MedEClasses Growth Disorder Module

Learn about the intricacies of growth assessment using illustrative cases. Recording of Growth Session of International Practical Pediatric Endocrinology Course. Dr. Anurag Bajpai, MD, FRACP, SCE, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Regency Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Research, Kanpur, India. MedEClasses Online Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology. MedEClasses Endocrinology Mobile Application learning.grows...

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[@mohammedrahmanhafeezalhass6526]

Thank you very much, this is a great presentation. I was wondering if using another more objective assessment to classify growth failure/short stature with malnutrition (indicating a chronic disease or malabsorptive disorder) would be more useful and practical than comparing weight age to height age. For instance, using a weight for height SD or BMI SD.

[@mohammedrahmanhafeezalhass6526]

Also how important is the inflammatory markers testing in the scenario of suspected malnutrition or chronic disease as a cause of growth failure?

[@AnuragBajpaiPediatricEndo]

Thanks for the input. We have shown that a BMI SDS less than -1.5 suggests the nutritional cause of growth failure. This is incorporated in our algorithms for Growth Interpreter.