Respiratory
The volume of air moved in or out of the lungs during normal breathing is called this.
Tidal Volume
fluid retention, moon face, buffalo hump, and centrally located fat stores.
What is Cushing's Dz?
What is deficient in Diabetes Insipidus?
Deficiency of antidiuretic hormone
What is high in cushing syndrome
cortisol and aldosterone
ketones cause acidosis, the body will compensate for this by getting rid of more CO2 from the blood
What is Kussmauls Respirations?
If the chest tube becomes dislodged, this dressing technique should be applied immediately.
three-sided occlusive dressing
heat intolerance, weight loss, increased appetite, anxiety, insomnia, diarrhea, tachycardia, etc.
What is Hyperthyroidism?
Is the serum osmolality high or low in SIADH?
Low
what is a complication of hyperthyroidism?
Thyrotoxic crisis
Most common cause of hyperthyroidism.
What is Graves' disease?
In ARDS, fluid leaks into this space, impairing gas exchange.
Alveoli
When the pituitary gland doesn't secrete enough ADH or the kidneys don't respond to ADH.
What is Diabetes insipidus?
Who palpates the thyroid gland?
Health care provider. Never the nurse
What can stopping corticosteroids abruptly cause?
Adrenal crisis
Addison's is deficient in this.
What is cortisol?
This setting controls how much oxygen the ventilator delivers to the patient.
FIO2
+ for ketones, BG levels tend to be in the lower levels but (>300 mg/dL)
What is DKA?
What are the two cardinal signs that hypoparathyroidism can cause?
chvostek and trousseau signs
What medications treat addison disease?
Glucocorticoids and Mineralocorticoids
This nutrient is essential in the production of T3 and T4 and deficiencies in it can lead to hypothyroidism and goiter formation.
What is Iodine?
This dangerous complication from high pressures during ventilation can lead to alveolar rupture.
barotrauma
- for ketones, BG levels tend to be higher (>600 mg/dL) tend to lack Kussmaul respirations and fruity breath.
What is HHNS or HHS?
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 meds are (addreno/mineralocorticoids) used as replacements in adrenal deficiency?
Hydrocortisone, Prednisone, and cortisone. Plus Fludrocortisone.