TREATMENT TRUTHS
Clients with hypoglycemia should always carry these.
Answer: What are quick sources of glucose?
This type of diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance.
Answer: What is type 2 diabetes?
This hormone imbalance causes polyuria, polydipsia, and dehydration.
Answer: What is diabetes insipidus? (Lack of ADH)
A client with type 2 diabetes who has numb feet and a leg wound likely has this A1C trend.
Answer: What is elevated/poorly controlled A1C?
This lab pattern — low TSH and high T3/T4 — points to this condition.
Answer: What is hyperthyroidism?
The best response to a client asking why they need a foot exam for diabetes is this.
Answer: What is 'Because you may not feel injuries due to nerve damage'?
This serious condition causes fruity breath, abdominal pain, and deep breathing (ketones in urine).
Answer: What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?
In SIADH, clients are likely to experience this electrolyte imbalance.
Answer: What is hyponatremia?
This disorder is characterized by protruding eyes (exophthalmos) and heat intolerance.
Answer: What is Graves' disease? (Auto-Immune disorder causing Hyperthyroidism)
This severe condition related to untreated hyperthyroidism involves fever, tachycardia, and altered mental status.
Answer: What is thyroid storm?
Clients who are exercising regularly and have an A1C of 5.6% likely have this happening to their pancreas.
Answer: What is improved beta cell function?
A hemoglobin A1C of 9% reflects this average glucose control.
Answer: What is poorly controlled blood sugar?
This drug should be avoided in clients with SIADH.
Answer: What is vasopressin?
A client showing confusion and severe headache may have this sodium-related complication.
Answer: What is SIADH-induced hyponatremia?
This hormone replacement must be taken on an empty stomach.
Answer: What is levothyroxine?
This medication used for heart rhythm can affect thyroid hormone levels.
Answer: What is amiodarone? (due to Iodine in Med)
Clients with diabetes should inspect this body part daily.
Answer: What are the feet?
This medication for DI requires close monitoring of sodium in older adults.
Answer: What is desmopressin?
This syndrome often requires medications for blood pressure, lipids, and glucose.
Answer: What is metabolic syndrome?
The nurse teaches a client receiving radioactive iodine to do this at home.
Answer: What is use a separate bathroom and limit contact with others (for several days- up to 10)?