Thyroxine Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 508 Week 4 Mid-term Exam (Download To Score An A) Question: A primary care NP prescribes levothyroxine for a patient to treat thyroid deficiency. When teaching this patient about the medication, the NP should: Question: An African-American patient i s taking captopril (Capoten) 25 mg twice daily. When performing a physical examination, the primary...

where is the pituitary gland? Correct Answer-at the base of the brain what hormones does the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland produce? Correct Answer-TSH, ACTH, GH, PRL, FSH, LH, and MSH what hormones does the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland produce? Correct Answer-OT and ADH where is the pineal gland? Correct Answer-in the brain (above the cerebellum) what hormone(s) does the pineal gland secrete? Correct Answer-melatonin- contributes to biological clock Where is the th...

A&P HESI A2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024/2025 A+ WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR FEATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD? A. THE NOSE B. THE EARS C. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE D. THE TEMPORAL LOBE - Correct ANS-THE NOSE WHAT IS THE PRIMARY HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID? A. OXYTOCIN B. TSH C. ADRENALINE D. T4 (THYROXINE) - Correct ANS-T4 (THYROXINE) ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO AFFECT__________. A. SWALLOWING B. INSULIN LEVELS C. SLEEP ...

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A 22-year-old patient is being seen in the clinic with increased secretion of the anterior pituitary hormones. The nurse would expect the laboratory results to show A. Increased urinary cortisol. B. Decreased serum thyroxine. C. Elevated serum aldosterone levels. D. Low urinary catecholamines excretion. - A - Increased secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by the anterior pituitary gland will lead to an increase in serum and urinary cortisol levels. An increase, rather than a de...

Test Bank Physical Examination and Health Assessment Final, 8th Edition Questions and Answers by Carolyn Jarvis Graded A+ A physician tells the nurse that a patient’s vertebra prominence is tender and asks the nurse to reevaluate the area in 1 hour. The area of the body the nurse will assess is: a. Just above the diaphragm. b. Just lateral to the knee cap. C. At the level of the C7 vertebra. D. At the level of the T11 vertebra. - Test Bank C A mother brings her 2-month-old da...

WHICH IS AN ANTERIOR FEATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD? A. THE NOSE B. THE EARS C. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE D. THE TEMPORAL LOBE - correct answer -THE NOSE WHAT IS THE PRIMARY HORMONE SECRETED BY THE THYROID? A. OXYTOCIN B. TSH C. ADRENALINE D. T4 (THYROXINE) - correct answer -T4 (THYROXINE) ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A GOITER, MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO AFFECT__________. A. SWALLOWING B. INSULIN LEVELS C. SLEEP D. DIGESTION - correct answer -SWALLOWING WHICH KINDS OF M...

ASCP MLS Module Questions All Answered With Verified Answers A plasma ammonia result of 150 ug/dL (RR 19-55) in a pediatric patient likely indicates what? : Hepatic failure When measuring thyroxine (T4) by fluorescent polarization immunoassay: : there is no separation or wash step A potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L is obtained from a heparinized blood sample. Before reporting the results, what step should the tech take first? : check the sample for hemolysis The followin...

ATI Pharmacology Proctored Assessment EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A /LATEST VERSION A patient newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed Levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.25 mg PO daily. After 6 weeks of treatment the nurse determines that the medication was effective if the: 1) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL 2) Total t4 level is 2 mcg/dL - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL A nurse providing teachi...