108k views
5 votes
A doctor is trying to diagnose a patient with short stature. She plots the girl’s growth in red on the growth chart below to compare it to the typical growth rates, which are shown in black.

Based on the data, which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? gigantism an underactive pituitary gland an overactive pituitary gland insomnia

User Warpling
by
7.5k points

2 Answers

4 votes

The answer is B. an underactive pituitary gland

on Edge e2020 :)

User RobertW
by
6.6k points
5 votes

The most likely diagnosis is an underactive pituitary gland.

User Crauscher
by
7.9k points