Addisons symptoms - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NCLEX : Endocrine: Adrenalthe nurse is admitting a client dx with primary adrenal cortex insufficiency (addisons disease). which clinical manifestations should the nurse expect to assess? 1. moon face, buffalo hump, and hyperglycemia 2. hirsutism, fever, and irritability 3. bronze pigmentation, hypotension, and anorexia 4. tachycardia, bulging eyes, and goiter - correct answer 3 bronze pigmentation, hypotension, and anorexia: 1 and 2 are symptoms of cushings (hirsutism is hair growth where i...

CDCA OSCE Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass bulging eyes (exophthalmos), weight loss, and Graves disease are all due to _____ - Correct Answer ️️ -hyperthyroidism signs/symtoms of skinny, weight loss - Correct Answer ️️ -Graves disease weight gain, dry hair, lower voice, feels cold - Correct Answer ️️ -hypothyroidism Acute adrenal insufficnecy is also known as ____disease. A patient on steroids might have an attack if not supplmeneted by ___ the steroid dose before dental t...

Define Fluid Volume Excess/Hypervolemia - correct answer Too much fluid in the vascular space Causes of FVE: (3) - correct answer Heart Failure Renal Failure Sodium Heart Failure characteristics - correct answer Heart is weak; cardiac output decreases decreased kidney perfusion; urinary output decreases Volume stays in the vascular space Three things with a lot of sodium - correct answer Effervescent soluble medications (Alka-seltzer) Canned/processed foods IVF with sodium 3 Ma...

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HYPERthyroidism symptoms - ANSWER -bulging eyes (exopthalmos) -weight loss -tremor of extremities -Graves disease (NOT FATIGUE!) HYPOthyroidism symptoms - ANSWER -weight GAIN dry hair -lower voice -feels cold Addisons disease - ANSWER adrenal insufficiency -if taking steroids, may have an attack if not supplemented by DOUBLING steroid dose BEFORE dental tx to produce extra cortisol in response to stress ectodermal dysplasia - ANSWER -missing teeth (hypodontia) -hair loss? Pagets d...

CDCA OSCE Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass bulging eyes (exophthalmos), weight loss, and Graves disease are all due to _____ - Correct Answer ️️ -hyperthyroidism signs/symtoms of skinny, weight loss - Correct Answer ️️ -Graves disease weight gain, dry hair, lower voice, feels cold - Correct Answer ️️ -hypothyroidism Acute adrenal insufficnecy is also known as ____disease. A patient on steroids might have an attack if not supplmeneted by ___ the steroid dose before dental t...

1. The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with hypothyroidism secondary to Hashimotos thyroiditis. When assessing this patient, what sign or symptom would the nurse expect? A) Fatigue B) Bulging eyes C) Palpitations D) Flushed skin - ans: A Feedback: Symptoms of hypothyroidism include extreme fatigue, hair loss, brittle nails, dry skin, voice huskiness or hoarseness, menstrual disturbance, and numbness and tingling of the fingers. Bulging eyes, palpitations, and flushed skin would b...

PN3 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A client, complaining of weight gain, has thin extremities, a buffalo hump, and a protruding abdomen. The nurse realizes that this client is most likely to be diagnosed with which disease process? 1. Addisons disease 2. SIADH 3. Cushings syndrome 4. Diabetes Insipidus 3 A client tells the nurse that he is so thirsty that he has already consumed four pitchers of water. The clients urine output is 3500 mL in an 8-hour period. The client is recove...

Addison’s disease is from - low cortisol/aldosterone S/S of Addison's Disease? - hypotension, hypovolemia, tachycardia, low BG, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, fatigue, wt loss, lethargy, BRONZE APPEARANCE why do addisons pts look bronzed? - increased levels of ACTH what is addisons pt at risk for - dehydration, poor perfusion, infection what treatment med for addisons - corticosteroids (infection risk) what kind of diet for addisons pt - high sodium, low potassium pt edu about steroid u...

ammonia - correct answer 10-80 ALT/AST - correct answer 10-40 Bilirubin - correct answer total less then 1.5 glucose - correct answer 70-100 A1C - correct answer under 6% hemoglobin - correct answer woma...