GH axis measuring growth Flashcards
2
Q
Height vs age: How do you measure an infant, < 2 years?
A
supine length
3
Q
how do you measure a child >2 years?
A
standing heightuse a stadiometercarefully position individualcheck your technique (1% CV ) repeat at regular time intervals
4
Q
Bone age?
A
radiographs of the wristcompare epiphyseal growth plates against age related reference images cumulative scores for several bones: 2% CV difficult for children with skeletal dysplasias
5
Q
how do you calculate SDS: standard deviation score?sds would be low in GH deficiency
A
observed height - mean height (age, sex)_____________________ std deviation
