Exam 37: Care of Patients With Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and Adrenal Disorders

The nurse traces the closed loop of thyroid secretion.Place the events in appropriate order. -Step: 5

When a patient who is 8 hours postoperative from a total thyroidectomy shows a positive Chvostek's sign and complains of muscle cramps,the nurse interprets these assessments as indicative of:

The patient with hyperthyroidism is undergoing ablation therapy with radioactive iodine.The precaution the nurse will employ is to:

A patient with Addison's disease is taking daily doses of corticosteroids to control the symptoms of this disease.The nurse explains that corticosteroids should be:

A tumor of the pituitary has caused the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH).The nurse plans interventions for: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse planning care for a patient with diabetes insipidus will include: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a thyroidectomy.Which instruction should be included in the preoperative care?

Matching The nurse associates the pathophysiology to the signs of the condition it causes in the adult.Match the hormonal change to the symptom it would produce. -Menstrual irregularities

The nurse uses a visual aid to demonstrate the effects of a benign pituitary adenoma,which include: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse traces the closed loop of thyroid secretion.Place the events in appropriate order. -Step: 4

A patient who had a hypophysectomy 3 days ago begins to have 3000 mL of urine output every shift and complains of thirst and a dry mouth.The nurse interprets these signs as possible:

The nurse is aware that the patient has central diabetes insipidus because the disease was the result of the patient's having:

The patient in addisonian crisis is receiving IV fluids for rehydration.The nursing care is focused on:

The nurse is reviewing the health history of a patient.Which finding is most linked to the probability of developing Graves' disease?

The nurse is preparing a patient to undergo a dexamethasone suppression test.Which action is most appropriate?

The nurse traces the closed loop of thyroid secretion.Place the events in appropriate order. -Step: 1

Although benign,the pituitary adenoma antagonizes insulin,which would cause:

The nurse clarifies that a subtotal thyroidectomy,which removes only two thirds of the gland,allows:

Matching The nurse associates the pathophysiology to the signs of the condition it causes in the adult.Match the hormonal change to the symptom it would produce. -Hyponatremia,edema

The husband of a patient with Graves' disease confides that he is frustrated with his wife's emotional outbursts and wide mood swings.The nurse's most helpful response would be: