Exam 36: 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 4

The nurse is caring for a patient who reports abruptly discontinuing his prescribed levothyroxine.The nurse should carefully monitor the patient for which complication?

The nurse is evaluating the laboratory results of a patient suspected of having hyperparathyroidism.Which finding(s)would be consistent with this condition?

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. -High metabolism rate

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

The nurse is performing preoperative thyroidectomy instruction for a patient with Graves' disease.The patient begins to cry and says,"I am so nervous and can't listen to you.Just get out!" What should the nurse do next?

The patient with Addison disease is receiving IV fluids for rehydration.The nurse should carefully monitor the patient for which potential problem?

The nurse is aware that the severe dehydration associated with diabetes insipidus (DI)can lead which serious electrolyte imbalance?

The husband of a patient with Grave disease confides that he is frustrated with his wife's emotional outbursts and wide mood swings.How should the nurse respond?

The patient with hyperthyroidism is undergoing ablation therapy with radioactive iodine.Which precaution is most important for the nurse to employ?

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

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

A patient with central diabetes insipidus (DI)likely has which occurrence as part of his health history?

A tumor of the pituitary has caused the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH).Which interventions should the nurse plan?

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

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

A nurse is teaching a patient with Addison disease who has a prescription for corticosteroids.Which statement is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?

On the first postoperative day following a total thyroidectomy,which finding(s)would lead the nurse to suspect that the patient may be developing a thyroid storm?