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hyperthyroidism - correct answers agitation, irritability, goiter, tachycardia
TSH level - correct answers 0.5-5
test for hyperthyroidism - correct answers TSH, t4, thyroid antibody test, and ultrasound
medications for hyperthyroidism - correct answers thionamides
beta blockers
iodine solutions
(thiamazole)
treatments for hyperthyroidism - correct answers thyroidectomy, meds, radioactive iodine
excessive thirst, dehydration, urination at night, and fatigue - correct answers Diabetes
insipidus
test for DI - correct answers withhold fluids and see if the urine concentration starts to
change and if it doesn't, DI.
30lb weight loss, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, foul smell - correct answers laryngeal
cancer
risks laryngeal cancer - correct answers HPV, smoking, alcohol, obesity
test for laryngeal cancer - correct answers endoscopy, CT, TAA
,Exam 1 Nursing 212 Questions and
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well differentiated cells - correct answers most closely resemble the tissue of orgin
(benign)
poorly differentiated cells - correct answers least closely resembles the tissue of orgin
(malignant cells)
carcinogen - correct answers causative agent of cancer
examples of carcinogens - correct answers tobacco, alcohol, H pylori, genetics, asbestos,
etc.
carcinogensis - correct answers the change in the cellular DNA that causes cancer
primary cancer prevention examples - correct answers vaccinations (HPV at 9 years old),
weight loss, healthy diet
secondary cancer prevention examples - correct answers screenings and early detection
(ex. colonoscopy)
tertiary cancer prevention examples - correct answers treatment and decrease
reoccurrence
CAUTION acronym - correct answers cancer warning signs:
C: change in bowel/bladder habits
A: s sore that doesn't heal
,Exam 1 Nursing 212 Questions and
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U: unusual bleeding or discharge
T: thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere
I: indigestion or difficulty swallowing
O: obvious change in wart or mole
N: nagging cough or hoarseness
TNM - correct answers Tumor, nodes and metasitsis
T: extent of primary tumor
N: lymph node involvement
M: metastasis
excisional biopsy - correct answers remove whole tumor and some surrounding tissue and
biopsy it
incisional biopsy - correct answers remove small part of tumor and test
needle biopsy - correct answers aspirate some of the tumor and test the aspirated cells
wide tumor excision - correct answers remove tumor and surrounding lymph, structures
and tissue
local excision - correct answers remove just the tumor along with a small margin of the
healthy tissue
prophylactic surgery - correct answers remove the part before cancer occurs (ex. family
history of breast cancer: prophylactic mastectomy)
, Exam 1 Nursing 212 Questions and
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external radiation - correct answers process of administering radiation to the patient via a
radiation machine located outside the body (straight through the skin to tumor)
in which type of radiation are burns very common - correct answers external radiation
patient education regarding burns and external beam radiation - correct answers wash the
area with mild soaps and warm water or just warm water, use the hand to wash not a
washrag (no roughness), do not wash off the markings
what is radiation therapy? - correct answers using charged energy to break the DNA of
cells therefore causing cell death
internal radiation - correct answers implanted radioactive device by a tumor or systemic
radio nucleotide device
education regarding internal radiation - correct answers limit patient visitors o just 30
mins of visiting, no pregnant visitors or nurses, no children, lead aprons, 6 feet distance,
private room, separate linens and have a sign on the door, THE PATIENT ADMITS RADIATION
brachytherapy - correct answers internal radioactive device (ex. seeds)
what is a benefit of internal radiation vs external radiation - correct answers internal
radiation decreases the damage on surrounding skin and structures
radiation toxicity s/s - correct answers localized region irritation, stomatitis (inflammation
of the mouth), xerostomia (dry mouth), mucositis, loss of taste, skin discoloration (2-4
weeks post radiation most common), fatigue (due to the frequent and many cells death: