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Whatcha say?
My what big feet you have!
Sugar Sugar
My head is spinnin'
100
Hypotension, Tachycardia, polyuria
What are symptoms of Diabetes Insipidus?
100
Elevated Intraocular Pressure
Glaucoma
100
Orange juice
What is a first nursing intervention for a patient with a low blood sugar who is arousable?
100
I have unquenchable thirst!
What is polydipsia?
Bonus: what is the a symptom of?
100
acute vertigo, nausea, vomiting
What are signs and symptoms of Menieres disease?
200
carpopedal spasm
What is an involuntary contraction of the muscles of the hand and wrist?
Bonus: what is the term?
200
Diminished vision
What is an a symptom of an elevated blood sugar?
200
Ketones
What is the by-product of fat breakdown in the absence of insulin and accumulates in the blood and urine?
200
Insulin
Important in lowering blood glucose levels
200
Cloudy vision and c/o glasses seem to be dirty all the time
What is a suspected cataract?
300
HBA1C
What is glucose over the course of 3 months?
300
Truncal obesity, Moon face, Buffalo hump
What are signs & symptoms of Cushings?
300
Facial twitching
What is Chvostek's sign?
Bonus: what is this indicative of?
300
protruding eyes and a fixed stare.
What is exophthalmos?
Bonus: what is this a sign of?
300
loss of peripheral vision
What is glaucoma?
Bonus: why?
400
overproduction of Growth Hormone
What is acromegaly?
Bonus: what are signs and symptoms?
400
Helps control the amount of water and salt in the body
What is Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)?
Bonus: AKA?
400
Lower neck, anterior to trachea
Where is the thyroid gland located?
400
rapid heart rate, high temperature, agitation, confusion, nausea, vomiting and hypertension
What are symptoms of thyroid storm?
What brings this on?
400
sensorineural hearing loss
What is due to damage to the vestibular cochlear nerve and caused by exposure to loud noise for extended periods of time?
500
Calcium gluconate
Treatment for hypocalcemia and Tetany
bonus: what is tetany?
500
Posterior Pituitary
Where is ADH secreted from?
500
Don't blow your nose!
What is important pre op teaching for a patient having transsphenoidal hypophysectomy surgery?
Bonus: what type of surgery is this?
500
Tuning fork to the mastoid process and then placed in front of the ear canal
What is the Rinne test?
Bonus: What is it looking for?
500
Stop the irrigation
What should the nurse do if a patient experiences nausea during cerumen removal via irrigation?
Why did this happen?
600
Assess clients hearing and report findings to PCP
What should the nurse do when a client states he has a hard time hearing people talk?
600
The client is moving the reading material further away from his/her eyes
What is presbyopia?
600
Bending over or stooping
What is something to avoid after retinal detachment surgery?
Bonus: why should they avoid this?
600
Tuning fork on top of head or forehead
What is the Weber test?
600
Macular Degeneration
What is the most common cause of vision loss in people > 60 yrs old?
What is it caused by?
700
Offer to feed the patient at every meal
What is an inappropriate intervention with a legally blind patient?
700
Protect the patient from injury
What is a priority nursing action for patients with vertigo?
700
Equalizes pressure in middle ear
What are the Eustachian tubes?
700
External Eye
where would the nurse begin an eye assessment?
700
"It feels like things are moving or spinning around me."
What is Vertigo?
800
What is Color vision chart (Ishihara’s chart)?
What are we assessing for?
800
Sodium intake of 1500 mg/day
What is a diet suggestion for a patient with Menieres disease?
800
chronic adrenocortical insufficiency due to chronic inadequate adrenal cortex function
What is Addison's disease?
800
Suboptimal levels of thyroid hormone
What is hypothyroidism?
800
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