MEDSURG II ENDOCRINE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
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✔✔Hypothyroidism discharge teaching - ✔✔PT and pharmacy is recommended as a
care plan (lifelong medication, and weakness and muscle aches for PT).
✔✔Pt education for hypothyroidism - ✔✔take meds in the am with no food, report
weight loss, report chest pain
✔✔For severe hypothyroidism our priority will be - ✔✔get VS
✔✔Hyperparathyroidism priority nursing assessments - ✔✔cardiac monitoring
(shortened QT), bowel function (diarrhea is common), pain management, and calcium
levels, NOT I&Os
✔✔Hyperthyroidism will cause in increase in - ✔✔corticosteroid elevation therefore
increased glucose and higher risk for seizures
✔✔Which risk would we address first between seizures and hyperglycemia? -
✔✔seizures
✔✔What is worse acutely in Diabetes? - ✔✔hypoglycemia
✔✔Normal blood sugar is - ✔✔65-99
✔✔Insulin is released from - ✔✔beta cells of the pancreas
✔✔Glucagon is released from - ✔✔alpha cells of the pancreas
✔✔Insulins job is to - ✔✔"unlock" the cell so it allows glucose to enter, therefore
lowering the sugar in the blood
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔
✔✔Hypothyroidism discharge teaching - ✔✔PT and pharmacy is recommended as a
care plan (lifelong medication, and weakness and muscle aches for PT).
✔✔Pt education for hypothyroidism - ✔✔take meds in the am with no food, report
weight loss, report chest pain
✔✔For severe hypothyroidism our priority will be - ✔✔get VS
✔✔Hyperparathyroidism priority nursing assessments - ✔✔cardiac monitoring
(shortened QT), bowel function (diarrhea is common), pain management, and calcium
levels, NOT I&Os
✔✔Hyperthyroidism will cause in increase in - ✔✔corticosteroid elevation therefore
increased glucose and higher risk for seizures
✔✔Which risk would we address first between seizures and hyperglycemia? -
✔✔seizures
✔✔What is worse acutely in Diabetes? - ✔✔hypoglycemia
✔✔Normal blood sugar is - ✔✔65-99
✔✔Insulin is released from - ✔✔beta cells of the pancreas
✔✔Glucagon is released from - ✔✔alpha cells of the pancreas
✔✔Insulins job is to - ✔✔"unlock" the cell so it allows glucose to enter, therefore
lowering the sugar in the blood
