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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
MODERATOR-DR SHAILASREE
PRESENTOR-DR ANAKHA RAJENDRAN
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
• NET INCREASE IN SIZE OR MASS OF TISSUES-GROWTH
• MULTIPLICATION OF CELLS AND INCREASE IN INTRACELLULAR
SUBSTANCE
• MATURATION OF FUNCTIONS- DEVELOPMENT
• MATURATION AND MYELINATION OF NERVOUS SYSTEMS
STAGES OF GROWTH
• PRE NATAL-CONCEPTION TO BIRTH
• INFANCY-BIRTH TO 1 YEAR
• CHILDHOOD-2 TO 12 YEARS
• ADOLESCENCE- 13-19 YEARS
• ADULTHOOD- >19
FACTORS AFFECTING GROWTH
• FETAL,MATERNAL,PLACENTAL
• FETAL: HORMONES-THYROXINE INSULIN GLUCOCORTICOIDS GROWTH
HORMONE
• FETAL GROWTH FACTORS- GROWTH PROMOTING,INHIBITORY
• PLACENTAL:PLACENTAL WEIGHT,STRUCTRAL FUNCTIONAL
INTEGRITY,NUTRITION
• MATERNAL-AGE,RECENT PREGNANCY,PARITY,ANEMIA,SUBSTANCE
ABUSE,INFECTIONS,CHRONIC DISEASES
POST NATAL PERIOD
• GENETIC FACTORS
• IUGR->LBW->MALNUTRITION
• HORMONE-GH,THYROXINE ; SEX HORMONES
• NUTRITION
• INFECTIONS-RTI AND DIARRHOEA
• CHEMICAL AGENTS
• TRAUMA
SOCIAL FACTORS
• SES
• POVERTY
• NATURAL RESOURCES
• CLIMATE
• EMOTIONAL FACORS
• CULTURAL
• PARENTAL EDUCATION
LAWS OF GROWTH
• GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IS A CONTINOUS AND
ORDERLY PROCESS
• GROWTH PATTERN OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS UNIQUE
• DIFFERENT TISSUES GROW AT DIFFERENT RATES
ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL GROWTH
• WEIGHT
• LENGTH/HEIGHT
• HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE
• CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE
• MUAC
GROWTH CHARTS
• GROWTH MEASUREMENTS RECORDEDIN ACHILD OVER A PERIOD OF
TIMEAND PLOTTED ON A GRAPH
• DEVIATION FROM NORMAL PATTERN CAN BE INTERPRETED
• RANGES FROM 3RD TO 97TH PERCENTILE
DISORDERS OF GROWTH
• SHORT STATURE- HEIGHT BELOW 3RD CENTILE FOR THAT AGE AND
GENDER(<-2SD)
• <-3 SD PATHOLOGICAL SHORT STATURE
• CAUSES: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL
• Undernutrition,chronic illness,endocrine causes,sga,genetic
syndromes
PHYSIOLOGICAL SHORT STATURE
FAMILIAL VS CONSTITUTIONAL
• SHORT SHORT
• HEIGHT VELOCITY NORMAL NORMAL
• FAMILY H/O SHORT STATURE DELAYED PUBERTY
• BONE AGE – N LESS THAN CHRONOLO
• PUBERTY – N DELAYED
• FINAL HEIGHT - LOW NORMAL
MANAGEMENT
• PARENTAL COUNSELLING AND REASSURANCE
• DIETARY ADVICE
• TREATMENT OF UNDERLYING DISEASES
FAILURE TO THRIVE
• WEIGHT BELOW 3RD OR 5th centile
• Failure to gain weight over a period of time
• Change in rate of growth that has crossed two major centiles
• CAUSES:Organic-GERD,malabsorption,IBD,pyloric stenosis
• :MR,CP
• ;CKD,RTA
• :HYPOTHYROIDISM,DM
• :TB,HIV,PARASITIC INFECTIONS
• :CHROMOSOMAL ANOMALY,Metabolic diseases
• :Lead poisoning,malignancy
Management
• History,physical examination
• CBC ,ESR,URE,STOOL RE,RFT,LFT,ELECTROLYTES
• Weight gain in response to adequate calorie feeding
• Nutritonal rehabilitation,treatment of diseases
• Admission if;SAM,organic causes which require lab investigations,lack
of catch up growth during OP care,suspected child abuse or neglect
THANK YOU

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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT COPY.pptx

