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Pediatric Obesity

Course #92020 - $60-

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    • Review the course material online or in print.
    • Complete the course evaluation.
    • Review your Transcript to view and print your Certificate of Completion. Your date of completion will be the date (Pacific Time) the course was electronically submitted for credit, with no exceptions. Partial credit is not available.
Objective:
Distinguish among monogenic, syndromic, and polygenic forms of pediatric obesity based on clinical presentation, genetic pathways, and features of the leptin-melanocortin system.

11. A 4-year-old girl presents with severe obesity, insatiable hunger, and frequent infections. Serum leptin is undetectable. Which gene defect is most likely?


  • Back to Course Home
  • Participation Instructions
    • Review the course material online or in print.
    • Complete the course evaluation.
    • Review your Transcript to view and print your Certificate of Completion. Your date of completion will be the date (Pacific Time) the course was electronically submitted for credit, with no exceptions. Partial credit is not available.