Per treatment guidelines, levothyroxine is the preferred treatment for hypothyroidism. Adolescents in whom growth and puberty are complete. 1.6 mcg/kg/day PO once daily. In patients with severe hypothyroidism, the recommended initial dose is 12.5 to 25 mcg/day with increases of 12.5 to 25 mcg/day every 2 to 4 weeks.
Head injuries are one of the most common causes of disability and death in adults. The injury can be as mild as a bump, bruise (contusion), or cut on the head, or can be moderate to severe in nature due to a concussion, deep cut or open wound, fractured skull bone(s), or from internal bleeding and damage to the brain.ontusion or intracerebral hematoma. A contusion is a bruise to the brain itself. A contusion causes bleeding and swelling inside of the brain around the area where the head was struck. Contusions may occur with skull fractures or other blood clots such as a subdural or epidural hematoma.
Types of head injuries. 1  A concussion is a jarring injury to the brain. 2  A brain contusion is a bruise of the brain. 3  A skull fracture is when the skull cracks. 4  A hematoma is bleeding in the brain that collects and clots, forming a bump.