How Would the Nurse Explain the Pathophysiologic Etiology of Cretinism

question 3

Multiple Choice

How would the nurse explain the pathophysiologic etiology of cretinism to a client's family?

• A)Lack of iodine replacement
• B)Hypercalcemia from thyroid hyperplasia
• C)Congenital hypofunction of the thyroid gland
• D)Hypersecretion of the thyroid in the first six months of life

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