Exam 2: NU 158 NU158 Latest

Exam 2: NU 158 / NU158 (Latest

Update 2025 / 2026) Medical- Surgical Nursing I | Questions with Correct Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen

Question:

What can activate the hypothalamus?

Answer:

Low thyroid and norepinephrine serum levels

Question:

What is one cause of a goiter

Answer:

Deficiency of iodine in the diet

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Question:

What does treatment for a goiter looks like

Answer:

Supplement of the thyroid hormone is given in the form of levothyroxine

Question:

What should you monitor for patient receiving thyroid supplement

Answer:

Signs and symptoms such as tachycardia, palpations, nervousness, headaches and fatigue

Question:

Shit at great risk for hyper thyroidism

Answer:

Women between 30 and 50 years of age

Question:

What is primary hyperthyroidism?

Answer:

Abnormality of function involving the thyroid gland itself, and causes excessive circulation of thyroid, T4 and T3 hormone's

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What is secondary hyperthyroidism?

Answer:

Abnormality in another Glenn, such as the pituitary gland, producing too much TSH

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What are signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism

Answer:

Weight, loss, nervousness, weakness, insomnia, agitation, tachycardia, palpations, dyspnea, edema

Question:

How do you diagnose hypothyroidism

Answer:

One way is to assess the heart rate of the patient while sleeping anything above 80 BPM, could signify excessive levels of thyroid hormone

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what is pre-operator nursing care for a patient getting a thyroidectomy

Answer:

If the patient appears nervous tents and apprehensive, they should be reported to the surgeon 3 / 4

Question:

What is post operative nursing care for a patient who had a thyroidectomy

Answer:

The patient is placed in Fowlers position. Vital signs are changed every 5 to 15 minutes. Any rise in temperature post or respiration rate should be reported immediately.

Question:

What are symptoms of thyroid storm?

Answer:

A dangerously increase in heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature by one degree, without prompt aggressive treatment thyroid storm is fatal.

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When should treatment start with a patient in thyroid crisis?

Answer:

Immediately after the first symptoms are reported

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