Practice Question
Which is assessed with Tanner staging?
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Correct Answer:
Secondary sex characteristic
Rationale:
👙 Tanner staging, also called Sexual Maturity Rating, is used to document and assess physical development during puberty based on external primary and secondary sex characteristics.
👙 These include breast development, genital development, and pubic hair distribution, and the stages range from I (prepubertal) to V (adult maturity).
👙 It provides a standard for clinicians to evaluate whether a child or adolescent is undergoing normal pubertal progression, as well as to identify delayed or precocious puberty.
👙 Tanner staging helps guide further diagnostic evaluation and counseling regarding growth expectations, fertility, and psychosocial readiness.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Pediatrics
- Answer Choices: 4