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height/weight chart, short stature, person who is significantly below the average height, the same age, sex, specifically, shortest 5%, the population, term, refer to children, adolescents who, significantly below the average height of peers, short stature is not necessarily a symptom, sign, two relatively short but healthy parents, have an entirely healthy child who, in the shortest 5%, short stature a symptom, a medical condition, many of these conditions, treatable, evaluated, inherited, genetic factors, hypothyroidism that develops, birth, delayed puberty, temporary short stature, normal height is eventually achieved, precocious puberty, malnourishmenthypothyroidism, chronic diseases, congenital heart disease, kidney diseases, asthma, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, malabsorption disorders celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, aids, achondroplasia, russell-silver syndrome, hypopituitarism, pituitary dwarfism, craniopharyngioma, rickets, turner syndrome no particular care is indicated, short stature, short stature is associated, a treatable medical condition, prescribed care, undertaken, child appears to be significantly shorter than the majority of children age, rate of growth has decreased, to learn more, causes, health care provier, ask questions the following, family history, how tall, the parents, grandparents, how tall, the siblings, brothers, sisters, other relatives, less than average height, have any family members been diagnosed, a disorder associated, short stature, section of this document, at what age did the parents start puberty, child's history, has the child begun to show signs of puberty, at what age did puberty signs begin, has the child always been on the small side, the growth charts, was the child growing, rate of growth began to slow, physical examination, peform a physical examination, the height, weight, arm, leg lengths, measured, a general physical examination, short stature appears to be a sign of some medical abnormality, further tests, laboratory studies, x-rays indicated, diagnostic tests, short stature appears to be familial in nature, merely delayed, no further evaluation, made other than possibly a bone age x-ray, bone age is appropriate, the patient's height age, instance, an child is 8 years old, tall, a 6-year old, a bone age of 6 years would suggest that growth was merely delayed, future height, girls, short stature should have a karyotype, check, certain genetic diseases, turner syndrome, laboratory tests screening complete blood count, electrolytes warranted, tests done depending on the other symptoms, office visit, health care provider keeps records of height, weight from routine examinations, find it helpful to maintain own records, the child's height, weight, want to bring these records to health care provider's attention growth seems slow, child seems small, a disorder was diagnosed by health care provider, the cause of child's short stature, want to note that diagnosis in child's personal medical record.