A Nursing Student Asks Why the Child with Hypothyroidism Would

question 12

Multiple Choice

A nursing student asks why the child with hypothyroidism would have high levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) .Which response by the faculty is the most appropriate?

• A) "Stimulating-hormone functions are not disrupted by thyroid disorders."
• B) "The pituitary gland keeps secreting TSH to try to make the thyroid function."
• C) "TSH exists in an inverse relationship with the other thyroid hormones."
• D) "Thyroid hormone function is very poorly understood and the reason is not clear."

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Definitions:

Neural Tube

An embryonic structure that develops into the brain and spinal cord.

Anencephaly

Defective development of the brain and absence of the bones of the cranium. Only a rudimentary brainstem and a trace of basal ganglia are present.

Hydrocephaly

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Ventricular Enlargement

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