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NU 433 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved *What are the lab values to remember for hypothyroidism? - Elevated TSH Decreased T3 and T4 *What are the lab values to remember for hyperthyroidism? - Low TSH Elevated T3 and T4 *What complication should you watch for in a patient who had ...

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NU 433 Final Exam Questions and

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*What are the lab values to remember for hypothyroidism? - ✔✔Elevated

TSH

Decreased T3 and T4

*What are the lab values to remember for hyperthyroidism? - ✔✔Low TSH

Elevated T3 and T4

*What complication should you watch for in a patient who had a

thyroidectomy? - ✔✔Hypocalcemia

*Name the adrenal disorders - ✔✔Addisons

Cushings

Pheochromocytoma

*After a patient has abdominal surgery what is the priority thing you should

assess for? - ✔✔Return of peristalsis

*Ulcerative Colitis - ✔✔Bloody stools

Strictly located in the colon

Can be cured if colon is removed

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*Chron's disease - ✔✔No bloody stools

Can be located anywhere

Cannot be cured

*How does megacolon occur? - ✔✔Adverse effect of too many

antidiarrheals

*Treatment of megacolon - ✔✔Almost always gets an NG tube

Needs to have surgery

*When should you immediately notify the MD about a stoma/ostomy? -

✔✔If it is black or purple!

*Ostomys - ✔✔Can be temporary or permanent

Where it is located will determine what the feces look like

*With patients who are immunocompromised we must do what? -

✔✔Maintain sterility!

*What labs do we look at for a patient having an immune problem? -

✔✔CRP

ESR

ANA

*What is the hallmark sign of lupus? - ✔✔butterfly rash!

*What meds are used for gout? - ✔✔Indomethacin (NSAID)

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Colchicine

Allopurinol (must be taken regularly)

*client education for gout - ✔✔Drink plenty of fluids/water!

Take meds with food to calm upset stomach

Avoid foods high in purine!

*What foods are high in purine? - ✔✔Alcohol

Red meat

*How much water/fluids should a gout patient drink per day? - ✔✔2-3 L

*Patient teaching for colchicine (Gout med) - ✔✔It is normal to have

diarrhea when taking this med!

If it is SEVERE diarrhea then it is not normal and you should stop taking

the med and notify the MD

*Fibromyalgia - ✔✔Hard to diagnose

Persistent pain for at least 3 months

*what history data should you collect from a patient with fibromyalgia? -

✔✔Are they waking up multiple times in the middle of the night

Are they tired all the time

Puffy hands

Pins and needles feeling (paresthesia)

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*what is the number one reason that fibromyalgia patients seek medical

attention? - ✔✔Chronic pain

*What is used to diagnose fibromyalgia? - ✔✔Tender points test

*Rheumatoid arthritis - ✔✔Swelling and inflammation of the joints

*What is the priority for rheumatoid arthritis? - ✔✔Functional status!

Maintain mobility - ROM in all affected joints!

*Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis - ✔✔Stiff joints

Weak painful muscles

*Nursing interventions for rheumatoid arthritis - ✔✔•Give pain meds

BEFORE pain becomes severe or before doing activities (ex=therapy)

•Patients can use diversional activities like music or yoga instead of taking

meds

•Let patient decide what an acceptable pain level is

*Thermal burns - ✔✔Heat

Fire

*Electrical burns - ✔✔Organ damage - internal

These patients need 2x IVF replacement

*What should you do for chemical burns? - ✔✔Clean the area thoroughly!

*Radiation Burn - ✔✔Sunburn

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