Advances in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of hyperthyroidism in children.

Kim Siarkowski Amer

Journal: Journal of pediatric nursing 2005;20(2):119-26

PMID: 15815571

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Abstract

The thyroid gland is responsible for regulating multiple complex metabolic processes that affect most organs. Physical growth and cognitive development are dependent on proper levels of thyroid hormone. This article will review common challenges in the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism in children, the approaches to treatment, and the nursing interventions guided toward child and family responses to thyroid disease. A comparison of signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism is also included. The nursing interventions addressed in the article integrate the biological, psychological, social, and environmental stresses and adaptations necessary to cope with hyperthyroid disease.

Address: Department of Nursing, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2004.12.013

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MeSH Terms: Adolescent, Aftercare, Antithyroid Agents, Causality, Child, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Infant, Newborn, Iodine Radioisotopes, Male, Mass Screening, Nurse's Role, Nursing Assessment, Patient Care Planning, Pediatric Nursing, Prognosis, Thyroid Function Tests, Thyroid Gland, Thyroid Hormones, Thyroidectomy, Thyroxine-Binding Proteins