  • 1. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT MODERATOR-DR SHAILASREE PRESENTOR-DR ANAKHA RAJENDRAN
  • 2. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT • NET INCREASE IN SIZE OR MASS OF TISSUES-GROWTH • MULTIPLICATION OF CELLS AND INCREASE IN INTRACELLULAR SUBSTANCE • MATURATION OF FUNCTIONS- DEVELOPMENT • MATURATION AND MYELINATION OF NERVOUS SYSTEMS
  • 3. STAGES OF GROWTH • PRE NATAL-CONCEPTION TO BIRTH • INFANCY-BIRTH TO 1 YEAR • CHILDHOOD-2 TO 12 YEARS • ADOLESCENCE- 13-19 YEARS • ADULTHOOD- >19
  • 4. FACTORS AFFECTING GROWTH • FETAL,MATERNAL,PLACENTAL • FETAL: HORMONES-THYROXINE INSULIN GLUCOCORTICOIDS GROWTH HORMONE • FETAL GROWTH FACTORS- GROWTH PROMOTING,INHIBITORY • PLACENTAL:PLACENTAL WEIGHT,STRUCTRAL FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITY,NUTRITION • MATERNAL-AGE,RECENT PREGNANCY,PARITY,ANEMIA,SUBSTANCE ABUSE,INFECTIONS,CHRONIC DISEASES
  • 5. POST NATAL PERIOD • GENETIC FACTORS • IUGR->LBW->MALNUTRITION • HORMONE-GH,THYROXINE ; SEX HORMONES • NUTRITION • INFECTIONS-RTI AND DIARRHOEA • CHEMICAL AGENTS • TRAUMA
  • 6. SOCIAL FACTORS • SES • POVERTY • NATURAL RESOURCES • CLIMATE • EMOTIONAL FACORS • CULTURAL • PARENTAL EDUCATION
  • 7. LAWS OF GROWTH • GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IS A CONTINOUS AND ORDERLY PROCESS • GROWTH PATTERN OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS UNIQUE • DIFFERENT TISSUES GROW AT DIFFERENT RATES
  • 8.
  • 9. ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL GROWTH • WEIGHT • LENGTH/HEIGHT • HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE • CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE • MUAC
  • 10. GROWTH CHARTS • GROWTH MEASUREMENTS RECORDEDIN ACHILD OVER A PERIOD OF TIMEAND PLOTTED ON A GRAPH • DEVIATION FROM NORMAL PATTERN CAN BE INTERPRETED • RANGES FROM 3RD TO 97TH PERCENTILE
  • 11.
  • 12.
  • 13. DISORDERS OF GROWTH • SHORT STATURE- HEIGHT BELOW 3RD CENTILE FOR THAT AGE AND GENDER(<-2SD) • <-3 SD PATHOLOGICAL SHORT STATURE • CAUSES: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL • Undernutrition,chronic illness,endocrine causes,sga,genetic syndromes
  • 14. PHYSIOLOGICAL SHORT STATURE FAMILIAL VS CONSTITUTIONAL • SHORT SHORT • HEIGHT VELOCITY NORMAL NORMAL • FAMILY H/O SHORT STATURE DELAYED PUBERTY • BONE AGE – N LESS THAN CHRONOLO • PUBERTY – N DELAYED • FINAL HEIGHT - LOW NORMAL
  • 15. MANAGEMENT • PARENTAL COUNSELLING AND REASSURANCE • DIETARY ADVICE • TREATMENT OF UNDERLYING DISEASES
  • 16. FAILURE TO THRIVE • WEIGHT BELOW 3RD OR 5th centile • Failure to gain weight over a period of time • Change in rate of growth that has crossed two major centiles • CAUSES:Organic-GERD,malabsorption,IBD,pyloric stenosis • :MR,CP • ;CKD,RTA • :HYPOTHYROIDISM,DM • :TB,HIV,PARASITIC INFECTIONS • :CHROMOSOMAL ANOMALY,Metabolic diseases • :Lead poisoning,malignancy
  • 17. Management • History,physical examination • CBC ,ESR,URE,STOOL RE,RFT,LFT,ELECTROLYTES • Weight gain in response to adequate calorie feeding • Nutritonal rehabilitation,treatment of diseases • Admission if;SAM,organic causes which require lab investigations,lack of catch up growth during OP care,suspected child abuse or neglect