A deficit in which hormone results in myxedema in adults and disproportionate growth, retardation or cretinism in children?

The national department of health is experiencing a high rate of resignations among Professional Nurses who are moving to the private healthcare sector, NGOs, and medical research institutes. There is a shortage of Professional Nurses in majority of public health care facilities with patient-nurse ratios imbalance. Professional Nurses who are working in the public healthcare sector are overworked, not able to take leave when needed due to the shortage of staff and are experiencing burnout. Which of the below best represents the above explained scenario?

The effects of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) on the follicular cells of the thyroid include:

Which endocrine gland is found in the sella turcica?

How does the hypothalamus transmit signals to the adenohypophysis?

What is Addison’s disease?

Calcitonin is manufactured in the:

A deficit in which hormone results in myxedema in adults and disproportionate growth, retardation or cretinism in children?

What is Addison’s disease?

A known mental healthcare user has relapsed and has been brought to the emergency services unit at one of the academic hospitals in Tshwane. The receiving healthcare worker orders the security personnel to tie the psychotic mental health care user to the bench until the specialist Dr arrives. This patient is tied to the bench for 6 hours waiting to be attended by Psychiatrist. Which of the following is NOT a structural problem that leads the recurrence of the above scenario in the South African Public health care sector?