Congenital hypothyroidism Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

cretinism (congenital hypothyroidism) - A word from the past to classify infants who were not exposed to sufficient quantities of thyroid hormone in utero what can cause a infant to have cretinism (congenital hypothyroidism )? - 1. insufficiency of iodine in mothers diet 2. Untreated maternal hypothyroidism what sign will the child show at birth associated with cretinism/congenital hypothyroidism ? - 1. Distinguished facial characteristics 2. Diminished growth 3. Mental retardation Juve...

Maternity and Pediatrics HESI Review 3 Latest Update 2023/2024 (All New Questions Included) Maternity and Pediatrics HESI Review 3 Mother of a preschool-aged child calls school RN to report her child was bitten by a tick while on a school outing last wk. Mother tells RN she removed tick & flushed it down toilet. What action should school RN take? Schedule test for Lyme disease if rash appears. Dr. prescribes phenytoin (Dilantin) for school-aged child diagnosed with tonic-clonic epileps...

NUR 2092 / NUR2092 Health Assessment Exam 2 | Questions and Answers | Latest | Rasmussen College Ch 13: Kyphosis of the spine is common with aging. To compensate, older adults will: A) increase their center of gravity. B) extend their heads and jaws forward. C) stiffen their gait. D) shuffle. - ANSWER B) extend their heads and jaws forward. The older adult may show an increased anterior cervical (concave or inward) curve when the head and j...

Test Bank for APEA 3P Actual Exam Test Bank (APEA Question Bank) (Mostly Resourceful) Updated A+ APEA 3P Actual Exam Test Bank (APEA Question Bank) (Mostly Resourceful) APEA 1. When performing a visual acuity test the nurse practitioner notes 20/30 in the left eye and 20/40 in the right eye using the Snellen eye chart. This means: a) have the patient returning in two weeks for a follow up vision screen b) dilated the eye and retest c) refer the patient to an ophthalmologist d) documen...

South University, Savannah NSG 6435 final questions with all verified answers Question 1 (2 points) Which of the following is not found in an adolescent with untreated Graves' disease? Question 1 options: a) Behavioral problems b) Sleep disturbances d) Tachycardia Save Question 2 (2 points) A fifteen-year-old male patient reports a three-day history of sore throat, fever, and malaise. Physical examination reveals pharyngitis, anterior cervical aden...

Tx of IBS - correct answer Best initial therapy: *Fiber* Antispasmodic/Anticholingergics: dicyclomine, Hyoscyamine Second line- TCAs (amitryptiline) CCS, What test should you order for IBS? - correct answer 1. Stool: stool guiac, leukocytes, cultures, ova & parasites. 2. Colonoscopy 3. Abdominal CT scan Umbilical hernia in newborns is associated with? - correct answer Congenital hypothyroidism Screen with TSH (you should screen for TSH anyway) What three metabolic conditions...

Peds Hesi questions and answers 2023 The nurse is conducting an admission assessment of an 11-months old infant with congestive heart failure who is scheduled repair of restenosis of coarctation of the aorta that was repaired 4 days after birth. Findings include blood pressure higher in the arms than the lower, with pathophysiologic mechanism support these findings? The lumen of the aorta reduces the volume of flow to the lower extremities A child is to receive vancomycin (Vancocin) 20 ...

Fracture left hip - Answer- - Manifestations: pain in hip/groin, bruising at hip, pain on movement, muscle spasms - Bucks traction (temporary to relieve pain, reduce muscle spasm and immobilize) - use is not routine - Surgery is usually done to reduce and fixate the fracture - Care is similar to that of a patient undergoing other orthopedic surgery or hip replacement surgery Care of Hip fracture - Health history and presence of concomitant problems - Pain - VS, respiratory status, LOC, a...

Test Bank for Advanced Assessment Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses, 4th Edition, Mary Jo Goolsby, Laurie Grubbs Table of Contents Chapter 1. Assessment and Clinical Decision-Making: Overview ................................................ 2 Chapter 2. An Overview of Genetic Assessment ......................................................................... 5 Chapter 3. Skin ...............................................................................................

Test Bank Physical Examination and Health Assessment Final, 8th Edition Questions and Answers by Carolyn Jarvis Graded A+ A physician tells the nurse that a patient’s vertebra prominence is tender and asks the nurse to reevaluate the area in 1 hour. The area of the body the nurse will assess is: a. Just above the diaphragm. b. Just lateral to the knee cap. C. At the level of the C7 vertebra. D. At the level of the T11 vertebra. - Test Bank C A mother brings her 2-month-old da...