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Posted On : 03 Feb 2022

A 10 years boy is having severe growth retardation. His other brother and sister are having normal height. His bone is found to be 3 years. What investigation other than T3 T4 TSH we should do?

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emna sfar

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GH, IGF-1

2 years ago

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Barbara Baugher

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growth hormone bone scan

2 years ago

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Ahmed Hashem

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x.ray for bone aging cbc diff
pelvi abd us
growth hormone

2 years ago

S

Sal Shaw

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together Iga growth hormone provocation skeletal survey

2 years ago

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Ebtihal Khalid

1

although the history is breif but nutritional cause is a factor in short stature, screen for infection by doing culture of urine ,stool, &CBC inadition serum transglutaminase for celiac disease and any cardiac disease if present .

2 years ago

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Growth hormone levels will also have to be assessed to rule out Growth Hormone deficiency.

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