A female adult client with a history of chronic hyperparathyroidism admits to being noncompliant. Based on initial assessment findings, the nurse formulates the nursing diagnosis of Risk for injury. To complete the nursing diagnosis statement for this client, which “related-to” phrase should the nurse add?

The nurse should expect a client with hypothyroidism to report which health concerns?

What signs and symptoms are associated with SIADH? SATA

Early this morning, a female client had a subtotal thyroidectomy. During evening rounds, nurse Tina assesses the client, who now has nausea, a temperature of 105° F (40.5° C), tachycardia, and extreme restlessness. What is the most likely cause of these signs?

When assessing a male client with pheochromocytoma, a tumor of the adrenal medulla that secretes excessive catecholamine, the nurse is most likely to detect:

A male client is admitted for treatment of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). Which orders should the nurse question?

The nurse is assessing a client with possible Cushing’s syndrome. In a client with Cushing’s syndrome, the nurse would expect to find:

A patient presents to the emergency department with months long symptoms of polyuria, pale urine, extreme thirst, dehydration, and nocturia. A random PP BG level is drawn, and it is 135 mg/dL. Their blood pressure is taken, and it is 100/75 mm Hg. What medication should the nurse expect to administer?

What is the most important finding in a patient who had a total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer today?

Which is a characteristic diagnostic study finding in a patient with hyperthyroidism?

The patient had pituitary surgery yesterday. Which symptom is most important for you to monitor?

Following a unilateral adrenalectomy, nurse Betty would assess for hyperkalemia shown by which of the following?

TRUE OR FALSE: the anterior pituitary gland works on a POSITIVE feedback loop with the body systems

What is the nurse's priority intervention prior to a patient undergoing a radioactive iodine scan for hyperthyroidism?

A patient undergoes a thyroid screening panel and their T3 resin uptake is 20%. This patient most likely has

What medications ordered would the nurse question for a patient admitted for myxedema coma? SATA

A patient presents to the ED with symptomatic hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism. The nurse would expect to give these medications EXCEPT

What medication would you expect to give to patient in a hypercalcemic crisis?

What signs and symptoms would you expect to see in a patient with Addison's disease? SATA

A patient presents to the ED via EMS after being found unconscious at home in the morning. The patient's family reports she has adrenal insufficiency, recent complaints of fatigue and weakness, and developed a fever last night. The patient's blood pressure is 100/75 mm Hg, their heart rate is 140 bpm, and her fever has risen to 102 F. What medications would you expect to give the patient initially? SATA