NR 325 Exam 1 Questions With 100% Verified Answers
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NR 325 Exam 1 Questions With 100%
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What disorder causes low serum osmolality?
A. SIADH
B. DI - answerA. SIADH
What disorder causes hemoconcentration of electrolytes?
A. SIADH
B. DI - answerB. DI (because you are peeing out all of the H2O)
What sound is indicative of a post-o...
NR 325 Exam 1 Questions With 100%
Verified Answers
What disorder causes low serum osmolality?
A. SIADH
B. DI - answer✔A. SIADH
What disorder causes hemoconcentration of electrolytes?
A. SIADH
B. DI - answer✔B. DI (because you are peeing out all of the H2O)
What sound is indicative of a post-op thyroidectomy pt declining rapidly? - answer✔Stridor
(upper airway obstruction)
What would a pt experience with a thyroidectomy? What medication would they be on? -
answer✔Pt would experience hypothyroidism.
Pt would be on Synthroid (levothyroxine) for life.
Pt is flushed, tachycardic, can't sleep, has brittle hair, and is experiencing weight loss; what do
they have? - answer✔Hyperthyroidism
Pt has a below normal temperature, hypotension, and hypoventilation; what is the pt
experiencing? - answer✔Myxedema coma
What conditions would cause the pt to have high BP? - answer✔SIADH
Hyperthyroidism
What condition would cause a low urine specific gravity? - answer✔DI (<1.005)
What causes low levels of T3, T4, and high levels of TSH? - answer✔Hypothyroidism
A pt is urinating 19L a day and constantly drinking; what condition do they have? - answer✔DI
What condition do you treat with desmopressin? - answer✔DI
Desmopressin is a synthetic ADH (DI you are lacking ADH)
What condition do you treat with IV diuretics? - answer✔SIADH (because of fluid retention)
What is the antidote for CT dye and Tylenol? - answer✔Mucomyst (acetylcysteine)
What is the antidote for heparin? - answer✔Protamine sulphate
What disorders cause an increase in adverse effects when taking synthroid? -
answer✔Cardiovascular disorders (because synthroid increases metabolism which increases risk
for MI, etc)
Does blood pressure decrease or increase during a thyroid storm? - answer✔BP increases
(because of a spike in metabolism)
What disease causes exophthalmos? - answer✔Hyperthyroidism (because it's r/t Grave's disease)
What is a clinical manifestation of excess ADH?
A. Hyperkalemia
B. Hypernatremia
C. Hyponatremia
D. Hypermagnesemia - answer✔C. Hyponatremia.
What hormones are secreted by the posterior pituitary? - answer✔ADH
Oxytocin
What electrolyte imbalance is d/t the removal of the parathyroid gland during a thyroidectomy? -
answer✔Hypocalcemia (low PTH = low calcium)
What condition do you treat with IV thyroid hormone? - answer✔Myxedema coma
In hyperthyroidism, what causes goiter? - answer✔High levels of T3 and T4
What does HHD and PD increase the risk for? - answer✔Infection
If a patient is on diuretic medications, what are they at risk for? - answer✔Hyper- and
hypokalemia
What electrolyte is low in a patient with chronic renal failure? - answer✔Calcium (because it
doesn't get urinated out).
What symptom is specific to pyelonephritis? - answer✔Fever
Pt has flank pain, fever, chills, and dysuria; what are they experiencing? -
answer✔Pyelonephritis
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