Pediatric Tricky Topics, Volume 1 by Christine M. Houser

Author:Christine M. Houser
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer New York, New York, NY

How is overweight defined, in the American Diabetic Association’s (ADA) guidelines for which children require fasting glucose screening?

(3 ways)

BMI >85th % for age & sex

Weight >120 % for height

Weight for height >85th %

If initial fast blood glucose test results are not suspicious for DM, how often should the child be rescreened?

Every 2 years

What qualifies as “family history of early atherosclerotic disease?”

MI, stroke, angina, coronary artery bypass graft/stent/or angioplasty, or sudden cardiac death at <55 years old in a male, or <65 years old in a female relative

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