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What clinical manifestations should the nurse expect for a client recently started on metformin? Polydipsia, polyuria, and fatigue What is the best treatment for a client experiencing diaphoreis, palpitations, anxiousness, and tachycardia 30 minutes after taking their morning insulin? Check their ...

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NURS 250 Final Exam Questions and
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What clinical manifestations should the nurse expect for a client recently started on
metformin? ✅Polydipsia, polyuria, and fatigue

What is the best treatment for a client experiencing diaphoreis, palpitations,
anxiousness, and tachycardia 30 minutes after taking their morning insulin? ✅Check
their blood glucose level and give carbohydrates.

Where should the nurse expect to palpate a tumor on the thyroid gland? ✅Below the
cricoid cartilage

What pancreatic hormone is maintaining a client's blood glucose level while fasting for
diagnostic testing? ✅Glucagon

The nurse correlates a vitamin D deficiency in a client with a disorder of which
endocrine gland? ✅Parathyroid

What result does the nurse anticipate when reviewing a client's laboratory tests
following a diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism? ✅Hypercalcemia

The nurse correlates which physiological response to the client's successful treatment
of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) following a fall from a ladder
resulting in a traumatic brain injury? (Select all that apply) ✅Increase in urine output
Decrease in urine osmolarity
Decrease in body weight

What type of diabetes is controlled primarily through diet, exercise, and oral antidiabetic
agents? ✅Type 2 diabetes mellitus

What condition does the nurse associate a client reporting weight gain and tiredness
beginning several weeks ago with low triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) levels?
✅Hypothyroidism

What medication should the nurse anticipate admininstering for treatment of
hypothyroidism? ✅Levothyroxine

What condition should the nurse closely monitor for in a client admitted due to a severe
infection with a history of hypothyroidism? ✅Myxedema coma

, The nurse prioritizes which nursing diagnosis to guide care for a client diagnosed with
diabetes insipidus? ✅Fluid volume deficit

The nurse demonstrates an understanding of the adrenal gland by identifying what
hormones as being released by the adrenal medulla? ✅Epinephrine and
norepinephrine

The nurse correlates what laboratory result to a client with syndrome of inappropriate
antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) experiencing a headache and confusion? ✅Sodium 125
mEq/L

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestation in the client diagnosed with
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? ✅Urine specific gravity
1.035

The nurse recognizes what condition associated with a client's presentation of muscle
weakness, anorexia, and darkening of skin, along with findings of low serum sodium
and high serum potassium levels? ✅Addison's disease

What is the nurse's priority for a client admitted with serum sodium level of 118 mEq/L
during evaluation for a pituitary disorder? ✅Implement seizure precautions

What should the nurse emphasize in the discharge teaching for a client recovering from
a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy secondary to a pituitary tumor? (Select all that
apply) ✅Avoid coughing
Do not bend over
Use a soft toothbrush

What clinical manifestations does the nurse correlate to a diagnosis of diabetes
insipidus (DI)? (Select all that apply) ✅Fatigue
Extreme thirst
Large amounts of urine output

What complications should the nurse expect to see in a client with diabetes insipidus
(DI), if fluid intake is limited? ✅Severe dehyration and hypernatremia

What disorder is likely present with polydipsia, large amounts of waterlike urine, and a
specific gravity of 1.003? ✅Diabetes insipidus

What medical emergency may occur in a client with a history of Addison's disease
presenting with hypotension secondary to hypoadrenalcorticism? ✅Addisonian crisis

A client with Addison's disease would exhibit what clinical manifestation? ✅Lethargy

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