Growth &
puberty
,Lecture objectives
Toreadily identify methods of measuring body
dimensions
To
confidently assess and plot height, weight and
OFC measurements
Tocalculate and plot mid-parental height, height
velocity and bone age
Todescribe the assessment of a child presenting
with abnormal stature and initiate basic
investigations
To
understand the difference between normal
and abnormal pubertal development
,Importance
Social
Psychological
Developmental
Economic
Medical
, Measurements
Length
Weight
Body mass index
Body surface area
Occipital-frontal circumference
Arm span
Sitting height
Skin fold thickness
puberty
,Lecture objectives
Toreadily identify methods of measuring body
dimensions
To
confidently assess and plot height, weight and
OFC measurements
Tocalculate and plot mid-parental height, height
velocity and bone age
Todescribe the assessment of a child presenting
with abnormal stature and initiate basic
investigations
To
understand the difference between normal
and abnormal pubertal development
,Importance
Social
Psychological
Developmental
Economic
Medical
, Measurements
Length
Weight
Body mass index
Body surface area
Occipital-frontal circumference
Arm span
Sitting height
Skin fold thickness
