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Comprehensive Predictor Retake Review 2025 Updated latest update graded A
RATED 100%
2. Delegation to Assistive Personal: - ADLs
- Bathing
- Grooming
- Dressing
- Tioleting
- Ambulating
- Feeding (without swallowing precautions)
- Positioning
- Rountine Tasks
- Bed making
- Specimen collection
- I&O
- Vital Signs ( for stable clients )
3. Planning Care for a Client Who Has Hypothyroidism: - Monitor for low Bp &
bradycardia
- Monitor for chest pain & peripheral edema
- Monitor clients weight
- reorient the client if confusion occurs
- provide frequent rest periods to avoid fatigue & decrease myocardial oxygen
demands
- Monitor respiratory status
- encourage client to cough and breathe deeply to prevent pulmonary complications
- low calorie, high fiber diet , & encourage fluids to prevent constipation and promote
weight loss
- Administer cathartics and stool softeners as needed. (Avoid fiber laxatives, interfere
with absorption of levothyroxine)
- Provide extra clothing and blankets for clients who have decreased cold intolerance
- caution use of electric blankets
,- Encourage verbalization of feelings and fears about body changes
- Reassure client that most physical manifestations are reversible
- use caution with CNS depressants (barbiturates or sedatives)
4. Signs of hypothyroidism: - Fatigue/ lethargy
- irritability
- intolerance to cold
- constipation
- weight gain
- pallor
- think brittle fingernails
depression & apathy
, - joint or muscle pain l l l
- bradycardia,hypotension,dysrhythmias l l
- slow thought process & speechl l l l
- hypoventilation&pleuraleffusion l l l
- thickening of the skin l l l
- hair loss l
- thickening of hair on eyebrows l l l l
- dry flaky skin
l l
- decreased acuity of taste l l l
- impotence
- abnormal menstrual periods (menorrhagia/ amenorrhea) l l l l
- delayed physical andmental growthinchildren l l l l l l
5. Medicationforhypothyroidism:levothyroxin(syntheticthyroidhormonere- l l l l l l l
placement)
l
6. Riskfactors for hypothyroidism:- females 30 to 60 years of age
l l l l l l l l l l l
- use of lithium & amiodarone medications
l l l l l
- Inadequate intake of iodine l l l
- RadiationTherapy the head and neck l l l l l
7. Whatishypothyroidism:underactivethyroid l l l l
8. Hyperthyroidismrisk factors:-Graves'disease l l l l l
- Thyroiditis
- Toxicadenoma l
- Toxicnodulargoiter l l
- Exogenous hyperthyroidism l
9. Whatishyperthyroidism?:overactivethyroid l l l l
10. Signs of hyperthyroidism:- nervousness/ irritability l l l l l
- muscle weakness l
- heat intolerance l
- weight loss l
- insomnia
- irregular menstrual flow l l
- frequent stools and diarrhea l l l
- decreased libido l
- Tremor,hyperkinesia,hyperreflexia l l
- Exophthalmos
- blurry vision or changes l l l
- bloodshotappearance of eyes l l l
- Goiter
- Tachycardia, palpitations, dysthymia l l
Comprehensive Predictor Retake Review 2025 Updated latest update graded A
RATED 100%
2. Delegation to Assistive Personal: - ADLs
- Bathing
- Grooming
- Dressing
- Tioleting
- Ambulating
- Feeding (without swallowing precautions)
- Positioning
- Rountine Tasks
- Bed making
- Specimen collection
- I&O
- Vital Signs ( for stable clients )
3. Planning Care for a Client Who Has Hypothyroidism: - Monitor for low Bp &
bradycardia
- Monitor for chest pain & peripheral edema
- Monitor clients weight
- reorient the client if confusion occurs
- provide frequent rest periods to avoid fatigue & decrease myocardial oxygen
demands
- Monitor respiratory status
- encourage client to cough and breathe deeply to prevent pulmonary complications
- low calorie, high fiber diet , & encourage fluids to prevent constipation and promote
weight loss
- Administer cathartics and stool softeners as needed. (Avoid fiber laxatives, interfere
with absorption of levothyroxine)
- Provide extra clothing and blankets for clients who have decreased cold intolerance
- caution use of electric blankets
,- Encourage verbalization of feelings and fears about body changes
- Reassure client that most physical manifestations are reversible
- use caution with CNS depressants (barbiturates or sedatives)
4. Signs of hypothyroidism: - Fatigue/ lethargy
- irritability
- intolerance to cold
- constipation
- weight gain
- pallor
- think brittle fingernails
depression & apathy
, - joint or muscle pain l l l
- bradycardia,hypotension,dysrhythmias l l
- slow thought process & speechl l l l
- hypoventilation&pleuraleffusion l l l
- thickening of the skin l l l
- hair loss l
- thickening of hair on eyebrows l l l l
- dry flaky skin
l l
- decreased acuity of taste l l l
- impotence
- abnormal menstrual periods (menorrhagia/ amenorrhea) l l l l
- delayed physical andmental growthinchildren l l l l l l
5. Medicationforhypothyroidism:levothyroxin(syntheticthyroidhormonere- l l l l l l l
placement)
l
6. Riskfactors for hypothyroidism:- females 30 to 60 years of age
l l l l l l l l l l l
- use of lithium & amiodarone medications
l l l l l
- Inadequate intake of iodine l l l
- RadiationTherapy the head and neck l l l l l
7. Whatishypothyroidism:underactivethyroid l l l l
8. Hyperthyroidismrisk factors:-Graves'disease l l l l l
- Thyroiditis
- Toxicadenoma l
- Toxicnodulargoiter l l
- Exogenous hyperthyroidism l
9. Whatishyperthyroidism?:overactivethyroid l l l l
10. Signs of hyperthyroidism:- nervousness/ irritability l l l l l
- muscle weakness l
- heat intolerance l
- weight loss l
- insomnia
- irregular menstrual flow l l
- frequent stools and diarrhea l l l
- decreased libido l
- Tremor,hyperkinesia,hyperreflexia l l
- Exophthalmos
- blurry vision or changes l l l
- bloodshotappearance of eyes l l l
- Goiter
- Tachycardia, palpitations, dysthymia l l
