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this is a paed's question, bear with me
13 yr old boy with height of 9 yrs old. which one will support a good prognosis for further growth of the child?
a. Bone age of 13 yrs
b. bone age of 9 yrs
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| usmleasr
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b. bone age of 9 yrs :roll:
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this is one of this unique conditions in which the decreased bone age would be beneficial to the child. since it means that there is a delay of 3-4yrs in bone growth ,and this would give the bone the chance to catch up with the actual age of the child. hence beneficial
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| noelle
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but wont decreased bone age indicate vit d def or hypothyroidism. ! or malnutrition
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that's the point, all these conditions are reversible. had it been that the bone age was at par with the chronological age, then it would mean genetically short stature
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