Exam 45: Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders

The nurse explains to the patient that the presurgical protocol of antithyroid drugs is given to: (Select all that apply.)

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

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:

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

The patient who has hypothyroidism can live a full and normal life if he is:

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

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

The nurse makes a list of symptoms that the patient who is taking methimazole (Tapazole),a thionamide drug,should report.This list includes: (Select all that apply.)

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

The home health care nurse is aware that hypothyroidism is frequently overlooked in older adults because: (Select all that apply.)

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