Acromegaly - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 1: NUR209 / NUR 209 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing II | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Fortis Question: Patient teaching for thyroidectomy Answer: on meds for life Comfort and safety measures like head support and neck ROM Routine post op care Talking likely to be difficult post op Question: Nursing interventions for SIADH if NA is low Answer: tolvaptan given if sodium is low Question: Diseases hypersecretion of the pituitary...

Exam 3: NSG223/ NSG 223 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg 2 Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing Q: What are some dietary recommendations for a patient with cushing's syndrome? Answer: -Increase potassium, calcium and protein. -Restrict fluid and sodium intake. Q: What is acromegaly? Answer: hypersecretion of GH during adulthood Q: What is gigantism? Answer: hypersecretion of GH in children Q: What is contraindicated w...

WGU D027 Objective Assessment Study Guide (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced Pathopharmacological Foundations| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: What are symptoms of left sided heart failure? Think PULMONARY. JVD, FVO, rails, S3 murmurs. Number one cause of right sided heart failure! Q: What are symptoms of right sided heart failure? Answer: Think peripheral vascular. Lower extremity edema, abdominal distension. Q: What is the gold standard lab tes...

Exam 1: NSG500 / NSG 500 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Health Assessment Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: What are examples of cognitive impairment findings in a patient? Answer: Inap- propriate laughing, flat affect, disheveled appearance, and communication may be altered Q: Different parts of the brain and what they activate; Parietal = Temporal = Frontal = Cerebral = Answer: Parietal = sensation Temporal = auditory Frontal = behavior/speech Cer...

Given for Magnesium Toxicity calcium gluconate Hemabate (Carboprost) Given for postpartum hemorrhage Ute root if that helps induce labor or contraction contraindicated with history of asthma Management for preterm labor (Risk for maternal and fetal tachycardia) Terbutaline Methergine (Methylergonovine) Given for postpartum hemorrhage Contraindication for hypertension Cytotec (misoprostol) Cervical ripening agent Also used as an uterotonic in PPH Cervidil cervical ripenin...

CIDESCO Exam Test Bank - Spring 2024 (Most questions are on the exam!!!) The digestion of fats begins in the: Duodenum Fatty foods are attacked by: Lipase Proteins are digested by: Trypsin Which one of the following is NOT produced in the pancreas? Pepsin The hepatic portal vein carries soluble foods: from the ileum to the liver Poisons are made harmless in the body by the: Liver Which one of the following is NOT a function of the liver? excretion of uric acid Carbohydrates are stored in the m...

Acromegalyendoctrine-acromegaly-421-exam-4● rarere condition characterized by an overproduction of Growth Hormone (GH). ● Most often occurs b/c of benign growthhormone-secretingg pituitary adenoma. ● Overgrowth of soft tissues,and bones in the hands, feet, and face ● Proximal muscle weakness, joint pain, carpal tunnel, thickened skin, visual changes due to pressure on the optic nerve, glucose intoleranc,e and manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus. ● H&P, insulin-like growth facto...

Final Exam: MSN570/ MSN 570 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Advanced Pathophysiology Exam| 100% Correct| Questions and Verified Answers| Graded A Q: A 60-year-old alcoholic is brought to the emergency room in a comatose state. Physical examination reveals yellow discoloration of the sclera. Answer: Jaundice - hyperbilirubinemia - breakdown of hemoglobin Q: A 60-year-old man with a history of heavy smoking and alcohol consumption could not swallow meat. Answer: Barrett's adenocarcinoma...

Causes of secondary HTN CORRECT ANSWER *renal artery stenosis* → most common cause of 2° HTN endocrine causes: hyperaldosteronism, thyroid or parathyroid disease, Cushing syndrome, pheochromocytoma, hyperthyroidism, acromegaly medications: *oral contraceptives* → most common 2° cause of HTN, decongestants, estrogen, appetite suppressants, chronic steroids, TCAs, NSAIDs coarctation of the aorta cocaine OSA Stage I HTN CORRECT ANSWER 140-159 / 90-99 Stage II HTN CORRECT ...

Monitor heart. Complications of the heart. - Low potassium (Hypokalemia) Epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol. Increase heart rate and increase in blood pressure - Catecholamines - Flight or fight response Plasma protein. It keeps water along with it. Water escapes into interstitial cell space. Swelling. Fluid is in the wrong places. Fluid in the peritoneal cavity. - Function of Albumin - decrease albumin - ascites Sodium and water retention - Function of aldosterone extracellular, inters...