What tests should a child with dwarfism have?
If you find that your child’s height is lower than children of the same age, you should go to a regular hospital for examination, to determine whether it belongs to dwarfism, and never use height-enhancing drugs blindly.
I. Height measurement and medical history: When measuring height, pay attention to taking off shoes, standing straight, relaxing, checking the normal value range (different age, gender, region and ethnicity have different normal value ranges), body proportion, etc. Ask parents about their height, family situation and past disease history.
Physical examination: including intelligence, facial appearance, examination of major organs (visual, tactile, percussion and hearing), and external genital examination.
Laboratory tests (if necessary): 1. Blood, urine and stool routine, liver and kidney function, blood glucose test. 2.
2. Bone age and epiphysis measurement.
3. CT or MRI examination of the head to see the size of the pituitary gland and the presence of occupational lesions.
4.Thyroid function, insulin-like growth factor-1, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 test.
5.Growth hormone stimulation test.
6.Chromosome examination.
7.Adrenal ultrasound examination.