Growth/Development — Flashcards

Flashcard 231: What malnutrition disorder presents as a small child with a swollen abdomen? _____

Answer: Kwashiorkor

Flashcard 232: In thyroid hormone deficiency, bone age is _____ than chronologic age

Answer: less

Flashcard 233: What demographic (age, gender) is associated with Ewing sarcoma? _____

Answer: Boys < 15 years old (specific)

Flashcard 234: The _____ stages of sexual development are assigned independently to genitalia, pubic hair, and breast

Answer: Tanner

Flashcard 235: The most common cause of burns in children are _____ burns

Answer: scald

Flashcard 236: What is the most common nutritional cause of iron deficiency in infants and toddlers?

Answer: Excessive cow's milk consumption

Extra: Cow's milk is low in iron and can cause occult intestinal bleeding. Other major causes include the delayed introduction of iron-fortified solids and exclusive breastfeeding beyond 4–6 months without iron supplementation (as human milk is naturally low in iron).

Flashcard 237: Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is a childhood arthritis seen in patients younger than _____ old

Answer: 16 years

Flashcard 238: Clinical features of _____ syndrome include short height, small head circumference, facies with saddle nose and prominent forehead, small genitalia, and delayed skeletal maturation

Answer: Laron

Flashcard 239: By age 1, the total antibody level is approximately _____% of adult levels

Answer: 60

Flashcard 240: Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy most often presents when patients are _____

Answer: teenagers