Nu665 - Week 7 Quiz Exam Questions (8 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

A 10-year-old male is being seen today with concerns of change in school performance, some tremors, and complaints of heart palpitations for the past few weeks. Mom states there have been no changes in social history and family history is positive for thyroid disease. He had routine labs done one month ago and his T3 was elevated. What are the next steps in the care of this child? {Ans: Refer the child to a pediatric endocrinologist for further workup}You receive the results of newborn screening from a healthy, term neonate and find that the TSH done on the newborn screen is 82 mIU/L (elevated). What is your next step? {Ans: Start thyroid supplementation and refer to pediatric endocrinology urgently.}Your next patient is a 6-year-old male here with his mother. Mom brings the child in today because the child continues to wet the bed at least twice a week. A urinalysis was completed today and is normal. What is the best next step in the evaluation of this child? {Ans: Ask the child and mother about his voiding and bowel patterns.}A 15-year-old adolescent female whose BMI is at the 90th percentile reports irregular periods. Menarche was at 12