Question

Initial Post

Age-related competencies are important for nurses to have, as care measures can differ when providing care to clients of different ages. Your post should focus on the care of clients with an endocrine condition. Additionally, you will need to compare and contrast the care required for clients with the same condition who are different ages.

Group #1:

Compare and contrast the care of clients with acquired hypothyroidism (Hashimoto’s disease). Gretchen is an 11-year-old who is short in stature but overweight. Keisha is a 31-year-old woman with a TSH level of 12 who wishes to become pregnant. Loretta is a 67-year-old woman with long-standing hypothyroidism. She currently takes levothyroxine once a day. Please include assessments (including diagnostic testing), care measures (including medications), and teaching needed for each client.

Answer 1

HYTHYROIDISM:Under active thyroid gland decreses the levels of T3 and T4.

11 years cretinism:critinism is the hypothyroidism in the children, characterized by stunted growth causes-congenital absence of thyroid gland,iodine lackness. investigation-blood test thyriod profile -T3,T4,TSH,thyroid scan treatment-thyroid hormonal pills bases on age advided by physician.

31 yrs-hypothyroidism will cause for the mixedema in the adults,which is generarized edematous appearance.mixedema occurs due to disease of thyroid gland,genetic disorder,aslo caused by deficiancy of thyroid stimulating hormone. symptoms-anaemia,fatigue,menorrhagia and polymenorrhea. investigation-blood test for thyroid profile,thyroid scan,punction treatment -it canbe treated with thyroid hormone pills,

67 yrs symptoms-muscular sluggishness,constipation,depressed hair growth,cold intolerance cuases-changes in structure of thyroid gland,reduced function of thyroid,enlarged thyroid. investigations-thyroid scan,thyroid profile,punction treatment-radiation therapy,surgery