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  Hypothyroidism Newborn screening (NBS) for CH followed by prompt initiation of levothyroxine (L-T4) therapy can prevent severe intellectual disability, psychomotor dysfunction, and impaired growth. The influence of severity at diagnosis, timing of treatment initiation, and L-T4 dose on longterm outcomes remains a matter of debate. Although the majority of treated patients achieve normal cognitive outcomes, the influence of L-T4 therapy on neurologic development is less certain, and some studies show persistent deficits in treated patients compared with euthyroid healthy controls. If a permanent form of CH has not been established, L-T4 treatment is maintained until 3 years of age, after which thyroid function is reevaluated following a 4- to 6-week discontinuation of L-T4. Most common cause - thyroid dysgenesis, dyshormonogenesis. Less common cause - maternal antithyroid medications, TSH receptor-blocking antibodies (TRBAb) acquired through transplacental passagematernal or infan...

Today, we are discussing something different from regular medical topic. We are in middle of a global crisis. This covid-19 situation has not only affected our health system but the world is going through economic recession. People are losing jobs, lot of people have gone down the poverty line. Among all this we as medical students have lost track of our future. Most of us have lost the rhythm of studying and many of us are lost in the uncertainity of the present situation. Many of us procastinate a lot. In this blogpost I have summarized key points from a book named Eat that frog by Brian Tracy .This is a wonderful book about avoiding procastination and planning out ones priorities to successfully accomplish ones goal. This book talks about how to set our priorities, how to effectively plan out our everyday tasks and how to creatively procastinate. 21 great ways  1.Set the table: Decide exactly what you want. Clarity is essential. Write out your goals and objectives before you beg...