Growth Chart is an Epic activity that tracks a child's growth compared to that of other children. This activity includes growth chart datasets from a variety of sources including the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO). There are growth charts for children of normal growth, premature birth, with Achondroplasia, Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, Turner Syndrome, or Down Syndrome. The following types of growth chart curves are available in Epic: head circumference, length-for-age, weight-for-length, weight-for-age, body mass index (BMI), and height velocity.

Resources

The following documents provide information on Growth Chart functionality.

• Growth Chart Activity - (Handout) To view a patient’s growth statistics mapped out on a growth chart curve, a clinician can use the Growth Chart activity.

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