It measures the growth hormone in the presence of oral glucose levels at specified times
What is GTT
100
14-year-old adolescent who has Addison's disease will not develop what? (Specifically)
What is pubic hair
100
Examine behind patient’s neck and upper back to assess for
What is hemorrhage.
100
Hormones produced by the thyroid gland
What is T3, T4, Calcitonin
100
bulging eyeballs
What is exophthalmos
200
Acromegaly are caused by an excess of
What is growth hormone
200
addisonian crisis can be brought on by (specific)
What is infection
200
The nurse assessing a patient 1 day after a subtotal thyroidectomy notes that the patient’s color is poor, the pulse and respirations are rapid, and she feels warm to the touch. What do you suspect?
What is thyroid storm
200
somatotropic hormone
What is growth hormone
200
The hallmark findings expected when assessing a patient with Cushing syndrome are: (3)
What is Excess adipose tissue in the trunk, slender extremities, and moon face
300
After a hypophysectomy the patient complains of a headache and nuchal rigidity. What doe the nurse suspect?
What is meningitis
300
Test to determine if the Pituitary gland is sending the correct message to the adrenal gland.
What is serum level of ACTH
300
An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the patient recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism would be:
What is disturbed sleep pattern, related to metabolic disturbance
300
causes the reabsorption of water from the renal tubules of the kidney
What is ADH
300
What are the classic symptoms of DI? (3)
What is Diuresis, tachycardia, and weakness
400
The nursing diagnosis she would add to the nursing care plan would best be stated as “Disturbed self-image, related to”:
What is excessive height
400
Discharge planning for a patient with Addison disease, “Risk for injury.” Measures to deal with this include:
What is Rising slowly from a lying position.
400
Poor muscle tone, bone pain, urinary calculi, and fractures
What is hyperparathyroidism
400
Controls the secretory activities of the throid gland
What is TSH
400
Tap the face over the facial nerve, and watch for a spasm of the facial muscle.
What is Chvostek sign
500
When the 18 year old girl is diagnosed with adenoma of the anterior pitutiary gland, the nurse assesses for the classic signs of the diagnosis which are: (4)
Cessation of menses, milk production, excessive urine output, weight gain
500
A patient with Addison's disease asks why she must take hydrocortisone. The nurse clarifies that the drug will
What is Regulate the excretion of potassium and sodium.
500
Foods that suppress thyroid hormone (3)
What is soybeans, turnips and rutabagas
500
An older patient with hypothyroidism asks why her daily dose of thyroid hormone, which she has taken for 15 years, has been reduced. The nurse’s best response would be that the decreased dose is related to:
What is Age-related reduction in metabolic rate
500
The nurse taking the blood pressure of a patient who had a total thyroidectomy 2 days earlier notes that the patient’s hand goes into a carpopedal spasm (2 things)