Description: Hello doctor, 4 years and 9 months of girl, height 98cm, weight 14.7kg Doctor diagnosed as short stature, height records and hospital examination results. The main conditions are as follows: 1. Full-term delivery, her father is 166cm tall and her mother is 158cm tall. 2. After adding complementary food, it is not very good, the amount of milk is not enough, the amount of food is small, the meat is also less, the exercise is acceptable, and the current work and rest time: get up at about 7:40 in the morning, sleep around 10:30 in the evening, and dance twice a week.
1. How is her genetic height calculated?
A: The child's current test results, after the growth hormone stimulation test, the highest value of growth hormone is 8.44, which can diagnose growth hormone deficiency. Children who lack growth hormone are generally under 1.5 meters tall in adulthood.
2. Does she fall for growth hormone deficiency? How much can growth hormone increase? How many years does it take to flatten the average height?
A: Both from the results of the growth hormone test and her current height, growth hormone therapy is recommended. If the treatment is effective, the average annual height increases by about 10 centimeters. The exact effect varies from person to person. If it works, it generally takes about two years to catch up with the average height.
Under what circumstances is growth hormone inappropriate?
1. The use of growth hormone in diabetics can affect the stability of blood sugar. If use is required, close observation of the condition of diabetes mellitus and changes in blood glucose is required. 2. Patients with pituitary dwarfism caused by brain tumors, heart or kidney diseases should be used with caution. 3. If the child's epiphyseal has been closed, growth hormone will not grow high.
Growth hormone is used simultaneously with other drugs. What do I need to be aware of?
Treatment with higher doses of glucocorticoids may inhibit the effects of growth hormone.
What do pregnant women, lactating people, children, the elderly and other special groups need to pay attention to when using growth hormone?
This medicine should not be used during pregnancy or lactation.
How does growth hormone work, what are its components and details?
Mechanism of action: Plays the same role as human growth hormone, such as promoting the growth of bones, internal organs and the whole body, promoting protein synthesis, regulating the metabolism of fats and minerals. Ingredients: Recombinant human growth hormone and its protective agent.
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