Growth and Development — Milestones and Assessment

Topics covered

1. 01Normal growth parameters: weight, height, head circumference — charts and percentiles
2. 02Developmental milestones: gross motor, fine motor, language, and social domains
3. 03Denver Developmental Screening Test and other assessment tools
4. 04Factors affecting growth: genetic, nutritional, hormonal, and environmental
5. 05Failure to thrive — causes and clinical approach
6. 06Puberty and adolescent growth spurt — Tanner staging
7. 07Assessment of nutritional status — anthropometry and clinical signs
8. 08Red flags in developmental delay and when to refer
9. 09Bone age and skeletal maturation
10. 10Growth hormone axis and disorders of growth