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NR 325 Exam 1 questions with answers



What disorder causes low serum osmolality?

A. SIADH

B. DI - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A. SIADH



What disorder causes hemoconcentration of electrolytes?

A. SIADH

B. DI - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔B. DI (because you are peeing out all of the H2O)



What sound is indicative of a post-op thyroidectomy pt declining rapidly? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Stridor (upper airway obstruction)



What would a pt experience with a thyroidectomy? What medication would they be on? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔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? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Hyperthyroidism



Pt has a below normal temperature, hypotension, and hypoventilation; what is the pt experiencing? -
** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Myxedema coma



What conditions would cause the pt to have high BP? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔SIADH

Hyperthyroidism



What condition would cause a low urine specific gravity? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔DI
(<1.005)

, What causes low levels of T3, T4, and high levels of TSH? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Hypothyroidism



A pt is urinating 19L a day and constantly drinking; what condition do they have? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔DI



What condition do you treat with desmopressin? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔DI

Desmopressin is a synthetic ADH (DI you are lacking ADH)



What condition do you treat with IV diuretics? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔SIADH (because of
fluid retention)



What is the antidote for CT dye and Tylenol? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Mucomyst
(acetylcysteine)



What is the antidote for heparin? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Protamine sulphate



What disorders cause an increase in adverse effects when taking synthroid? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Cardiovascular disorders (because synthroid increases metabolism which increases
risk for MI, etc)



Does blood pressure decrease or increase during a thyroid storm? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔BP increases (because of a spike in metabolism)



What disease causes exophthalmos? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Hyperthyroidism (because it's
r/t Grave's disease)



What is a clinical manifestation of excess ADH?

A. Hyperkalemia

B. Hypernatremia

C. Hyponatremia

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