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Normal growth from fetal life through adolescence — OSCE
OSCE skills and counselling station on growth measurement interpretation and parent explanation.
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MRCPCH ClinicalRACP DCE
Prompt
12-minute station: measure/interpret a plotted growth set for a school-age child with short stature concern and counsel the caregiver.
Objectives
- Confirm measurement and chart quality before interpretation. [1]
- Interpret absolute position, velocity and mid-parental context. [3]
- Explain ICP-phase physiology in plain registrar language. [4]
- Counsel without blame and set a clear follow-up plan. [5]
References5ShowHide
- [1]WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group WHO Child Growth Standards based on length/height, weight and age. Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). Supplement, 2006.PMID 16817681
- [2]Grummer-Strawn LM Use of World Health Organization and CDC growth charts for children aged 0-59 months in the United States. MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports, 2010.PMID 20829749
- [3]Barstow C Evaluation of Short and Tall Stature in Children. American family physician, 2015.PMID 26132126
- [4]Karlberg J Analysis of linear growth using a mathematical model. I. From birth to three years. Acta paediatrica Scandinavica, 1987.PMID 3604665
- [5]Forkey H Trauma-Informed Care. Pediatrics, 2021.PMID 34312292