Step II UWorld peds question

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Got a peds question today...14 yo girl....6'3 mom is 6. Hasnt menstruated....etc....according to the explanation has Turners. How does a 6'3 14 yo constitute short? Explanation says....because of her short stature...and other symptoms....Turners.

 

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Got a peds question today...14 yo girl....6'3 mom is 6. Hasnt menstruated....etc....according to the explanation has Turners. How does a 6'3 14 yo constitute short? Explanation says....because of her short stature...and other symptoms....Turners.

I guess it depends on the expected height based on both parents' heights. If you don't have the height of the father you may not know. In other words, would you consider her short if her father were like Shaq O'Neal?