Growth Disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What type of tests are used for developmental surveillance?

Answer: Screening tests

Flashcard 2: The **adolescent growth spurt** occurs in a _____ to proximal direction.

Answer: distal

Extra: General growth and development follow a **cephalocaudal** (head to toe) and **proximodistal** (center to periphery) pattern. In contrast, the **adolescent growth spurt** is **centripetal**, meaning it follows a **distal to proximal** sequence (e.g., feet and hands grow before calves and forearms, which grow before the trunk).

Flashcard 3: A girl's height at _____ years is half of her adult height

Answer: 1.5 (18 months)

Flashcard 4: In a child of familial short stature, bone age will be _____ the chronological age

Answer: same as

Flashcard 5: Which of the following usually occurs in children between 5-7 years old? _____

Answer: Legg-Calve-Perthes

Flashcard 6: If congenital torticollis does not resolve by 1 year of age then the child might have coexisting _____

Answer: plagiocephaly

Flashcard 7: The given image shows a boy with _____ ear

Answer: bat

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Answer: Ponderal index

Extra: indicators of obesity

Flashcard 9: In PSM, the pre-school age is _____ years

Answer: 1-4

Extra: Developmental definitions (Pediatrics/Ghai): - Toddler: 1-3 years - Pre-school: 3-6 years In PSM/Public Health (Park's), the "pre-school child" is specifically defined as the 1-4 year age group.

Flashcard 10: length of baby is measured using _____

Answer: infantometer

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