Growth charts 2 to 18 years. Maternal and Child Health nurses use percentile charts from the Centre for Disease Control for children between 2 and 18 years of age, which measure height, weight and Body Mass Index (BMI).MI is calculated using height and height measurements, then used to compare a childâs weight relative to height with other children of the same age and gender, using BMI percentile charts. The following equation can be used to determine BMI: BMI = Weight (kg) / height (m) Height (m).
Chromogranin A (CGA) is a protein found in and released from neuroendocrine cells. The Chromogranin A test is used as a tumor marker.It may be ordered in combination with or in place of serotonin to help as an aid to diagnose carcinoid syndrome. Typical carcinoid symptoms include: 1  Flushing. 2  Diarrhea. 3  Abdominal pain. 4  Wheezing. 5  Valvular heart disease.hromogranin A (CGA) is a protein found in and released from neuroendocrine cells. The Chromogranin A test is used as a tumor marker.
Inhibin A also appears to be suitable markers for epithelial tumors of the mucinous type with about 20% of cases having elevated inhibin A levels. In contrast, inhibin is not a very good marker in nonmucinous epithelial tumors. At best, total inhibin is elevated in 15% to 35% of nonmucinous epithelial ovarian cancer cases. Inhibin seems to be a complementary to cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) as an ovarian cancer marker. CA 125 is not as good of a tumor marker for mucinous and granulosa ovarian cell tumors. Inhibin shows a better performance in those 2 types of ovarian cancer. The majority of the studies for inhibin A and B as an ovarian cancer marker have been limited to postmenopausal women where the levels for both proteins are normally very low.