Consider the following questions when using a specialty growth chart: Does the child have the same disorder as the children used to compile the chart? For example: Does he have achondroplasia or a different type of chondroplasia? Are there other differences between the individual and the group used to construct the chart? For example, feeding modality, use of growth hormone or other medications that might affect growth Was the source of the data reliable? How large was the sample? Is there a genetic basis for an atypical growth pattern? Are you using the same measurement techniques that were used to collect the data for the charts?
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