Final exam NR328 PEDS questions with correct answers

cretinism (congenital hypothyroidism) - Answer 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 )? - Answer 1. insufficiency of iodine in mothers diet 2. Untreated maternal hypothyroidism what sign will the child show at birth associated with cretinism/congenital hypothyroidism ? - Answer 1. Distinguished facial characteristics 2. Diminished growth 3. Mental retardation Juvenile Hypothyroidism - Answer known as the "good babies" because always quiet and sleepy they have decrease growth ,constipation, in myxedematous changes dry skin and sparse hair periorbital edema Iodine deficiency - Answer is the most preventable