Addison disease - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 15-year-old child is brought to the emergency department with symptoms of hyperglycemia. Based on the fact that the child's pancreatic beta cells are being destroyed, the client would be diagnosed with what type of diabetes? - ️️Type 1 diabetes A client is admitted to the unit with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which insulin would the nurse expect to administer intravenously? - ️️regular; the ONLY insulin that can be given intravenously A client with a history of type 1 diabetes is...

2021 ATI NUTRITION PROCTORED EXAM (updated 2023) NGN QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS/A+ GRADE 1. Clients on what medication need to increase their intake on potassium? Answer: hydrochlorothiazide, furosemide (Diuretic) 2. What clients will we decrease the amount of potassium, other than clients on spironolactone, clients with what chronic conditions? Answer: clients with chronic kidney diseases and or acute kidney disease, clients with Addison disease. 3. Which client need a...

obe Test (Empty Can) - Empty can test to evaluate rotator cuff Cozen's Test - evaluate for lateral epicondylitis or, tennis elbow stabilizes the elbow with a thumb over the extensor tendon origin just distal to the lateral epicondyle Pain in the lateral epicondyle is seen with the patient making a fist, pronating the forearm, and radially deviating and extending the wrist against resistance by the examiner. (The test may be more sensitive when done in full extension at the elbow) McMurra...

PCOL 838 FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+[ REAL EXAM 100%] LATEST EXAM Where are the adrenal glands located? (10/18) - ANS---Adrenal glands are located at superior pole of each kidney What does the adrenal cortex and the adrenal medulla secrete? (10/18) - ANS---The adrenal cortex secretes DHEA, mineralocorticoids (e.g., aldosteron) and glucocorticoids (eg, cortisol). What is the common substrate of the hormones synthesized in the adrenal cortex? (10/18) - ANS---ch...

Family Medicine EOR: Endocrinology (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified and Updated 2024 | Graded A What are the clinical features of adrenal insufficiency? Nausea, vomiting, weakness, fatigue, lethargy, weight loss, anorexia, and hyperpigmentation 3 types of adrenal insufficiency? 1. Primary (problem w/ adrenal gland itself) 2. Secondary (steroid withdrawal or pituitary issue) 3. Tertiary (hypothalamus) What is acute and chronic adrenocortical insufficiency? ● Ac...

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Addison's disease •Hypofunction of the adrenal gland which results in inadequate release of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, also called hypoadrenocorticism occurs when the adrenal glands are damaged and cannot produce enough of the adrenal hormone?? •The adrenal hormone ?? may also be lacking. •Addison's disease affects 110 to 144 of every 1 million people in developed countries.1 Addisons , cortisol, aldosterone Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move f...

Med- Surg Endocrine system Test with Answers The preoperative teaching for a patient scheduled for a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy should include the instruction that postoperatively, the patient should: A. Avoid Sneezing B. Drink through a straw C. Cough forcefully. D. Wash mouth out with peroxide. - ️️ -A. Avoid Sneezing The nurse is aware that the large flattened features of the patient with acromegaly are caused by an excess of : A. Prolactin B. Growth hormone C. Thyroid-sti...

porth essentials of pathophysiology Endocrine cont... Exam With Verified Solutions A 25-year-old female client exhibits exophthalmos of both eyes. The health care provider recognizes this as a manifestation of: Graves disease . When educating a client with possible glucocorticoid dysfunction, the nurse will explain that the CRH controls the release of ACTH. The best time to perform the blood test to measure peak ACTH levels would be: 06:00 to 08:00 AM . Which test can the nurse pr...