Congenital Hypothyroidism
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is inadequate thyroid hormone production in newborn infants.
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is inadequate thyroid hormone production in newborn infants.
The major endocrine organs of the body include the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pineal and thymus glands, the pancreas, and the gonads. The regulatory functions of the nervous and endocrine systems are similar in some aspects, but differ in such ways.
Here are six (6) nursing care plans (NCP) for Cushing’s disease or Cushing’s syndrome:
Cushing’s syndrome is a cluster of clinical abnormalities caused by excessive levels of adrenocortical hormones (particularly cortisol) or related corticosteroids and, to a lesser extent, androgens and aldosterone.