Chapter 6 - Disorders Of Growth

Question 1

First step in investigating a deviant measurement

Answer 1

Repeat measurement

Question 2

Weight of very low BW

Answer 2

<1500g

Question 3

Midparental height in girls, formula

Answer 3

(Paternal ht (cm) + maternal ht (cm) - 13) / 2

Question 4

Midparental height in boys, formula

Answer 4

(Paternal ht (cm)+ maternal ht (cm) + 13) / 2

Question 5

A child with low wt, lt, and HC (all less than 5th percentile) is commonly associated with

Answer 5

Familial short stature

Question 6

A child with low wt, lt, and HC (all less than 5th percentile), who by age is preadolescent or adolescent who starts puberty LATER than others may have

Answer 6

Constitutional short stature

Question 7

When should an evaluation of primary amenorrhea should be considered

Answer 7

1) Female adolescent who has not reached menarche by 15 or 3 years of thelarche
2) No thelarche by 13

Question 8

Growth of the nervous system is most rapid when

Answer 8

First 2 years of life

Question 9

MC reason for deviant measurements

Answer 9

Technical