What is thyroiditis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NSG_124 Thyroid DisordersThyroiditis What condition causes inflammation of the thyroid gland from a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection? Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis) and Silent Painless Thyroiditis (Lymphocytic) What are two types of thyroiditis in the notes? Hyperthyroidism What condition causes your thyroid to release high amounts of thyroid hormone? -Graves' Disease (Thyrotoxicosis) -Toxic Nodular Goiters (Toxic adenoma) -Genetics -Insuffic...

NSG_124 Thyroid DisordersThyroiditis What condition causes inflammation of the thyroid gland from a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection? Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis) and Silent Painless Thyroiditis (Lymphocytic) What are two types of thyroiditis in the notes? Hyperthyroidism What condition causes your thyroid to release high amounts of thyroid hormone? -Graves' Disease (Thyrotoxicosis) -Toxic Nodular Goiters (Toxic adenoma) -Genetics -Insuffic...

A 19-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with severe flushing, tremors, and vision changes. Vital signs are BP 240/110 mm Hg, HR 104 beats per minute, RR 20 breaths per minute, and T 100.4°F. She was recently found to have a "mass on her kidney." Which of the following is the most appropriate course of treatment in this patient? - Phentolamine followed by Labetolol! Pheochromocytoma needs ALPHA blockade before BETA Blockade in order to prevent un-blocked alpha receptors l...

What is Hypothyroidism? The clinical state resulting from a reduction int he amount of circulating free thyroid hormone, or from resistance to the action of thyroid hormone Anemia, hyponatremia, hyperlipidemia, lethargy, Decreased libido, menstrual irregularities, infertility, decreased BP, weight gain, swelling of hands and feet, periorbital edema, intolerance to cold, memory loss, constipation, hair loss, bradycardia, delayed DTRs are a sign of _________________________? Hypothyroidis...

AANP review Questions and ANSWERS for 2022/2023 Classic ECG finding in atrial flutter. Correct Answer: "Sawtooth" P waves Definition of unstable angina. Correct Answer: Angina is new, is worsening, or occurs at rest Antihypertensive for a diabetic patient with proteinuria. Correct Answer: ACEI Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade. Correct Answer: Hypotension, distant heart sounds, and JVD Drugs that slow AV node transmission. Correct Answer: β-blockers, digoxin, calcium cha...

When performing a visual acuity test the nurse practitioner notes 20/30 in the left eye and 20/40 in the right eye using the Snellen eye chart. This means: - Refer the patient to an opthalmologist The American psychiatric association's diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder defines Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy - A caregiver making up or causing an illness or injury in a person under his or her care Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a mental illness and a form of child abuse. T...

NUR 3125 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS WELL DETAILED what are the symptoms of new onset diabetes? - Answer-polyuria, polyphagia, polydipsia what tests tell us that someone is diabetic? - Answer-- hemoglobin A1C of 7% or greater - 126g/dl of fasting blood sugar on 2 occasions - any measure of 200 g/dl how do we screen for thyroid disease? - Answer-TSH - high TSH = hypothyroid - low TSH = hyperthyroid hypothyroidism symptoms - Answer-fatigue, weight gain, hair los...

Exam 1 Nursing 124Define Glands - correct answer maintain and regulate vital functions; produce hormone; secrete to target tissues Define hypothalamus - correct answer functions within pituitary gland; secretes "releasing" and "inhibiting" hormones Define Thyroid - correct answer produces T3 and T4 which affects the metabolic rate; produces calcitonin to increase calcium storage in bone Define parathyroid - correct answer secretes PTH which regulates blood levels of calcium and phos...

CML vs. Leukemoid Reaction - ANSWER CML - decreased leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) Leukemoid Reaction - increased LAP Look-back - ANSWER The process for the identification and notification of recipients of blood components from prior donations of who now test positive for HCV, HIV-1 and/or HIV-2. External reference electrode used in ISE - ANSWER KCl The serum glucose concentration of a diabetic patient undergoing a 2-hr GTT should return to the baseline (fasting level) after ____...

MVU Nurs 623 Exam 2 (2023/2024) Already Graded A Common endocrine problems Hirsutism Alopecia Gynecomastia Increased neck mass Polydipsia Polyphagia Polyuria Unexplaned weight gain/loss Organize endocrine disorders Glandular Disorders Thyroid parathyroid pituatary adrenal Diabetes DM1 DM@ hypoglycemia Metabolic disorders Obesity Gout Pituatary gland the endocrine system's most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, it regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands....