Peds Dow

Question 1

midparental height calculation

Answer 1

girls - 13cm subtracted from fathers height and avereged with mothers height

boys - 13cm added to mothers height and averaged with fathers height

Question 2

most important factor in evaluating growth between age 2 and onset of puberty

Answer 2

abnormal growth velocity

Question 3

short stature

Answer 3

more than 2 SD below mean height

Question 4

constitutional delay of growth and puberty

Answer 4

normal height for bone age
-not normal for chronological age

family hx positive for delayed growth/puberty

reassure and monitor growth every 6 months

Question 5

turner sydrome

Answer 5

45x

cause of short stature

Question 6

most endo disorders

Answer 6

characterized by increased weight for height ratio

Question 7

webbed neck, shield chest, wide nipples

Answer 7

turner syndrome

Question 8

eval for turner syndrome

Answer 8

karyotyping

Question 9

falling off in height but not weight

Answer 9

suggestive of endocrinopathies