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Clinicians' guide to growth disorders / J.K.H. Wales.

By: Publication details: London : Arnold ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press [distributor], 2002.Description: vii, 158 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0340762373
Other title:
  • Growth disorders
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WE 250 W172c 2002
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Contents:
Contents 1 Introduction the physiology of growth fetal growth infantile growth childhood growth pubertal growth and final height sexual development further reading 2 Measurement of growth weight length Height Head circumference Parental Size Past measurements Bone age or skeletal maturity further reading 3 Growth charts and how to use them Standards and plotting target height and OFC Body proportions Height velocity Skeletal and Sexual maturity Tempo of growth what information can you obtain from a growth chart community screening for short and tall stature further reading 4 short stature History of the child with short stature examination of the child with short stature Examination of the child with short stature staging sexual development causes of short stature the short and thin child the short and fat child the short child with abnormal features the short child with short limbs the short-barked child with short stature investigation of short stature psychological problems related to short stature further reading 5 Delayed puberty History and examination hypogonadotropic hypogonadism Tests indicated in hyper gonadotropic hypogonadism tests indicated in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism Therapy for delayed puberty further reading 6 Tall stature History Examination Idiopathic tall stature Other primary causes of tall stature secondary causes of tall stature investigation of tall stature Associated treatments Psychosocial aspects of all stature 7futher reading Early sexual development introduction cause of true sexual precocity causes of pseudosexual precocity variations of normality Investigation of early sexual development treatment Further reading 8Obesity work-up of childhood obesity Treatment of childhood obesity consequences of childhood obesity Further reading 9 Failure to thrive History Diet Family history Loss of feeds Examination Treatment investigations further reading
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1 Introduction
the physiology of growth
fetal growth
infantile growth
childhood growth
pubertal growth and final height
sexual development
further reading

2 Measurement of growth
weight
length
Height
Head circumference
Parental Size
Past measurements
Bone age or skeletal maturity
further reading

3 Growth charts and how to use them
Standards and plotting
target height and OFC
Body proportions
Height velocity
Skeletal and Sexual maturity
Tempo of growth
what information can you obtain from a growth chart
community screening for short and tall stature
further reading

4 short stature
History of the child with short stature
examination of the child with short stature
Examination of the child with short stature
staging sexual development
causes of short stature
the short and thin child
the short and fat child
the short child with abnormal features
the short child with short limbs
the short-barked child with short stature
investigation of short stature
psychological problems related to short stature
further reading

5 Delayed puberty
History and examination
hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Tests indicated in hyper gonadotropic hypogonadism
tests indicated in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Therapy for delayed puberty
further reading

6 Tall stature
History
Examination
Idiopathic tall stature
Other primary causes of tall stature
secondary causes of tall stature
investigation of tall stature
Associated treatments
Psychosocial aspects of all stature

7futher reading
Early sexual development
introduction
cause of true sexual precocity
causes of pseudosexual precocity
variations of normality
Investigation of early sexual development
treatment
Further reading

8Obesity
work-up of childhood obesity
Treatment of childhood obesity
consequences of childhood obesity
Further reading

9 Failure to thrive
History
Diet
Family history
Loss of feeds
Examination
Treatment investigations
further reading

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