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FSCJ-NUR 1460 Chapter 66 Care of Patients
with Problems of the Thyroid and
Parathyroid Glands exam
Thryoid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - Correct answer ✔secreted by anterior pituitary in
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response to low thyroid hormone levels, which stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete more
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thyroid



What is Hyperthyroidism? - Correct answer ✔*Excessive thyroid hormone T3 and T4
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*Grave's disease is the most frequent cause- also known as toxic diffuse goiter
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*Thyrotoxicosis- the clinical manifestations |||||| |||||| ||||||




*increased body metabolism |||||| ||||||




What is the most frequent cause of hyperthyroidism? - Correct answer ✔Graves disease;
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usually has goiter, exophthalmos, pretibial myxedema
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Metabolism with hyperthyroidism - Correct answer ✔*Appetite is increased, food intake does |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




not meet energy demands
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*Pt loses weight
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*Nutritional deficiency |||||| ||||||




*Fat metabolism is increased and body fat is decreased
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*Hyperglycemia



what are signs and symptoms of Thyrotoxicosis? - Correct answer ✔*Palpitations, chest pain,
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increased systolic BP, widened pulse pressure, dysrhythmias, tachycardia
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*Rapid shallow resp, SOB |||||| |||||| ||||||




*Weight loss, hypo-proteinema, increased stools |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||

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*Heat intolerance, low-grade fever |||||| |||||| ||||||




What is Grave's Disease? - Correct answer ✔*Auto-immune disease . ANtibodies are made and
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attach to TSH receptor sites on the thyroid gland
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What is Exogenous hyperthyroidism? - Correct answer ✔Too much thyroid medication
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With hyperthyroidism, is T3 and T4 elevated or decreased? - Correct answer ✔It is increased.
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With hyperthyroidism is TSH elevated or decreased? - Correct answer ✔It is decreased
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What would a nurse monitor with hyperthyroidism? - Correct answer ✔*Measure apical pulse,
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BP, temp @ least Q 4h
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*Increase in temp. can indicated thyroid storm |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




Instruct patient with hyperhtyroidism to report what immediately? - Correct answer ✔*Temp.
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increase if 1 degree or more & assess cardiac status & check for dysrhythmmias
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*Palpitations

*Dyspnea

*Vertigo

*Chest pain ||||||




what is Thionamides -anti-thyroid med - Correct answer ✔*Block thyroid hormone production
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by preventing iodide binding in thryoid gland
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*Watch for & teach S/S of hypothyroid |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




What is Methimazole /Tapazole - Correct answer ✔*Contraindicated in pregnancy
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*Teach to expect joint pain |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




what is Lithium? - Correct answer ✔*Inhibits thyroid hormone release
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Why is lithium limited? - Correct answer ✔Due to its side effects:
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*Diabetes Insipidus ||||||




*Tremors

*N &V ||||||




***Drink @ least 3-4 quarts of fluid daily! |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




If stridor, dyspnea, or other symptoms of airway obstruction appear after thyroid surgery occur
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what should be done? - Correct answer ✔Notify the Rapid Response Team immediately
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What is Thyroid storm? - Correct answer ✔the acute and life threatening condition occurs in a
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client with uncontrollable hyperthyroidism, it can be caused by manipulation of the thyroid
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gland during surgery and the release of thyroid hormone into the bloodstream; it also can
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occur from severe infection and stress. |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




Key manifestations of Thyroid Storm - Correct answer ✔*Fever
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*Tachycardia

*Systolic HTN ||||||




what is Hypothyroidism? - Correct answer ✔*Thyroid fails to produce sufficient hormones due
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to:

Cells damange & no longer function normally |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




- resulting from hyposecretion of thyroid hormones T3 and T4
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- characterized by decreased rate of body metabolism
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