A young child with cretinism is not growing and her parents would like her to take synthetic hGH. Will this treatment help the child? Explain your answer

Ginger is a 60 year-old retired school teacher. She’s previously been diagnosed with CKD and has a current eGFR of 52 ml/min and her serum creatinine is 1.27 ml/dl. Ginger is 65” tall and weighs 156 lbs. She is working with a registered clinical dietician to manage her nutrient intake and eating habits. She is taking her Plendil as prescribed. Prior to beginning an exercise program, Ginger underwent a GXT. She achieved a maximum exercise capacity of 6 METs, a HRmax of 164 beats/min and demonstrated normal hemodynamic responses to exercise of increasing intensity. Over the last several weeks, Ginger has been regularly exercising in your clinical wellness facility.  When she is not exercising, she enjoys gardening and walking in her neighborhood park with friends. She has been recording her resting heart rate and blood pressure before each exercise session. Her average resting heart rate is 68 beats/min and blood pressure is114/72 mmHg. Her resting measurements have not varied widely…

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