Chantal Landry and Keanu Clarke MF3 Reproduction
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Tutorial
You are on a horizontal elective with a pediatric endocrinologist at MUMC when you and your preceptor see your first patient of the day, Chantal. Chantal is a 5-year-2-month-old child presenting with advanced breast development over the past seven months and scant pubic hair growth. This has been associated with rapid growth and intermittent "spotting" over the last two days. Aside from occasional emotional outbursts (crying, arguments with her 9-year-old sister and her mother), there are no other reported concerns. Chantal's mother, a 36-year-old schoolteacher, has a height at the 50th percentile and experienced menarche at age 13. Chantal’s father, a 44-year-old lawyer, also has a height at the 50th percentile and began shaving around age 15 or 16. He has mild hypertension. The family history is negative for early puberty. The parents are not consanguineous. On examination, Chantal's height and weight are both above the 97th percentile. She has grown 9.6 cm in the past year. Physical findings are depicted in the associated media. A bone age radiograph shows a skeletal maturity equivalent to that of a 9-year-old girl. Keanu is a 14-year-old youth who was referred two months ago after repeated attempts to access medical gender-affirming care. Keanu identifies as gender diverse and transfeminine, preferring she/her or they/them pronouns. At Keanu’s last visit, the use of GnRH agonists and gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) was discussed with Keanu and their parents. During today’s appointment, they wish to understand whether the effects of puberty blockers are permanent and to learn about potential health outcomes related to their use.

Curriculum Block

Endocrinology / Medical Foundation 3 / Part 3 / Week 4
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Objectives

General Objectives
Global Objectives

Assessments

End-Unit Tutorial Assessment
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Tags

Basic Sciences
Biochemistry Diagnosis Embryology Etiology Genetics Human development Physiology
Curriculum Block
Endocrinology Medical Foundation 3 Part 3 Week 4
Curriculum Week
Part 3 Week 8
Discipline
Endocrinology Genetics Pediatrics Psychiatry
MCC Presentations
Abnormal Pubertal Development Gender and Sexuality Genetic Concerns Vaginal Bleeding, Excessive/Irregular/Abnormal
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests. 1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice 2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations. 2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare 2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care. 4.2 Participate in the education of patients, families, students, trainees, peers and other health professionals 4.3 Demonstrate sensitivity, honesty, and compassion in difficult conversations, including those about death, end of life, adverse events, bad news, disclosure of errors, and other sensitive topics 4.4 Demonstrate insight and understanding about emotions and human responses to emotions that allow one to develop and manage interpersonal interactions, including the ability to manage one’s own interpersonal responses 5.2 Demonstrate compassion, integrity, and respect for others
MeSH
Adrenarche [G08.686.760.204] Endocrine System Diseases [C19] Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic [C05.116.099.708.375.381] Follicle Stimulating Hormone [D06.472.699.322.576.288] Gender Identity [F01.393.446.250] Gender Identity [F01.752.747.722.200] Gender-Affirming Care [N05.300.361] Germ-Line Mutation [G05.365.590.350] Gonadal Disorders [C19.391] Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone [D06.472.699.327.740.320] Hypothalamic Hormones [D06.472.699.327] Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System [A06.688.357] Luteinizing Hormone [D06.472.699.322.576.463] Menarche [G08.686.760.410] Mitosis [G05.355.105.220.781] Ovarian Cysts [C13.351.500.056.630.580] Pediatrics [H02.403.670] Puberty [G08.686.760] Puberty, Precocious [C19.391.693] Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686] Sexual Development [G08.686.841] Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin [G05.355.600.810] Transgender Persons [M01.270.988.750]

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