, You received the results of a Begin thyroid supplement immediately and refer to endo
newborn screen and find TSH is
82. What is your best option?
A. have child come in in 1 week for
re-eval
B. Begin thyroid supplement
immediately and refer to endo
You are evaluating a 13 year
old girl for Graves disease, what
does not support the diagnosis ?
A. enlarged thryoid
B. exopthalomos
C. elevated TSH
D. positive fam hx
Routine screen in your practice Levothyroxine
indicates that the baby was
congenital hypothyroidism and
needs referral to endo. What is
treatment of choice for
congenital hypothyroidism?
Male being eval for short Constitutional delay of growth and puberty
stature, short otherwise healthy
male, with normal growth velocity.
Height and weight less than 3%,
delayed bone age and delayed
onset puberty, Mother wonders
if he will grow in college like
his dad/ what does this
indicate?
Which chromosomal abnormality Turner syndrome
is associated with short stature
and amenorrhea?
You are following an 18 month -physical exam to check for secondary sex traits
old girl with a history of breast -reassurance and continued monitoring
development that appeared 2
-plot length on growth chart in 3-6month intervals
months ago and has not
*normal under age 2 as long as doesn't progres, will self resolve
progressed growth velocity is.
normal. what is indicated ?
The mother of a 11 year old boy 9
is concerned that her sone is
developing secondary sex
characteristics too early.
Counseling to family based on
facts that puberty is precocious if
these appear prior to age