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NUR 201 Endocrine
- Which of the following is a complication of hyperthyroidism?
Answer Hypothyroidism
- The actions of parathyroid hormone (PTH) are increased in the presence of which vitamin?
Answer D
- A client is admitted for treatment of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
(SIADH). Which nursing intervention is appropriate?
Answer Restricting fluids. To reduce water retention in a client with the SIADH, the nurse should restrict fluids
- Antithyroid medications are not generally recommended for elderly patients because of which
of the following?
Answer Granulocytopenia
- Which of the following would the nurse expect the physician to order for a client with
hypothyroidism?
Answer Levothyroxine sodium
- Which of the following is indicative of a carpopedal spasm in a patient with
hypoparathyroidism?
Answer Hand flexing inward
- Before undergoing a subtotal thyroidectomy, a client receives potassium iodide (Lugol's 1 / 2
solution) and propylthiouracil (PTU).The nurse should expect the client's symptoms to subside
Answer in 1 to 2 weeks
- A nurse explains to a client with thyroid disease that the thyroid gland normally produces
Answer T3, thyroxine (T4), and calcitonin.
- Which of the following disorders is characterized by a group of symptoms produced by an
excess of free circulating cortisol from the adrenal cortex?
Answer
- Cushing syndrome
- Parathyroid hormone (PTH) has which effects on the kidney?
Answer Stimulation of calcium reabsorption and phosphate excretion
- Which laboratory test results should a nurse expect to find in a client diagnosed with
Hashimoto's thyroiditis?
Answer T4, 2 ?g/dl;T3, 35 ng/dl;TSH 45 ?IU/ml Normal thyroid function tests are as follows
T4, 5 to 12 ?g/dl; T3, 65 to 195 ng/dl; TSH 0.3 to 5.4 ?IU/ml
- Which group of clients should not receive potassium iodide?
Answer Those who are allergic to seafood
- Accidental removal of one or both parathyroid glands can occur during a thyroidectomy.
Which of the following is used to treat tetany?
Answer Calcium gluconate
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