Anthropometric measurements are an essential component of the Pediatrics examination. Every undergraduate and postgraduate trainee of Pediatrics must be weel versed with it.

1. Anthropometric measurements
and growth charts
Macrocephaly and Microcephaly
Prof Dr Saima Batool
Professor of Pediatrics UCMD

2. Learning objective
• Perform anthropometric measurements and plot height, weight and
head circumference on age appropriate charts.
• Differentiate between diseases causing deviation from normal
growth, specially Microcephaly and Macrocephaly in detail.

3. Outline

9. Case based learning
case 1
• A mother brought her 15 months old boy with complaint of inability to gain weight and height.
On examination he was pale and listless. He weighed 9kg, height was 80cm and head
circumference was 47cm. He also had abdominal protuberance. Systemic examination was
unremarkable.
• What is the most likely diagnosis?
• Which investigations have to be sent to the laboratory?

16. Growth charts

22. Length measurement