Frequently Asked Clinical Questions

Our pediatric experts offer answers to your frequently asked clinical questions. These brief but informative answers to the most common pediatric problems will hopefully save you time on the phone. You may want to print and share them with your partners or file the answers for future reference. Please email questions to us and we will try to include them here.

Endocrinology

• I have a teenage girl with insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism. What should I rule out before diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome?
• I have a six year-old girl with breast buds. How much of an evaluation is necessary?
• I received a "presumptive positive screen" for hypothyroidism. What does this mean?
• I received a "presumptive positive screen" Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH). What does this mean?
• If a child’s bone age is delayed are they always a late bloomer?