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1
Q

what is the most common cause of obesity in children?

more rarer causes? (3)

A
  • nutritional
  • hypothyroidism
  • cushings syndrome or disease
  • genetic syndromes
2
Q

what physical signs might you see that the child is developing diabetes?

what other signs may you see? (think of causes)

A
  • acanthosis nigricans
  • moon face, buffalo hump, striae
  • developmental delay and slow return of tendon reflexes
  • signs of other syndromes
3
Q

what syndrome ca congenital hypothyroidism cause?

what does that look like in an infant?

A
  • cretinism
  • umbilical hernia
  • large tongue
  • hypotonia
  • hoarse cry
  • bradycardia and hypotension
  • underachieving in school
4
Q

does hypothyroidism affect development?

A
  • yes, developmental delay common, can be fixed with thyroxine