NURSE-UN 1255 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tanner Scale, Underarm Hair, Pubic Hair
29 Apr 2019
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Early physical sex characteristic development: girls: <8 years old, boys: <9 years old, patho/etiology/incidence. 1 in 5,000 children: girls: boys = 10:1, causes. Tanner stage: advanced tanner stage in appropriate order. Pubic hair: breast development, axillary hair, growth spurt. Esr) just know what is monitored vv. Inhibits the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (gnrh) from the hypothalamus. Involves the thyroid gland and the anterior pituitary gland. Prolonged jaundice: dry skin, brittle hair/nails, goiter. Constipation: nursing interventions, diagnosis/prevention/teaching, newborn screening, congenital (as a nurse, how to make find out about congenital hypothyroidism (something like that lol) ? answer: be certain to get neonatal screening) Serum t4 + tsh testing at each well-child visit. Pathophysiology: autoimmune disorder, destruction of the pancreatic beta cells, beta cells produce insulin, when beta cells are destroyed, it usually leads to acute onset of absolute insulin deficiency. Kidneys try to compensate increased urination + glucose.
