NURS 1141 EXAM 1 STUDY QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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NUR 1141
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NUR 1141
After assessing a patient, the healthcare provider concludes that prompt action is needed to control the patient's hypothyroid state. Which medication does the nurse anticipate will be prescribed? Liothyronine (Triostat)
Which medication used to treat thyroid diseases may cause lymph node enlargem...
NURS 1141 EXAM 1 STUDY QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
After assessing a patient, the healthcare provider concludes that prompt action is
needed to control the patient's hypothyroid state. Which medication does the nurse
anticipate will be prescribed? ✅Liothyronine (Triostat)
Which medication used to treat thyroid diseases may cause lymph node enlargement?
✅Methimazole (Tapazole
Which conditions may lead to hyperactivity of the thyroid gland? Select all that apply
✅Thyroiditis, Graves' disease, thyroid carcinoma
Which medications does the nurse identify as antithyroid agents? Select all that apply
✅Propylthiouracil, Methimazole (Tapazole), Radioactive iodine (iodine-131)
Which hormone is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland? ✅Thyroid stimulating
Hormone (TSH)
A patient is receiving iodine-131 ( 131I) therapy. After administration of the drug, how
much time must pass before the benefits of therapy will be fully assessed? ✅3 to 6
months
Which medication is available as an injection? ✅Liothyronine (Cytomel)
Which term was historically used to refer to the condition where a child is born without a
thyroid gland? ✅Cretinism
Which medication for treatment of hypothyroidism is a synthetic mixture of levothyroxine
(Synthroid) and liothyronine (Cytomel)? ✅Liotrix (Thyrolar)
Which symptoms should the nurse assess for in a patient suspected of having
hypothyroidism? ✅Weight gain, Constipation, cold intolerance
Which body functions are regulated by the thyroid hormones? ✅Reproduction, Lip
metabolism, Growth and maturation
Which drugs block the synthesis of triiodothyronine (T 3) and thyroxine (T 4) in the
thyroid gland? ✅Propylthiouracil, Methimazole (Tapazole)
Which hormone is secreted by the hypothalamus? ✅Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
(TRH)
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