Myxedema coma Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

FNP Practice Questions and Answers Which of the following findings is assoc. with thyroid hypofunction? A. Graves Disease B. Eye Disorder C. Thyroid storm D. Myxedema D. Myxedema Myxedema or myxedema coma is seen in patients with severe hypothyroidism. It refers to the skin changes (thickened skin) seen in chronic severe hypothyroidism. It is a medical emergency with mortality rates exceeding 20%. It is tx with very high doses of thyroid hormone. A thyroid storm occurs when there is ...

The nurse is explaining how the endocrine system works and explains that glands excrete hormones to receptors, but once the receptors receive the hormone they switch off. She explains this as which of the following? a. Positive feedback system b. Negative feedback system - B A patient is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of diabetes insipidus (DI). The nurse should be aware of what primary characteristics of DI? a. Decreased urinary output and decreased plasma osmolality b. Exc...

What is the class of octreotide? correct answer: Antidiarrheal What are the indications for octreotide? correct answer: - Diarrhea - Hypoglycemia What are the adverse effects of octreotide? correct answer: - nausea - cramps - steatorrhea (fatty stools) - increased risk of cholelithiasis - Glucose dysregulation What is the class of levothyroxine? correct answer: Thyroid supplement What are the indications for levothyroxine? correct answer: - Hypothyroidism - Myxedema coma ...

1. What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest? 10 mg every 10 minutes 1 mg every 3-5 minutes 1 mg every 7 minutes 0.1 mg every 2 minutes ANS 1 mg every 3-5 minutes 2. A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what condition? Diabetes mellitus Cerebral palsy Diabetes Insipidus Myxedema coma ANS Diabetes Insipidus 3. A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle ac...

Myxedema coma is also known as... A. Thyroid storm B. Adrenal insufficiency C. Hypothyroidism D. Hyperaldosteronism - Answer-Hypothyroidism Most common presentation of a patient with hypothyroidism are all of the following, Except... A. Cold intolerance with coarse hair B. Almost exclusively over the age of sixty C. >90% of cases occur in the winter D. Primarily in men - Answer-Primarily in men Hypothroidism occurs primarily in women, almost exclusively over the age of sixty...

What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest? 10 mg every 10 minutes 1 mg every 3-5 minutes 1 mg every 7 minutes 0.1 mg every 2 minutes - 1 mg every 3-5 minutes A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what condition? Diabetes mellitus Cerebral palsy Diabetes Insipidus Myxedema coma - Diabetes Insipidus A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. They...

NR 325 WEEK 4 MED-SURG STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2023/2024 Explain hypothyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER-Hypothyroid state in which there are hyposecretions of T3 and T4. Characterised by a decrease in metabolism. Is hypothyroidism more common in men or women? - CORRECT ANSWER-Women What is one of the most common thyroid replacement medications given? - CORRECT ANSWERLevothyroxine (Synthroid) When is the recommended time for taking thyroid hormone therapy medication? - CORRECT ANSWER-In the morning ...

type 1 diabetes - ANSWER Diabetes of a form that usually develops during childhood or adolescence and is characterized by a severe deficiency of insulin, leading to high blood glucose levels. polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia. type 2 diabetes - ANSWER Diabetes of a form that develops especially in adults and most often obese individuals and that is characterized by high blood glucose resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased ins...

What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest? 10 mg every 10 minutes 1 mg every 3-5 minutes 1 mg every 7 minutes 0.1 mg every 2 minutes 1 mg every 3-5 minutes A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what condition? Diabetes mellitus Cerebral palsy Diabetes Insipidus Myxedema coma Diabetes Insipidus

Myxedema coma - Answer- extreme hypothyroidism(abrupt med cessation), rare with a high mortality rate = decreased cardiac output leads to decreased tissue perfusion which leads to brain and organ depletion leading to multi-organ failure Myxedema coma treatment - Answer- Replace thyroid hormone with Levothyroxine and give stress dose hydrocortisone; watch electrolytes, warm slowly and give ventilator support if needed Which adaptation of the environment is most important for the nurse to in...