NUR 631 MIDTERM Part 3

NUR 631 MIDTERM Part 3

• What is your Biggest Concern Re Electrolytes If Diabetic hasn't been taking insulin for

several days & BG High?

Answer Potassium

• What Hormone Stops Growth Hormone?

Answer Simatostatin

• What does Adrenal Medulla Secrete?

Answer Epinephrine

• What does Sodium look like in SIADH?

Answer Low Sodium (Everything is low w/SIADH)

• What does Serum Osmolality look like in SIADH?

Answer Low Serum Osmolality (Everything is low w/SIADH)

• What Form of DI (Diabetes Insipidus) will occur if target cells for ADH have an

Insensitivity?

Answer Nephrogenic DI (Diabetes Insipidus)

• S/S of Thyrotoxic Crisis

Answer Elevated HR Elevated Temp

• If pt with DKA has flu like symptoms for past week, what do these 2 things have in 1 / 2

common when it comes to Insulin Deficiency?

Answer

• We use Fatty Acids d/t Lack of Glucose

• Causes Metabilic Acidosis

• What does Calcitonin do?

Answer Pushes Calcium into Cells Decreases Calcium in Blood

• What does PAN-anything mean?

Answer Means Everything is Low

• What Q's would you Focus on if working a patient up for acromegaly?

Answer How are you sleeping?

(Why? GH stimulates everything & Keeps them awake)

• Type 1 DM C/O Lightheaded, Tachycardic, Pale, Cold, Clammy ( hypo- glycemic). What

Q's would you ASK?

Answer EXERCISING (Exercise can induce hypo- glycemia)

= taking insulin, eating, N/V, sick

• What is Rebound Hypoglycemia called?

Answer Somogyi Effect

• If Diabetic doesn't care @ BG control, what do you tell them they are Trashing?

Answer Eyes

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