The Nurse Assessing a Child with Precocious Puberty Will Do

The nurse assessing a child with precocious puberty will do a careful measurement of upper and lower body ratio. This ratio is best described as a comparison of which of the following measurements?

A) the distance from the top of the head to the top of the pelvic bone and from the top of the pelvic bone to the bottom of the feet
B) the width of the chest at the widest point and the pelvis at the widest point
C) a comparison of the distance from the top of the head to the top of the synthesis pubis and from the synthesis pubis to the bottom of the feet
D) a diagonal measurement from the distal end of the collarbone to the opposite pelvic bone midpoint and from that pelvic bone to the bottom of the opposite foot