NUR 631 MIDTERM Part 3

NUR 631 MIDTERM Part 3
1. What is your Biggest Concern Re Electrolytes If Diabetic hasn't been taking insulin for
several days & BG High?
Answer
Potassium
2. What Hormone Stops Growth Hormone?
Answer
Simatostatin
3. What does Adrenal Medulla Secrete?
Answer
Epinephrine
4. What does Sodium look like in SIADH?
Answer
Low Sodium (Everything is low w/SIADH)
5. What does Serum Osmolality look like in SIADH?
Answer
Low Serum Osmolality (Everything is low w/SIADH)
6. What Form of DI (Diabetes Insipidus) will occur if target cells for ADH have an
Insensitivity?
Answer
Nephrogenic DI (Diabetes Insipidus)
7. S/S ofThyrotoxic Crisis
Answer
Elevated HR Elevated Temp
8. If pt with DKA has flu like symptoms for past week, what do these 2 things have in
common when it comes to Insulin Deficiency?
Answer
1.We use Fatty Acids d/t Lack of Glucose
2. Causes Metabilic Acidosis