Peds-Familial Short Stature

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Causes of short stature

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Familial short stature
Constitutional growth delay
Osteochondrodysplasias - Dwarfism
Growth hormone deficiency
Nutritional disorders

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Is apparent before the second year of life and manifests as deceleration in height

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Familial Short Stature

---height is hereditatry and closely matches parental height

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What entails the history and Physical Of Familial Short Stature

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History:
Familial growth patterns (parents and siblings)
Diseases known to affect growth (eg, cystic fibrosis);
A parent's recent physical or psychiatric illness resulting in inability to provide consistent stimulation and nurturance

Physical Exam
Child has normal development without other signs or symptoms of disease

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What are characteristics of Constitutional Growth Delay

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Family members may be of normal height

Skeletal bone age will lag behind chronological age

Puberty may be delayed

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The Physical Exam of Constitutional Growth Delay will Show

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Except for height, development is normal for age

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X-ray of distal radius in Constitutional Growth Delay

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Reveals chronological age greater than bone age

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Treatment of Constitutional Growth Delay

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Treatment: growth is delayed but child will reach his or her expected height

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Osteochondrodysplasias

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Involve abnormal bone or cartilage growth leading to skeletal maldevelopment, often short-limbed dwarfism

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Dwarfism

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Diagnosis is by physical examination, x-rays, and, in some cases, genetic testing

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Achondroplasia

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most common and best-known type of short-limbed dwarfism