Exam 45: Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders

An appropriate nursing diagnosis for a patient with hyperparathyroidism would be:

The nurse will include in the presurgical teaching of a patient scheduled for a subtotal thyroidectomy that the patient will have to:

The patient with exophthalmos is distressed about her appearance and asks when it will go away.The nurse's best and most informative response would be based on the knowledge that exophthalmos:

The patient has been given an antithyroid drug called propylthiouracil.Appropriate nursing implementations include:

The nurse explains to the patient that the presurgical protocol of antithyroid drugs is given to:

Food such as soybeans,turnips and rutabagas can have an effect on persons with a thyroid disorder by:

The patient,newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism,is anxious to begin her drug regimen.The nurse's instructions relative to hormone replacement include:

The nurse clarifies the pathophysiologic changes of Graves disease by saying:

In initiating the Chvostek sign,the nurse will:

The physician ordered T? and T? tests for a young woman complaining of fatigue,weight gain,muscle aches and pains,and constipation.These laboratory tests will help confirm the diagnosis of hypothyroidism when:

On returning from surgery after undergoing a thyroidectomy,the patient is alarmed about the large tracheostomy tray on the bedside table.When she asks why it is there,the nurse's most reassuring response would be:

Congenital hypothyroidism,if left untreated,will result in _________________.

Significant instructions to a patient scheduled for a thyroid scan (¹²³I)should include the need for:

An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the patient recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism would be:

To address the nursing diagnosis,"Risk for impaired skin integrity,related to dry skin" in the patient with hypothyroidism,the nurse would:

The patient with a hyperthyroid complains of fatigue but still cannot get to sleep.The nurse suggests:

The patient asks about his laboratory test,which showed a high level of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)and a low level of T?.You explain that:

The patient being treated for hyperparathyroidism is to receive calcitonin (Calcimar).Before administering this drug,the patient should be:

The nurse recommends the use of salt that is iodized because iodized salt:

An older patient with hypothyroidism asks why her daily dose of thyroid hormone,which she has taken for 15 years,has been reduced.The nurse's best response would be that the decreased dose is related to: