Hyposecretion of GH from anterior pituitary. The cells of the pituitary that kes GH may be...

 

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Hyposecretion of GH from anterior pituitary. The cells of the pituitary that kes GH may be missing or have low function. years: Boys forege and Weight-for-age percentiles NAME RECORD 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Faters ne AGE (YEARS) Low growth hormone in children can lead to short stature. The child will stop growing or growth will be stalled. In the figure on the left, you can see that the child was growing normally until age 7 and then no growth was observed for the next 2 years. 185- 175- 170- 64 :160- 155 60 150 100-220 How could this condition be treated? 20 180- : After thorough endocrine testing, if GH is the defect. The patient will have to receive human GH injections. GH should be given before puberty ends and the bones fuse. AGE (YEAR5) Hyposecretion of GH from anterior pituitary. The cells of the pituitary that kes GH may be missing or have low function. years: Boys forege and Weight-for-age percentiles NAME RECORD 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Faters ne AGE (YEARS) Low growth hormone in children can lead to short stature. The child will stop growing or growth will be stalled. In the figure on the left, you can see that the child was growing normally until age 7 and then no growth was observed for the next 2 years. 185- 175- 170- 64 :160- 155 60 150 100-220 How could this condition be treated? 20 180- : After thorough endocrine testing, if GH is the defect. The patient will have to receive human GH injections. GH should be given before puberty ends and the bones fuse. AGE (YEAR5)