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Approach to Short Stature
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Case Description
In pediatrics, the approach to short stature entails a meticulous evaluation encompassing a thorough medical history, growth chart analysis, and physical examination. Assessing growth velocity, bone age, and considering familial height patterns aid in distinguishing between constitutional growth...
Case Summary
- Growth monitoring in children is crucial as a barometer of well-being, preventative care, and identification of growth, nutritional, and systemic disorders. Growth charts are essential tools, requiring proper selection, accurate plotting of weight, height, and BMI, and correct interpretation, using revised IAP charts (AP 2015) for children aged 5-18 years and WHO charts for those aged 0-5 years.
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Dr Dhanya Soodhana
Senior Specialist, Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Aster MIMS, Calicut, KeralaDr. Dhanya Soodhana Mohan is a Pediatric Endocrinologist who has done her fellowship in Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology from IGICH, Bangalore which is one of the largest Pediatric referral centres in Karnataka. Her training involved exposure to a wide spectrum of Pediatric endocrine disorders.