Routine tests for children with dwarfism

In the clinic, many parents of children with short stature have the following questions: What tests are needed? What is the purpose of these tests? Parents are concerned about their child’s height, but if they do not understand the general medical knowledge in this area and do not prepare for the visit, they often cannot arrange the tests reasonably, which leads to waste of time. In addition, parents would like to have their questions answered by the physician during the consultation, but due to the limited time for outpatient consultation, they may not be able to answer them all in detail. 3.Bone age; the prerequisite for treatment of short patients is that the epiphysis is not closed, through the bone age, we can also understand the growth potential of the child and make prediction of adult height; 4.Head pituitary MRI examination: further determine the cause of short, determine the size of the pituitary gland and the presence of occupational lesions; 5.Thyroid function: thyroid hormone in childhood and growth hormone synergistically regulate height, this examination can This test can exclude short stature caused by low A: 6. Insulin-like growth factor-1; 7. Due to individual differences, the actual clinical treatment shall prevail. We hope to provide some help to parents and friends.