”Question
A mother and father bring their 6-month-old son to the clinic. On examination, he is symmetrically less than the 5th percentile for height, weight, and head circumference. He was born at 30 weeks gestation and weighed 1000 g. He was a planned pregnancy and his mother’s prenatal course was ...
A. Chromosomal abnormality
B. Protein-calorie malnutrition
C. Normal preterm infant growth
D. Malabsorption secondary to short gut syndrome
E. Congenital hypothyroidism