The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child diagnosed with hypothyroidism whose mother voices skepticism about giving the child drugs
In explaining the need for medication, what will the nurse tell this mother could result if her daughter's condition remains untreated so she can make an informed decision? A) Mental retardation
B) Renal dysfunction
C) Immune deficiency
D) Paralytic ileus
A
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Children who are born without a thyroid gland or who have a nonfunctioning gland develop a condition called cretinism. If untreated, these children will have poor growth and development and mental retardation because of the lack of thyroid hormone stimulation. The child would not be at increased risk of renal dysfunction, immune deficiency, or paralytic ileus.
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