Name: Normal growth from fetal life through adolescence — viva
Creator: MedVellum
Published: 2026-07-11
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Prompt

Examiner hands you a growth chart and asks you to explain normal growth from fetal life through adolescence, then interpret a short-stature scenario.

Stem

You are the paediatric registrar in a general clinic. The examiner asks you to teach normal growth, then interpret cases. ^[1]

References7Show

[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]Karlberg J Analysis of linear growth using a mathematical model. I. From birth to three years. Acta paediatrica Scandinavica, 1987.PMID 3604665
[4]Hokken-Koelega ACS International Consensus Guideline on Small for Gestational Age: Etiology and Management From Infancy to Early Adulthood. Endocrine reviews, 2023.PMID 36635911
[5]Barstow C Evaluation of Short and Tall Stature in Children. American family physician, 2015.PMID 26132126
[6]Cohen P Consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of children with idiopathic short stature: a summary of the Growth Hormone Research Society, the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, and the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Workshop. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2008.PMID 18782877
[7]Forkey H Trauma-Informed Care. Pediatrics, 2021.PMID 34312292

Stem

You are the paediatric registrar in a general clinic. The examiner asks you to teach normal growth, then interpret cases. ^[1]

References7Show

[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]Karlberg J Analysis of linear growth using a mathematical model. I. From birth to three years. Acta paediatrica Scandinavica, 1987.PMID 3604665
[4]Hokken-Koelega ACS International Consensus Guideline on Small for Gestational Age: Etiology and Management From Infancy to Early Adulthood. Endocrine reviews, 2023.PMID 36635911
[5]Barstow C Evaluation of Short and Tall Stature in Children. American family physician, 2015.PMID 26132126
[6]Cohen P Consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of children with idiopathic short stature: a summary of the Growth Hormone Research Society, the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, and the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Workshop. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2008.PMID 18782877
[7]Forkey H Trauma-Informed Care. Pediatrics, 2021.PMID 34312292