Short stature workup — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Prader-Willi syndrome is characterized by _____ levels of ghrelin

Answer: increased

Flashcard 2: Celiac disease in _____ (age group) classically presents as abdominal distention, steatorrhea, and failure to thrive

Answer: children

Flashcard 3: Which hip pathology characteristically occurs in children aged 5-7 years?

Answer: Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

Flashcard 4: 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 5: Evidence of physical abuse in a child includes _____ (e.g. ribs, long bone spiral, multiple in different stages of healing)

Answer: fractures

Flashcard 6: Which orthopedic condition is associated with hypothyroidism as a predisposing factor?

Answer: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)

Flashcard 7: A child wishes to know more about his/her illness.

Answer: Ask what parents have told the child about their illness. In most cases, parents decide what information can be relayed.

Flashcard 8: What is the primary clinical utility of the APGAR score?

Answer: Immediate need for resuscitation and response to resuscitation. (Note: It is NOT a good predictor of long-term neurological outcome or mortality for an individual infant.)

Flashcard 9: What are the components of the APGAR score?

Answer: Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration

Flashcard 10: Which pediatric hip condition is strongly associated with obesity?\n_____

Answer: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/pediatrics/orthopedics/acquire?ref=anki