The Nurse Should Instruct the Parents of a Client with Cretinism

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse should instruct the parents of a client with cretinism that the duration of thyroid replacement is expected to be:

• A)3 years.
• B)The first year of life.
• C)Until puberty.
• D)Until symptoms disappear.

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