Assessment and Management of Patients With Endocrine Disorders (PrepU) 38 Questions Well Succeeded |10 Pages
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Assessment And Management Of Patients
A client has been diagnosed with myxedema from long-standing hypothyroidism. What clinical manifestations of this disorder does the nurse recognize are progressing to myxedema coma? Select all that apply.
A. Hypothermia
B. Hypertension
C. Hypotension
D. Hypoventilation
E. Hyperventilation - ...
Assessment and Management of
Patients With Endocrine Disorders
(PrepU)
A client has been diagnosed with myxedema from long-standing hypothyroidism. What clinical
manifestations of this disorder does the nurse recognize are progressing to myxedema coma? Select all
that apply.
A. Hypothermia
B. Hypertension
C. Hypotension
D. Hypoventilation
E. Hyperventilation - ✔ ✔ A, C, D
Accidental removal of one or both parathyroid glands can occur during a thyroidectomy. Which of the
following is used to treat tetany?
A. Calcium gluconate
B. Synthroid
C. Propylthiouracil (PTU)
D. Tapazole - ✔ ✔ A
After a thyroidectomy, the client develops a carpopedal spasm while the nurse is taking a BP reading on
the left arm. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
A. Administer a sedative as ordered.
B. Administer IV calcium gluconate as ordered.
C. Start administering oxygen at 2 L/min via a cannula.
, D. Administer an oral calcium supplement as ordered. - ✔ ✔ B
A client has been experiencing a decrease in serum calcium. After diagnostics, the physician proposes
the calcium level fluctuation is due to altered parathyroid function. What is the typical number of
parathyroid glands?
A. four
B. three
C. two
D. one - ✔ ✔ A
A client is having chronic pain from arthritis. What type of hormone is released in response to the stress
of this pain that suppresses inflammation and helps the body withstand stress?
A. Testosterone
B. Mineralocorticoids
C. Glucocorticoids
D. Estrogen - ✔ ✔ C
A client is receiving long-term treatment with high-dose corticosteroids. Which of the following would
the nurse expect the client to exhibit?
A. Weight loss
B. Pale thick skin
C. Moon face
D. Hypotension - ✔ ✔ C
A middle-aged female client complains of anxiety, insomnia, weight loss, the inability to concentrate,
and eyes feeling "gritty." Thyroid function tests reveal the following: thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
0.02 U/ml, thyroxine 20 g/dl, and triiodothyronine 253 ng/dl. A 6-hour radioactive iodine uptake test
showed a diffuse uptake of 85%. Based on these assessment findings, the nurse should suspect:
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