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How do you calculate BMI?
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Wt in kg/ ((Ht in meters)^2)
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What % is considered overweight, underweight and obese?
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85-95, = to or at 95%, below 5%
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How many years do you measure a child's height in the supine position?
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2
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What is the rate of growth in cm for the first 2 years of life and what is the reason for this?
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max of 25cm then slows to 15cm due to diminishing amounts of post- birth sex steroids
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What is the rate of growth after the first 2 years?
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5-6cm/year
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What is one reason that boys have a greater average final height than girls?
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They spend a longer amount of time in the prepubertal phase allowing for a longer period of growth before plate fusion and they also have a higher growth rate when in the pubertal phase
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What is the use of determining ones bone age?
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Useful in evaluating an abnormally growing child; identifies if growth patterns contribute to abnormalities, though many variables exist that may undermine the accuracy of bone age
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How does one determine bone age?
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radiograph of the left hand and wrist is taken the ossification centers are compared to standard ones to identify age according to bone growth patterns
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