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Short stature, primary care approach and diagnosis / Talla baja, enfoque de primer nivel y diagnóstico
Gómez Tarazona, Carlos A; Mendoza Rojas, Víctor C.
Affiliation
  • Gómez Tarazona, Carlos A; Industrial University of Santander. Bucaramanga. CO
  • Mendoza Rojas, Víctor C; Industrial University of Santander. Bucaramanga. CO
Med. UIS ; 29(3): 73-78, sep.-dic. 2016. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-954890
Responsible library: CO48.1
RESUMEN
RESUMEN El siguiente artículo tiene como objetivo principal dar un enfoque de primer nivel a uno de los motivos de consulta más frecuentes en pediatría y medicina general, la talla baja. El número de consultas por talla baja en la infancia es mucho mayor en niños que en niñas, pero la mayoría de las veces las niñas presentan mayor prevalencia de patologías orgánicas y desordenes del crecimiento que los niños. Cuando recibimos a un paciente que consulta por talla baja debemos hacer una serie de preguntas dirigidas y tomar ciertas medidas antropométricas para poder llegar a un diagnóstico correcto. El médico general de primer nivel debe entender el significado de cada una de estas medidas y clasificar al niño en talla baja variante normal o patológica. Luego de esto el niño debe volver a ser clasificado, si se determinó que era variante normal, en talla baja familiar o retardo constitucional del crecimiento y el desarrollo, que constituyen cerca del 80%. MÉD.UIS. 2016;29(3)73-8.
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The following review article main objective seeks to provide an approach from a health care first level institution, of one of the most frequent queries in pediatrics and general medicine, stunted growth. The relation of consults for short stature in children is higher in boys rather than girls, but most of the times girls have more prevalence of organic diseases and growth disturbances than boys. When we receive a patient who complains of short stature, we should ask a series of questions and take some anthropometric measures to classify the child and determine the diagnosis. The first level doctor has to understand the meaning of these measures and determine if the child's short stature is whether pathological or physiological. Then the child has to be classified again, if it is a physiological short stature, he needs to be group into genetic short stature or constitutional delay of growth and development, which constitutes by far the 80% of the cases. MÉD.UIS. 2016;29(3)73-8.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Growth and Development / Stature by Age Type of study: Diagnostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Med. UIS Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Industrial University of Santander/CO

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Growth and Development / Stature by Age Type of study: Diagnostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Med. UIS Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Industrial University of Santander/CO
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