MVU Nurs 623 Exam 2 questions with complete solutions A+ rated

MVU Nurs 623 Exam 2 questions with complete
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1. Common endocrine
Hirsutism
prob- lems
Alopecia
Gynecomastia
Increased neck
mass Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Polyuria
Unexplaned weight gain/loss
2. Organize endocrine
disor- ders Glandular Disorders
Thyroid
parathyroid
pituatary
adrenal

Diabetes
DM1
DM@
hypoglycemia

Metabolic disorders
Obesity
Gout

3. Pituatary gland the endocrine system's most influential gland. Under the
influence
of the hypothalamus, it regulates growth and controls
other en- docrine glands.

When thyroid hormone levels in the blood are low, the
pituitary releases more TSH. When thyroid hormone


,MVU Nurs 623 Exam 2 questions with complete
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levels are high, the pituitary decreases TSH production.






,MVU Nurs 623 Exam 2 questions with complete
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When theres a problem in the pituatary you will see tsh and T4
both down.

4. How to differentiate What ditterentiates one from the other
hy- pothyroid and • Causes
hyperthy- roidism. • Clinical presentation
• Diagnostic tests
• Treatment

5. Hyperthyroidism •Excess secretion & synthesis of one or both: Thyroxine (t4)
triiodothroinine (t3)

Long term ettects without treatment:
Heart disease
osteoporosis
Mental disease
infertility

6. Hyperthyroidism mani- festations
clinical findings




7. Hypothyroid clinical


, MVU Nurs 623 Exam 2 questions with complete
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"Hot/buldging/fast"
-intolerance to heat
-thin fine hair
-bulging eyes (exopthalmus)
-thryomegaly
-tachycardia
-HTN
-weight loss
-Tremors.
-pretibial myxedema (thickening of skin
on shins usually)
-decreased visual acuity
-photophobia.

"cold/slow/tired"
-Intolerance to cold, coarse hair/ hair
loss, extreme -fatigue, lethar-