Nursing Disciplines/Nursing Priorities
What lab is used to determine thyroid functioning?
What is serum TSH
Disease that can stay stable for years but without proper monitoring/treatment will become hypothyroidism
What is Hashimoto’s Disease?
It is more common in individuals with a family history of what?
What is autoimmune thyroid disease?
TH limits catecholamine action, therefore preventing _____ release causing sensation of cold
What is norepinephrine
What is a common surgery for Hashimoto's disease?
What is a thyroidectomy?
Name one nursing priority that meets the standards of care in a patient with hyperthyroidism?
What is comprehensive assessments
Hashimoto’s Diseases potential complications
What is risk of goiter formation, increased risk of hypothyroidism, associated autoimmune diseases, potential thyroid nodules and it can affect fertility and pregnancy outcomes?
Hashimoto’s disease often occurs between the ages of what?
What is ages between 40-60?
This symptom is linked to 90% of the patient's with Hashimoto's. Due to the lack of research, it is not confirmed if its a manifestation of Hashimoto's disease.
What is depression
What is a thyroidectomy?
What is the removal of the thyroid?
Name one nursing priority that meets the standards of care in a patient with hypothyroidism?
What is comprehensive education
Evidence suggests an increased risk of thyroid cancer in patients with this disease who have thyroid nodules compared to those who do not.
What is Graves’ Disease?
The epidemiology of Hashimoto’s disease is that it is widespread globally, but more prevalent in what regions?
What is iodine-sufficient regions?
This symptom in Grave's disease is often confused and misdiagnosed with other diseases e.g., Parkinson's and seizures
What is tremors
What is levothyroxine?
What nursing priority would be MOST beneficial in the case of either of these diseases? I & O's, turn the patient every 2 hours, regular lab values
Regular lab values
There is a “_______” risk of thyroid cancer with Graves’ Disease compared to patients who have Multi-Nodular Goiters.
The epidemiology of Graves’ disease is one of the most common causes of what?
What is Hyperthyroidism?
Most obvious mannifestation of Grave's disease?
What is bulging eyes
What is the primary drug used for Grave's disease?
What is methimazole?
Name three nursing disciplines that would be beneficial for someone experiencing hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism?
What is dietician, physical therapist, psychotherapist
Incidences of Hashimoto’s Disease ranges from
What is 0.3 to 1.5 cases per 1000 people?
Both Hashimoto’s disease and Graves’ disease manifest at a cellular level with autoimmune processes, progressing to tissue level changes in the thyroid results in organ level effects such as what?
What is a goiter?
Bulging eyes (ophthalmopathy) is cause by a buildup of what in the retro-orbital space
What is hyaluronic acid and edema
What labs should be monitored when on thyroid medication?
What is AST, ALK, alkphos?