Nelson - Short stature Flashcards
Ddx of short stature: (+) family history
Constitutional delay, familial short stature
Ddx of short stature: Males more often
Constitutional delay
Ddx of short stature: Female only
Turner syndrome
Ddx of short stature: Immature facies with midline defect
Hypopituitarism
Ddx of short stature: Immature facies
Constitutional delay
Ddx of short stature: Coarse facies
Hypothyroidism (cretinism)
Ddx of short stature: Normal sexual development
Familial short stature
Ddx of short stature: Female prepubertal
Turner
Ddx of short stature: Usually delayed but may be precocious
Hypothy, precocious if severe
Ddx of short stature: T/F most causes present with delayed sexual development
T
Ddx of short stature: Normal bone age
Familial
Ddx of short stature: Growth arrest lines present
Deprivational dwarfism
Ddx of short stature: T/F Most causes have delayed bone growth
T, only familial presents with normal bone growth
Ddx of short stature: Hypogly may be present
Hypopit
Ddx of short stature: May present with low FT4
Hypopit, Hypothy, Deprivational dwarfism