Med Madness
Beta blockers, iodide, and glucocorticoids are used for symptomatic treatment of what condition?
Hyperthyroidism
Age-related physiologic endocrine changes
Decreased estrogen production, decreased metabolism, decreased glucose tolerance, decreased antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion.
A patient comes into the emergency room with slurred speech, a swollen face, and has a blank expression. What disorder does the nurse expect?
Hypothyroidism
Hormones excreted from the posterior pituitary are made where?
Hypothalamus
When our body temperature rises, we sweat and vasodilation occurs to lower our temperature. What is this an example of?
Negative feedback loop
Anti-thyroid
What is the gland that helps with control of calcium and phosphorus balance?
Priority interventions when caring for a patient during a thyroid storm
Maintain a patent airway and adequate ventilation.
Name of the surgery to remove a pituitary tumor
Hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary
When taking anti-thyroid drugs, what levels are we assessing?
T3 and T4
Physical changes associated with acromegaly
Enlarged face, hands, feet, heart, liver, and lungs.
Controls metabolism, regulates calcium and phosphorus balance, feedback loop between the hypothalamus, pituitary and thyroid glands.
Functions of the thyroid gland
No coughing, sneezing, bending forward, blowing nose. Nasal packing and mustache dressing.
Name 3 interventions for SIADH
Restricting fluid, oral care, daily weights, I&O, promote excretion, replace lost sodium, seizure precautions.
What is the first line treatment for Grave's Disease?
Radioactive Iodine
Do not palpate or put pressure on the thyroid when suspecting what condition? Why?
What side effects should the patient taking bromocriptine notify the HCP about?
Chest pain, dizziness, nasal discharge
Name 2-3 symptoms of thyroid-stimulating hormone deficiency.
Weight gain, cold intolerance, hirsutism, alopecia, decreased cognition, lethargy
This triggers ovulation, helps with hormone production during pregnancy, and causes testes to produce testosterone.
What is luteinizing hormone
What are 2 adverse effects of anti-thyroid drugs?
Agranulocytosis and hepatoxicity
What is the name of the diagnostic test that stimulates the under active gland?
Name 3 common symptoms of hypothyroidism.
Depression, fatigue, weakness, muscle aches, constipation, anorexia, cold intolerance, decrease libido, infertility, change in menses, impotence
Name of therapy that treats growth deficiency
Recombinant human growth hormone therapy
The adrenal cortex produces what? (3)
Cortisol, aldosterone, testosterone