diabetes
What are the 3 P's
Polydipsia, Polyuria, and Polyphagia
What is the most common medication that can cause liver failure?
Acetaminophen
What is deficient in Diabetes Insipidus?
Deficiency of antidiuretic hormone
What is high in cushing syndrome
cortisol and aldosterone
What is the main complication of sickle cell anemia?
Sickle cell crisis
What causes fruity breath, ketones in the urine, and kussmaul respirations
Diabetic ketoacidosis
What do you inform your patient to avoid when your patient has esophageal varices
forceful coughing, nose blowing, straining, vomiting or gagging if possible.
Is the serum osmolality high or low in SIADH?
Low
what is a complication of hyperthyroidism?
Thyrotoxic crisis
What is the treatment of polycythemia?
Blood draws
what complication can occur only in type 2 diabetics?
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
What organ does murphy sign apply to and what is the positive sign?
Gallbladder and patient is unable to take a deep breath when an examiner's fingers are pressed below the liver margin.
Who palpates the thyroid gland?
Health care provider. Never the nurse
What can stopping corticosteroids abruptly cause?
Adrenal crisis
What is the treatment of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation?
Iv heprin
why does shaking, sweating, and palpitations occur in hypoglycemia?
Low BG causes release of epinephrine to increase BG. The epinephrine release causes flight or flight symptoms.
What are complications of acute pancreatitis?
SIRS and Hemorrhage
What are the two cardinal signs that hypoparathyroidism can cause?
chvostek and trousseau signs
What medications treat addison disease?
Glucocorticoids and Mineralocorticoids
What is the x-ray pattern of a bone with multiple myeloma?
Swiss cheese pattern
Microvascular changes caused by diabetes
Retinopathy and nephropathy
What does CHEAP stand for? (think about cirrhosis complications)
C: clotting defects
H: Hepatorenal syndrome
E: Encephalopathy
A: Ascites
P: Portal hypertension
What medication do you never give someone who has hyperthyroidism?
Aspirin
What type of foods does a patient with Pheochromocytoma have to avoid?
Foods high in tyramine like aged cheese, beer, wine, and chocolate.
What disease process has presence of reed sternberg cells
Hodgkin Lympoma