Thyroid Dysfunction
The life-threatening condition associated with hyperthyroidism
What is thyroid storm/thyrotoxicosis?
The parathyroid helps regulate this important electrolyte in the body
What is calcium?
This condition results when the adrenal glands produce too much cortisol
What is Cushing's Disease?
This classification of medication that ends in -pril is used for HTN and can cause cough as an adverse effect
What are angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors?
When giving this class of medications used to treat pain, inflammation, fever, and arthritis, the nurse must educate the patient to look for black, tarry stools
What are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)?
The symptoms of this condition include weight loss, short attention span, tachycardia, and tremors
What is hyperthyroidism?
A patient's lab results show a calcium level of 11 (hypercalcemia). The nurse suspects this condition
What is hyperparathyroidism?
The nurse is caring for a patient with with bronzed skin, weight loss, GI upset, hypotension, bradycardia, and fatigue. The nurse suspects this adrenal disorder
What is Addison's disease?
This classification that ends in -sartan is used to treat HTN and heart failure
What are Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)?
Opioid analgesics like fentanyl and hydromorphone can lead to this life-threatening adverse effect
What is respiratory depression?
The most serious complication of myxedema coma
What is respiratory depression?
Trousseau's sign and Chvostek's sign ("the beak and the cheek") are commonly associated with this parathyroid condition
What is hypoparathyroidism?
Cushing's disease can often result in this disorder of glucose regulation
What is hyperglycemia?
This classification of drugs includes atenolol, metoprolol, and propranolol, is used to treat HTN and heart failure
What are beta blockers?
This common OTC medication should be used with caution in patients with liver disease
What is acetaminophen?
What are hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
When parathyroid hormone (PTH) increases, calcium levels in the blood do this
The patient with Cushing's disease requires support and reassurance about body image changes like these
What are buffalo hump, moon face, truncal obesity, hirsutism, and muscle wasting?
This classification of drugs that end in -pine is used to treat angina and HTN
What are calcium channel blockers?
A patient is receiving analgesia for severe pain after surgery and complains to the nurse that he is constipated. The nurse knows this patient is most likely taking this category of drug
What are opioids?
Your patient has increased levels of TSH and low levels of T3 and T4, so you suspect this
Hypothyroidism
The nurse takes extra safety measures when ambulating for her patient with hyperparathyroidism because she knows he is at increased risk for this
What is fracture?
This life-threatening complication of Addison's disease can cause extreme hypotension and rapid, thready pulse
What is Addisonian crisis?
This medication, used to treat heart failure and certain cardiac dysrhythmias, has a narrow therapeutic range and should be held if the HR is <60 bpm
What is digoxin?
This classification of drugs includes aspirin and can often be associated with stomach upset or irritation to the stomach lining
What are salicylates?