A pediatric endocrinology nurse evaluates several school-age…
A pediatric endocrinology nurse evaluates several school-age children with suspected juvenile hypothyroidism. The nurse understands that clinical manifestations depend on thyroid hormone (TH) deficiency occurring after the newborn period, which affects metabolic processes and somatic growth but generally spares early neurologic development.Which findings would most strongly support juvenile (acquired) hypothyroidism rather than congenital hypothyroidism or other endocrine disorders?Select all that apply.