Thyroid screening/hypothyroidism
OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know Hypothyroidism in the neonate can be divided into 3 forms: 1) Permanent Ectopy (50%)Continue Reading Agenesis (30%) Hypoplasia (5%) 10% caused by hereditary defects in thyroid hormone synthesis <5% Central hypothyroidism 2) Transient “Sick euthyroid” syndrome – abnormal thyroid function due to hypothalamic-pituitary-axis changes during critical illness, also…