Med surg intermediate Week 6 quiz 5
Breathing
Heart rate
Central and peripheral nervous systems
Body weight
Muscle strength
Menstrual cycles›
Body temperature
Cholesterol levels ans: The thyroid's hormones regulate vital body functions, including:
Hyperthyroidism ans: Hyperactivity...
Breathing
Heart rate
Central and peripheral nervous systems
Body weight
Muscle strength
Menstrual cycles›
Body temperature
Cholesterol levels ans: The thyroid's hormones regulate vital body functions, including:
Hyperthyroidism ans: Hyperactivity of the thyroid gland is called?
thyroid hormones ans: Hyperthyroidism is an increase in synthesis and release of
women ans: does hyperthyroidism occur more in women or men?
20-40 years ans: what is the age of the highest frequency for hyperthyroidism ?
Graves disease ans: what is the most common form of hyperthyroidism?
Toxic nodular goiter
Thyroiditis
Excess iodine intake
Pituitary tumors
Thyroid cancer ans: what are other causes of hyperthyroidism
insufficient iodine
infection
stress ans: what precipitating factors of hyperthyroidism interact with genetic factors?
5 ans: Women are ______ times more likely than men to develop Graves' disease
hyperthyroidism ans: characterized by remissions and exacerbations
Increased metabolism
Increased tissue sensitivity to stimulation by SNS ans: hyperthyroidism clinical manifestation
Ophthalmopathy ans: abnormal eye appearance or function; hyperthyroidism clinical manifestation
Thyrotoxic Crisis (Thyroid Storm/acute thyrotoxicosis) ans: life threatening emergency caused by
stressors that occurs with hyperthyroidism
Thyrotoxic Crisis (Thyroid Storm/acute thyrotoxicosis) ans: what is it called when an excessive amounts
of hormones are released?
Severe tachycardia, heart failure
Shock
Hyperthermia Fever up to 106 (41.1º C)
Agitation
Seizures
Abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea
Delirium, coma ans: thyroid storm manifestations
Meds to block thyroid hormone production and SNS
Monitoring for dysrhythmias
Adequate oxygen
Fluid and Electrolyte replacement ans: Nursing implementations for thyroid storm
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