Tracking Growth in Children | Western Sydney University

University:
Western Sydney University
Course:
MEDI 2003 | Clinical Sciences 2
Academic year:

2024
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27

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4
Author:

Mariam A. A.

Tracking Growth in Children сее help mack physical development Well Checks for Children @= * O months Early in life * 2 months *head circum ference 4 months * height 2 * weight lates on just these 2 we calculate things such as BMI * 6 months * 9 months Charts *12 months * WHO charts until age of 2 * there is I for boys I for girls * after d, we use different charts persciped by coc Head Circumference * important to follow overtime 6 children may do well unhl a certain age eg. due to early onset hydrocephalus Is when gets to uppe linut we should be careful → perhaps do more testing Weight * important dues about disordered eating eg. obesity + eating disorders other medical disease * the age at which a child ↑ ord on the chart is important fur understan- ding what the problem is * compare with height → eg. height is good but weight Gclassic for diseases where a child has an for metabolic demand in general children with caloric e.g. Crohn's disease insufficiency will have preserved height @ the expense of their weight ↑ metabolic demand nutrient absorphan ↓ weight falls BUT if continue to starve or have metabolic demand height would also be impacted Cater an SHOULD BE RECORDED BIRTH asth sth weight length head circumferxe asth th Sote percentile ↓ 1/2 of childen will fall below thus the othee 112 will fall above this kg it usually not hee, & then becomes here, this is problematic but it all hue, less concerning the furthur below the more conarning J birth the greater the susperioon age Cyrs) 3 need multiple poiet recordings to make a judgemeet One data point doesn't tell us much drop of weight is an acule indicator iel something has gone wrong in the short tem eg diarrheal disease will cause an aute fall in weiglet if child fulls across percenhles, even if within normal range, then is thut also concidered concerning? esp it near 2 yo of age, thes this is even more conaming than a child who is consistently @the lowest percentile Only after long standing malnutrition the child's height will drop aff →growth stinting Broader siguchicance * if child is under weight family will allocate more resources to that child eg spending more manay * community aid dishilartian becomes more targeted towards children who need it mast * community + parent education. →mme aware of adequale nutrition organic physiological abnormalities Failwe to thrive (FTT) ↓ non-organic describes a child who has a concerning profile on weight of height Charts malnutrition due to poverty →leading cause Whild access b nutritious foods to support growth of the child mable to make we of consumed nutrients 1 e-g. cannot dige or absorp nutrients camot get into tissues to hello the child growe The Growth Chart Study Involved Children who all were- * breast-fed * vaccinated * access to a clean environment Charts provide early warnings that the child has a growth problem Percantiles for length *3rd 97% of childen we taller than him (sth * Soth shows how much the averge is Swhat the already dore grees ? *th * Esth line shows even if a child is overweight, they should not have a sharp decline in weigell, as rapid weightloss is unhealtly for any child flat growth line is also problematic except in an obere child Macrocephaly above 2.50 above mean for age, sex? gestation