Nursing Disciplines/Nursing Priorities
Prognosis & Statistics
Risk Factors & Epidemiology
Clinical Manifestations
Medications/Surgical Solutions
100

What lab is used to determine thyroid functioning?

What is serum TSH

100

Disease that can stay stable for years but without proper monitoring/treatment will become hypothyroidism

What is Hashimoto’s Disease? 

100

It is more common in individuals with a family history of what? 

What is autoimmune thyroid disease? 

100

TH limits catecholamine action, therefore preventing _____ release causing sensation of cold

What is norepinephrine

100

What is a common surgery for Hashimoto's disease?

What is a thyroidectomy?

200

Name one nursing priority that meets the standards of care in a patient with hyperthyroidism?

What is comprehensive assessments

200

Hashimoto’s Diseases potential complications 

What is risk of goiter formation, increased risk of hypothyroidism, associated autoimmune diseases, potential thyroid nodules and it can affect fertility and pregnancy outcomes?

200

Hashimoto’s disease often occurs between the ages of what? 

What is ages between 40-60? 

200

This symptom is linked to 90% of the patient's with Hashimoto's. Due to the lack of research, it is not confirmed if its a manifestation of Hashimoto's disease.

What is depression

200

What is a thyroidectomy?

What is the removal of the thyroid?

300

Name one nursing priority that meets the standards of care in a patient with hypothyroidism?

What is comprehensive education

300

Evidence suggests an increased risk of thyroid cancer in patients with this disease who have thyroid nodules compared to those who do not.

What is Graves’ Disease? 

300

The epidemiology of Hashimoto’s disease is that it is widespread globally, but more prevalent in what regions?

What is iodine-sufficient regions? 

300

This symptom in Grave's disease is often confused and misdiagnosed with other diseases e.g., Parkinson's and seizures

What is tremors

300
What is the primary drug used for hypothyroidism?

What is levothyroxine?

400

What nursing priority would be MOST beneficial in the case of either of these diseases? I & O's, turn the patient every 2 hours, regular lab values 

Regular lab values

400

There is a “_______” risk of thyroid cancer with Graves’ Disease compared to patients who have Multi-Nodular Goiters. 

What is “modest”?
400

The epidemiology of Graves’ disease is one of the most common causes of what? 

What is Hyperthyroidism? 

400

Most obvious mannifestation of Grave's disease?

What is bulging eyes

400

What is the primary drug used for Grave's disease?

What is methimazole?

500

Name three nursing disciplines that would be beneficial for someone experiencing hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism?

What is dietician, physical therapist, psychotherapist

500

Incidences of Hashimoto’s Disease ranges from

What is 0.3 to 1.5 cases per 1000 people?

500

Both Hashimoto’s disease and Graves’ disease manifest at a cellular level with autoimmune processes, progressing to tissue level changes in the thyroid results in organ level effects such as what? 

What is a goiter? 

500

Bulging eyes (ophthalmopathy) is cause by a buildup of what in the retro-orbital space

What is hyaluronic acid and edema

500

What labs should be monitored when on thyroid medication?

What is AST, ALK, alkphos?