Adrenal insufficiency - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1/ A 5-week-old infant who developed projectile vomiting over the last two weeks is diagnosed with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Which intervention should the nurse plan to implement? A. Instruct the mother to give the child sugar water only. B. Offer the infant oral rehydration solution every 2 hours. C. Provide Pedialyte feedings via the nasogastric tube. D. Maintain intravenous fluid therapy per prescription. 2/ A client with myasthenia gravis (MG) is receiving immunosuppressive therap...

Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology 14th Edition 7128 0039 6, 8, 0, 0039, 8390, 0060 1. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the “Internal Environment” 2. The Cell and Its Functions 3. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, Cell Function, and Cell Reproduction 4. Transport of Substances Through Cell Membranes 5. Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials 6. Contraction of Skeletal Muscle 7. Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscula...

The three levels of dysfunction that may be evaluated in a patient with an endocrine problem are primary, secondary, and tertiary. The possible defective sites that correspond to these primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of dysfunction are, respective correct answers Target gland, pituitary hypothalamus Pituitary secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is inhibited by elevated levels of: a. Aldosterone b. Cortisol c. Estradiol-17b d. Progesterone e. Epinephrine correct answer...

Test Bank For Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient 9th Edition by James Little; Craig Miller; Nelson Rhodus 3555, 9, 3845, 2 1 Patient Evaluation and Risk Assessment 2 Infective Endocarditis 3 Hypertension 4 Ischemic Heart Disease 5 Cardiac Arrhythmias 6 Heart Failure (or Congestive Heart Failure) 7 Pulmonary Disease 8 Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation 9 Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders 10 Liver Disease 11 Gastrointestinal Disease 12 Chronic...

KAPLAN MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM 2 2019 GUIDE lOMoAR cPSD| 1. The nurse instructs a client who had a subtotal gastrectomy. Which statement should be included in the instructions? -Eat a low carbohydrate diet every day 2. The nurse is caring for a client who had a tracheostomy performed the previous day. Which finding most concerns the nurse? -The client’s secretions are thick, yellow and dry 3. The nurse cares for a client with a diagnosis of acute adrenal insufficiency (adrenal cris...

Zyloprim or Allopurinol medication for - Gout Mr. Forth has been very active even though he had diabetes for 6 years. He accidentally cut his leg last week and tells you that it is getting redder and not healing. You tell him you will let the manager know, and then you explain that: - b. It is normal for diabetics who get cut to see more redness as it heals The health care provider ordered Lanoxin 0.5mg by mouth. You have Lanoxin 0.25mg tablets. What should you administer? - d. 2 ...

Healthstream Exam Questions and Answers | Latest Update 2023/2024 (Graded A+). The nurse assesses a patient's chest tube drainage 2 hours following thoracic surgery. The total drainage in the system is 200 mL. The nurse knows that: this is an excessive amount of drainage The patient being admitted requires CRRT therapy. The nurse assigned to admit the patient has not been educated on this therapy. The charge nurse adjusts the assignment so that a nurse with 3 years experience in CRRT ther...

TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction to physiology: the cell and general physiology. 1. Functional organization of the human body and control of the 'internal environment; 2. The cell and its functions; 3. Genetic control of protein synthesis, cell function, and cell reproduction II. Membrane physiology, nerve, and muscle. 4. The DNA code in the cell nucleus is transferred to an RNA code in the cell cytoplasm the process of transcription; 5. Membrane potentials and action potentials; 6. C...

A patient diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder has been taking a high-dose SSRI and is participating in therapy twice a week. He reports an inability to carry out responsibilities due to consistent interferences of his obsessions and compulsions. The PMHNP knows that the next step would be which of the following? Selected Answer: B. Decrease his SSRI and add an MAOI.  Question 2 0 out of 1 points Which statement best describes a pharmacological approach to treating patients ...

KAPLAN MED SURG UPDATED QUESTIONS ANS ANSWERS 2023 1. The nurse instructs a client who had a subtotal gastrectomy. Which statement should be included in the instructions? -Eat a low carbohydrate diet every day 2. The nurse is caring for a client who had a tracheostomy performed the previous day. Which finding most concerns the nurse? -The client’s secretions are thick, yellow and dry 3. The nurse cares for a client with a diagnosis of acute adrenal insufficiency (adrenal crises). What...