Medical Surgical Chapters 16-24

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is produced by which endocrine gland?

Excessive amounts of glucocorticoids, produced by the adrenal cortex, result in what pathophysiologic health problem?

When conductin health history focused on the endocrine system, which of the following questions should be included?

What assessments are made when palpating the thyroid gland?

Decreased calcium levels can be assessed with Chvostek's sign. To conduct this assessment, the nurse:

Grave's disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, is categorized as what type of disorder?

What principle supports the treatments of hyperthyroidism with radioactive iodine?

You assess a client with newly diagnosed hypothyroidism as having an enlarged thyroid gland (goiter). What physiologic process causes this enlargement?

Mrs. Jonah has taken cortisone for her rheumatoid arthritis for several years. What endocrine is she most at risk for developing?

Which statement illustrates that the client w/ Addison's disease udnerstands your teaching?

Increased susceptability to the development of type 1 diabetes is indicated by?

Diabetic ketoacidosis is the result of which pathologic process?

Which of the following clients would be most at risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus?

You note that your assigned client has a nursing diagnosis of Peripheral neurovascular dysfunction involving both feet. Which of the following assessments would support this diagnosis?

Which of the following statements would indicate your client understands teaching about foot care at home?

What is the digestive function of the liver?

The breakdown of carbohydrates to produce ATP is an example of:

During a health history for nutritional problems, it is important to ask the client to describe:

In which quadrant of the abdomen would you palpate to assess the liver?

Clients w/ ascites are assessed for changes in what type of percussion sounds?