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, Besides checking the IV therapy site for REED, what is another primary assessment for during I V infusion
therapy? - Correct Answers: respiratory assessment, check lungs for crackles. Also check for SOB, cough,
elevated BP, puffy eyes, edema, neck vein distention.
What is the infusion therapy intervention for fluid overload? - Correct Answers: Slow I V rate, notify
physician, monitor vitals, elevate HOB, administer oxygen, and give diuretics
If the order is to infuse over 4 hours but your late starting it, can you speed up the rate? - Correct
Answers: No, because this will cause fluid overload.
What is the difference between graves and hyperthyroidism? - Correct Answers: Graves is autoimmune
disorder that produces too much thyroid hormone causing hyperthyroidism.
What causes hyperthyroidism? - Correct Answers: multiple thyroid nodules, tumors, or excessive use of
thyroid replacement hormones
What are classic symptoms of hyperthyroidism? - Correct Answers: SWEATING: sweating, Weight loss,
Emotional liability and exophthalmos, Appetite increased, Tremors and tachycardia, Intolerance to
heat/irritability/irregular menstrual, nervous, goiter and GI problems like diarrhea
What is thyroid storm - Correct Answers: life-threatening condition associated with untreated
hyperthyroidism.
What are the symptoms of thyroid storm - Correct Answers: A dangerously increase in heart rate, blood
pressure, body temperature by one degree, without prompt aggressive treatment thyroid storm is fatal.
What is the intervention for thyroid storm - Correct Answers: PCP's: Propylthiouracil [PTU] 1 gram PO,
Corticosteroids, propranolol, SSKI [saturated solution of potassium iodine], radio active iodine,
methimazole
What does thyroid storm, organ rejection, and infection have in common? - Correct Answers: elevated
temperature/hyperpyrexia
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