History Taking and Management of a Child Presenting with Short Stature

Areas to focus on: (follow the mnemonic: A B C D E F G) Alone (neglected infant), Bone dysplasia (rickets, scoliosis, or mucopolysaccharidosis), Chromosomal (Turner, or Down syndromes) or Chronic ongoing disease (renal or heart failure), Delayed growth (failure to thrive (FTT), intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) or constitutional growth delay), Endocrine (growth hormone deficiency, Cushing or hypothyroidism), Familial, or Gastrointestinal malabsorption (celiac or Crohn’s).