in Girls is {{c1::<8}} years
Published	02/10/2024	Delayed Puberty in Girls is {{c1::>13}} years
Published	02/10/2024	Causes of Short Stature {{c1::Undernutrition}} {{c1::Chronic illness}} {{c1::Iatrogenic (Steroids)}} {{c1::Hormonal (GH Deficiency, Hypothyroidism, Cu…
Published	02/10/2024	Features of {{c2::Turner’s Syndrome (45X0)}} {{c1::Short stature}} {{c1::Ovarian dysgenesis}} {{c1::Physical stigma (wide chest, wide spaced nipples, …
Published	02/10/2024	Features of {{c2::Prader-Willi Syndrome}} {{c1::Infantile hypotonia (Feeding problems)}} {{c1::Hyperphagia (Obesity)}} {{c1::Short stature}} {{c1::Dev…
Published	02/10/2024	Features of {{c2::Noonan Syndrome}} {{c1::Facial Features (Prolonged philtrum, drooping eye lids)}} {{c1::Short stature}}{{c1::Congenital heart diseas…
Published	02/10/2024	Features of {{c2::Achondroplasia}} {{c1::Short limbed dwarfism}} {{c1::Skeletal dysplasia}}
Published	02/10/2024	Management of Turner’s and Prader-Willi Syndromes is {{c1::Intake of Growth Hormone}}
Published	02/10/2024	Causes of Delayed Puberty {{c1::Chronic diseases (Crohn’s, Asthma)}} {{c1::Primary gonadal disorders (Gonadal Dysgenesis; due to Turner’s, Klinefelter…
Published	02/10/2024	Signs of Early Development in Girls {{c1::Breast development (Infantile thelarche <8 yrs)}} {{c1::Secondary sexual characteristics (Premature adren…
Published	02/10/2024	Exaggerated early sex steroid hormone secretion (Premature adrenarche) due to {{c1::congenital adrenal hyperplasia}} which causes {{c2::precocious pse…
Published	02/10/2024	{{c1::Central Precocious Puberty}} is {{c2::a condition that causes early sexual development in girls and boys below the normal average pubertal age w…
Published	02/10/2024	Investigations of Central Precocious Puberty include an {{c1::MRI}} to exclude a pituitary lesion
Published	02/10/2024	{{c1::Precocious Puberty}} is {{c2::a condition that involves early secondary sexual characteristics that is independent of gonadotrophins, commonly s…
Published	02/10/2024	Condition Exclusion in {{c2::Precocious}} Puberty is {{c1::Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia}}
Published	02/10/2024	Presentation of Childhood Obesity {{c1::Simple Obesity (Intake > Output)}} {{c1::Endocrine: Growth failure}} {{c1::Syndromes: (e.g. Prader-Willi) a…
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