Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8809650 | International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | 2016 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Diagnosis and management of growth disorders comprises an important area of pediatric practice. Current procedures in the different stages of the identification, referral, investigation, and treatment of growth disorders in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have been summarized. Evidence-based procedures, relating specifically to height screening for identification of short stature, auxological criteria for patient referral from primary to secondary pediatric care, and general and endocrine investigations and diagnosis have been discussed and outlined. The management issues related to key disorders that are licensed for growth hormone (hGH) therapy, namely GH deficiency, Turner syndrome, short stature related to birth size small for gestational age (SGA), and idiopathic short stature are discussed with recommendations described for best practice. Finally, two key components of short stature management, namely transitional care for the transfer of patients from pediatric to adult endocrinology services and adherence to recommended therapy with hGH, have been addressed with current practice outlines and recommendations presented.
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Authors
Abdullah S. Al Herbish, Angham Almutair, Bassam Bin Abbas, Afaf Alsagheir, Mohammed Alqahtani, Walid Kaplan, Asma Deeb, Ahmed El-Awwa, Mona Al Khawari, Ekaterina Koledova, Martin O. Savage,