Comprehensive Predictor Retake Review QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUIDE- BEST GRADES GUARANTEED.

Comprehensive Predictor Retake Review
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUIDE- BEST
GRADES GUARANTEED.




1. Delegation to Assistive Personal:- ADLs
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- Bathing

- Grooming

- Dressing

- Tioleting

- Ambulating

- Feeding(withoutswallowingprecautions)
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- Positioning


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, - RountineTasks ,/




- Bed making ,/




- Specimen collection ,/




- I&O

- Vital Signs ( for stable clients )
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2. PlanningCare for a ClientWho Has Hypothyroidism:- Monitor for low ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




Bp & bradycardia
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- Monitor for chest pain & peripheral edema ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




- Monitor clients weight ,/ ,/




- reorient the client if confusion occurs ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




- provide frequentrestperiodsto avoid fatigue &decreasemyocardial
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oxygen demands
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- Monitor respiratory status ,/ ,/




- encourageclienttocoughandbreathedeeplytopreventpulmonary ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




complications
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- lowcalorie,highfiberdiet,&encouragefluidstopreventconstipationand
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promote weight loss
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- Administercatharticsandstoolsoftenersasneeded.(Avoidfiberlaxatives, ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




interfere with absorption of levothyroxine)
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- Provideextraclothingandblanketsforclientswhohavedecreasedcold
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intolerance
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- caution use of electric blankets ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




- Encourage verbalization of feelings and fears about body changes ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




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, - Reassure client that most physical manifestations are reversible
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- use caution with CNS depressants (barbiturates or sedatives)
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3. Signs of hypothyroidism:- Fatigue/ lethargy
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- irritability

- intolerance to cold ,/ ,/




- constipation

- weight gain ,/




- pallor

- think brittle fingernails
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- depression & apathy ,/ ,/




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, - joint or muscle pain,/ ,/ ,/




- bradycardia, hypotension, dysrhythmias ,/ ,/




- slow thought process & speech
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- hypoventilation&pleuraleffusion ,/ ,/ ,/




- thickening of the skin ,/ ,/ ,/




- hair loss ,/




- thickening of hair on eyebrows ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




- dry flaky skin
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- decreased acuity of taste ,/ ,/ ,/




- impotence

- abnormal menstrual periods (menorrhagia/ amenorrhea),/ ,/ ,/ ,/




- delayed physical and mental growth in children
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4. Medicationforhypothyroidism:levothyroxin(syntheticthyroidhormonere- ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




placement)
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5. Risk factors for hypothyroidism:- females 30 to 60 years of age
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- use of lithium & amiodarone medications
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- Inadequate intake of iodine ,/ ,/ ,/




- RadiationTherapy the head and neck ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




6. Whatis hypothyroidism:underactive thyroid
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