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A nurse is assessing a client with hyperthyroidism. Which clinical manifestation should the nurse anticipate the client will report?
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Cold intolerance
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Weight gain
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Frequent mood changes
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Constipation
2.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values for a client diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The nurse should expect an elevation in which laboratory value?
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PTH
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T3
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T4
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TSH
3.
A nurse is teaching a client with newly diagnosed hyperthyroidism. For which medication should the nurse provide client education?
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Desiccated thyroid extract
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Levothyroxine
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Liothyronine sodium
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Methimazole
4.
A nurse is teaching a client about levothyroxine for hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid which food?
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Grapefruit juice
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Garlic
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Soy
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Sardines
5.
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving levothyroxine for hypothyroidism. Which therapeutic drug response should the nurse anticipate?
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Decreased appetite
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Decreased heart rate
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Increased energy
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Increased weight
6.
Which laboratory findings would indicate to the nurse that a client has hypoparathyroidism?
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Ionized serum calcium 5.0 mg/dL
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Total serum calcium 9.8 mg/dL
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Phosphate 5.7 mg/dL
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Vitamin D 50 mmol/L
7.
A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism. Which findings should the nurse expect to find?
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Bone pain
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Chvostek sign
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Paresthesia
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Trousseau sign
8.
A nurse is teaching a client diagnosed with osteoporosis secondary to hyperparathyroidism about a new prescription for alendronate. Which adverse effect should the nurse teach the client to report to the health care provider?
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Dyspepsia
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Hyperthermia
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Hypotension
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Metallic taste
9.
The health care provider ordered levothyroxine 0.275 mg once daily for a client with hypothyroidism. Levothyroxine is available as a 137 mcg tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer to the client?
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1
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2
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3
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4
10.
A client with hyperthyroidism has an order for methimazole 15 mg orally daily, in three divided doses. How many milligrams will the nurse administer for each dose?
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3 mg
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5 mg
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7.5 mg
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10 mg