Endocrine

Question 1

Diet for cushings syndrome

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Question 2

pt that has thyroidectomy, what s/s they would have during a thyroid crisis

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Question 3

s/s diabetes insipidous

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Question 4

which hormone/s cause acromegly. (over production orunder production)

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Question 5

s/s for hypothyroidism

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Question 6

which diagnostic test is to determine thyroid disorders

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Question 7

best position for someone whose had a subtotal thyroidectomy

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Question 8

know if any medical devices need to be at bedside after a thyroidectomy

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Question 9

know what symptoms are for cushings syndrome

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Question 10

what test are done to determine a blood calcium levels

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Question 11

know what tests are done to determine a deficiancie in para……………

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Question 12

s/s for a problem with the pituatery gland

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Question 13

hypothyroidism, what type of diet they should be on?

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Question 14

teaching a pt how to take their thyroid replacemnt hormone, what s/s the pt needs to be watched for?

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Question 15

thyroid storm is if you have graves disease

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Question 16

pt that is post thyroidectomy, what observation would you need to report to the dr right away.

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Question 17

pt in thyroid crisis, list of orders, which of them would you question?

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Question 18

s/s to make a diagnosis hypothyroidism

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Question 19

pthad toral thyroidectomy, and developed hypoparathyroidism, what types of orderes will the dr placce

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Question 20

bulding eyes, whats the medical term for that. what auses it

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Question 21

pt with high levels of calcium in the blood, what can that indicate

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Question 22

pt that has addisons disease, what kinds of meds would you expect the dr to order

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Question 23

pt that is postop thyroidectomy, what would you include in your nursing care plan.

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Question 24

what syndrome can you develop if you have been exposed to cortisol for a long period of time

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Question 25

what medical condition is caused by a lack of congenital thyroid secretions

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Question 26

pt with addisons disease, how does the nurse evaluate for any complications.

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Question 27

medical term for excessive thirst and spell it

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Question 28

what blood test would they use to determine on a newly diabetes pt what thier sugar was for the last ouple of months

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Question 29

long term complications for diabetes. not select all that apple, choose the most serious.

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Question 30

pt with diabetes, develops cellulitis, and you have to do dressing hanges, when would you use sterile technique?

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Question 31

dosage calculations

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Question 32

what condition can you develop from over production of the growth hormone

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Question 33

male pt that has acromegly, whhat subjective data would you expect to hear

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Question 34

female with acromegly, what would be some nursing diagnosis

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Question 35

some physiological changes for a pt with over production of growth hormone

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Question 36

when teaching a pt to self administer insulin, how would you explain to the pt how to prevent from getting a lipid distrophy

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insulin needs to be room temperature

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pt with diabetes you also teach another person in the household, what would you do if no one in the household wants to learn it?

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Question 38

s/s hypoglycemia

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Question 39

s/s of type 2 diabetes

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Question 40

if your administering humalog (rapid acting) what instructions when teaching how to administer it would you give

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Question 41

pt you gave NPH insulin, when is the onset of it starting

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Question 42

when you are education a newly diabetic pt, what diatery req. do you need to take into consideration

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Question 43

with NPH, know the onset

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Question 44

what angle should insulin be given

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Question 45

instruction with diabeties pts, to take care of their feet.

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Question 46

what the primary contributing factor for type 2 diabetes

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Question 47

pt that is in hyperglycemic stage what is the term or name of condition for excess glucose. *Spell it

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Question 48

which type of insulin would you give via IV

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Regular Insulin

Question 49

which form of insulin is usually used one a day at the hour of sleep.

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Question 50

mixing long acting insulin and short acting, which should be drawn up first.

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Question 51

number of site for insulin, which of them is the fastest.

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Question 52

how oral hypoglycemics work

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Question 53

IV dosage calculation

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Question 54

know what carbohydrate is used to trest hypoglycemia. and how much.select all that apply

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Question 55

list in order if you have a client taking long acting ins and short acting ins. feeling weak, shaking, diaphoretic. list the actions in priority.

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1. check blood sugar

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term for severe hypothyroidism iss and spell it.

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Question 57

diagnostic test to oficially say that the pt has diabetes.

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Question 58

what drug metformin is

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Question 59

major side effect of metformin and pts initally tend to get this condition

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Question 60

s/s hypoglycemia

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Question 61

pt that has nusea, vomiting, diahrrea, all s/s of flu. when being discharged what would be some approriate teaching reagrding this. with diabetes.

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Question 62

when teahing pt about quantatative diet, and following my pyraamid, what is the percent of kcal with carbs? per meal

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Question 63

with addisons disease, what is a normal charecteristic for this condition

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Question 64

pt is going to havea subtotal thyroidecctomy, dr give lugols solution before surgery. what is the therapeuticc affect of that.

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Question 65

pt is perscribed PTU for hyperthuroidism, what kinds of s/s should the pt call the dr. when taking this med.

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