Exam 44: Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders

The patient with hypopituitarism must take medications for the rest of his or her life.The patient teaching plan would include:

The nurse caring for a patient with diabetes insipidus (DI)should be alert for the following and report these signs that indicate a change in condition:

When assessing the patient with a diagnosis of SIADH during an intake interview,the nurse expects that the patient will complain of:

The nurse making a care plan for a 10-year-old boy with hyperpituitarism identifies a disturbed self-image.The nursing diagnosis she would add to the nursing care plan would best be stated as "Disturbed self-image,related to":

The nurse caring for a patient with Addison disease suspects adrenal crisis when the patient exhibits:

The nurse prepares the family for the altered appearance of the patient returning from stereotactic radiosurgery to see a _____________ ___________ in place.

The nurse noting a peaked T-wave on the electrocardiogram (ECG)of a patient with Addison disease recognizes this complex as suggestive of _________________.

The preoperative teaching for a patient scheduled for a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy should include the instruction that postoperatively,the patient should:

The nurse explains that growth hormone will be given to the child with hypopituitarism on a scheduled basis until the child reaches the height of ____________________.

The nurse assessing a patient with Simmonds cachexia anticipates that the patient will exhibit:

The care of a patient who underwent a hypophysectomy,during which the entire pituitary was removed,would include:

The patient believed to have acromegaly asks the purpose of the diagnostic glucose-tolerance test (GTT).The nurse responds by saying that: