Radioactive iodine - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MN 568 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2023/2024 | 100% Correct. Complete study guide to pass your exam. A patient is 66 inches in height, weighing 200 pounds, and newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Her fasting plasma glucose level is 215 mg/dL. What is the best initial treatment? a. No treatment at this time b. Diet and exercise for 6-week trial c. Diet, exercise, and oral medication d. Diet, exercise, and exogenous insulin ____ 2. The clinician suspects...

HURST Review: Endocrine, questions and answers 2023 The thyroid gland produces _____ hormones. What are they? 3; -T3 -T4 -Calcitonin Calcitonin decreases serum calcium levels by taking calcium out of the blood and pushing it back into the bone You need _____________ to make hormones iodine (this is dietary iodine-comes from salt) Thyroid hormones give us energy Hyperthyroid is AKA Graves' disease (most common cause) Hyperthyroidism: Signs/Symptoms -n...

NUR2063 Essentials of Pathophysiology Exam 2 (Latest 2023/2024) Rasmussen College NUR2063 Essentials of Pathophysiology Exam 2 What are the functions of the kidneys? - ANSWER Regulation of blood pressure; regulating blood osmolarity; removal of toxins; blood filtration; activate vitamin D What are the clinical manifestations of benign prostatic hypertrophy? - ANSWER dribbling; difficulty initiating urine stream; hesitancy; urinary retention, decreased stream What substance...

1) A client is being treated for hyperthyridism with propylthiouracil (PTU). The LPN/LVN knows that the action of this drug is to: A. decrease the amount of thyroid stimulating hormone circulating inthe blood. B. increase the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone circulating inthe blood. C. increase the amount of T4 and decrease the amount of T3 producedby the thyroid. D. inhibit synthesis of T3 and T4 by the thyroid gland. D. PTU is an adjunct therapy used to control hyperthyroidism by in...

MDC2 Final Exam with solutions 2023-2024MDC 2 FINAL EXAM 1. A nurse is teaching a patient with diabetes mellitus who asks, <why is it necessary to maintain my blood glucose levels no lower than about 60 mg/dL (3.3 mmol/L)?= How would the nurse respond? a. <Glucose is the only fuel used by the body to produce the energy that it needs.= b. <Your brain needs a constant supply of glucose because it cannot store it.= c. <Without a minimum level of glucose, your body does not make re...

HESI MED/SURG Form B | Revised Questions and Correct Answers LATEST 2023/2024. 1. What instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of a client who had a cataract extraction today? a. Sexual activities may be resumed upon return home b. Light housekeeping is permitted but avoid heavy lifting c. Use a metal eye shield on operative eye during the day d. Administer eye ointment before applying eye drops 2. A male adult comes to the urgent care clinic 5 days after being...

Exam 2: NURS 623/ NURS623 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult/ Gerontology Health Care II Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Diagnostic tests for thyroid problems Answer: TSH Free T 4 - meds can alter labs: Steroids, adrogens, estrogens, salicylates, heparine, iodine containing coumpounds. If Ft4 normal, then do FT3 Also do CBC and LFT Q: Further testing after initial thyroid testing Answer: TSH receptor antibody Nuc med scan ...

Radioactive Iodine-

Which of the following is most related to the conjunctiva? a. Is the mucous membrane that forms the inner lining of the eyelids b. Is the vascular layer of the eyeball; it supplies the retina with blood c. Is composed of circular and radial muscles d. Forms the cornea, the window of the eye ANS: A 80. On its way to the retina light does not pass through this structure. a. Pupil b. Vitreous humor c. Choroid d. Cornea ANS: C 81. Which of the following is not true of the lens? a. Chang...

A patient has just been prescribed levothyroxine; the NP puts in a lab order to check TSH levels in? (Ans- 6-8 weeks A patient comes into the clinic complaining of sore throat and fever. She has recently started Methimazole in the last 4 weeks. What does this suggest? (Ans- -Agranulocytosis -Labs to check: CBC LFTs A newly pregnant patient shows understanding of Hypothyroidism in pregnant women by stating? (Ans- 2. I know that if I do not take my medicine, it can cause permane...