Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome — Flashcards

_____ is the most common preventable cause of mental retardation

What additional features will be seen in a child with end-organ resistance (receptor hyposensitivity) to vitamin D?_____

What is the drug of choice for treatment of central precocious puberty? _______

Young children with _____thyroidism may present with pseudo-precocious puberty

Hormonal abnormalities associated with SCFE include (5):_____

_____ U/L ratio is seen in rickets, achondroplasia and untreated congenital hypothyroidism

What is the drug used in rx of CAH in a child?_____

Side effects of GH in children include raised IC pressure, Increased risk of T2DM, _____ and scoliosis

Precocious puberty is defined as the onset of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of _____ years in girls and 9 years in boys.

Thyroid, Pituitary, & Adrenal _____ is a hormone that may be used for treatment of Turner syndrome, which is characterized by an XO genotype