NUR 2230C Med Surg Exam 3 Keiser University-Ft
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Question: what hormones are produced by the thyroid gland?
Answer:
T3, T4, Calcitonin
Question: how does Calcitonin affect the body
Answer:
it causes a decrease in serum calcium levels.. because it pulls calcium out of the blood and
pushes it back into the bone
Question: what do you need to make hormones?
Answer:
iodine
Question: hyperthyroid (Graves Disease) Sam at work
Answer:
think too much energy!
Question: are you hot or cold with too much thyroid hormone
Answer:
too hot (hot damn)
Question: S& S hyperthyroid
Answer:
Nervous Irritable Decrease attention span Increased appetite Weight decreases sweaty hot
Exophthalmos GI fast BP and pulse up arrhythmia thyroid size grows
Question: Diagnosis hyperthyroid(graves)
Answer:
T4 increase TSH decrease thyroid scan/MRI/CT
, Question: IMPORTANT!What do you do one week prior to a thyroid scan?
Answer:
discontinue any iodine containing meds
Question: amiodarone- what kind of drug is it and what does it contain high levels of and
what could it affect?
Answer:
it is an anti arrhythmic drug that contains high levels of iodine. it could affect thyroid
function
Question: propylthiouracil
Answer:
anti thyroid medication. it stops the thyroid from producing hormones. we give it pre op.
Question: methimazole
Answer:
anti thyroid medication Stops thyroid from making hormone Used preop
Question: why are iodine compounds given to hyperthyroid patients and at what point of
treatment are they given?
Answer:
to reduce the vascularity of the thyroid gland. They are given pre op. give through straw,
potassium iodine and strong iodine solution
Question:
Answer:
Question: Why are beta blockers given to hyperthyroid patients?
Answer:
it decreases anxiety (by blocking the surg of epi or norepi that we get when we are nervous)
. It also decreases contractility and CO. This decreases the HR and BP, which are elevated
with hyperthyroidism
Question: Who should NOT take beta blockers and why
Answer:
diabetics (BB block the S&S of hypoglycemia) and asthmatics (could precipitate an asthma
attack)
Lauderdale Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Latest Update
Question: what hormones are produced by the thyroid gland?
Answer:
T3, T4, Calcitonin
Question: how does Calcitonin affect the body
Answer:
it causes a decrease in serum calcium levels.. because it pulls calcium out of the blood and
pushes it back into the bone
Question: what do you need to make hormones?
Answer:
iodine
Question: hyperthyroid (Graves Disease) Sam at work
Answer:
think too much energy!
Question: are you hot or cold with too much thyroid hormone
Answer:
too hot (hot damn)
Question: S& S hyperthyroid
Answer:
Nervous Irritable Decrease attention span Increased appetite Weight decreases sweaty hot
Exophthalmos GI fast BP and pulse up arrhythmia thyroid size grows
Question: Diagnosis hyperthyroid(graves)
Answer:
T4 increase TSH decrease thyroid scan/MRI/CT
, Question: IMPORTANT!What do you do one week prior to a thyroid scan?
Answer:
discontinue any iodine containing meds
Question: amiodarone- what kind of drug is it and what does it contain high levels of and
what could it affect?
Answer:
it is an anti arrhythmic drug that contains high levels of iodine. it could affect thyroid
function
Question: propylthiouracil
Answer:
anti thyroid medication. it stops the thyroid from producing hormones. we give it pre op.
Question: methimazole
Answer:
anti thyroid medication Stops thyroid from making hormone Used preop
Question: why are iodine compounds given to hyperthyroid patients and at what point of
treatment are they given?
Answer:
to reduce the vascularity of the thyroid gland. They are given pre op. give through straw,
potassium iodine and strong iodine solution
Question:
Answer:
Question: Why are beta blockers given to hyperthyroid patients?
Answer:
it decreases anxiety (by blocking the surg of epi or norepi that we get when we are nervous)
. It also decreases contractility and CO. This decreases the HR and BP, which are elevated
with hyperthyroidism
Question: Who should NOT take beta blockers and why
Answer:
diabetics (BB block the S&S of hypoglycemia) and asthmatics (could precipitate an asthma
attack)
