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- Addison’s disease frequently causes skin pigment changes. When teaching
the patient about medications used for Addison’s disease, it is important
that he or she understands:
(a) medication for hypertension.
(b) cholesterol medication.
(c) that they continue for life.
(d) that they can be stopped when symptoms abate. - Addie has recently been diagnosed with Cushing’s syndrome. The symptoms
for which the primary care provider most likely tested the patient include:
(a) buffalo hump, moon facies, and central obesity.
(b) diarrhea, confusion, and exophthalmos.
(c) weight loss, low blood pressure, and tachycardia.
(d) nausea, low hemoglobin, and shortness of breath. - Alison is being treated for hyperthyroidism. In reviewing her lab results,
you would expect to see:
(a) diminished thyroid hormone.
(b) elevated thyroid hormone.
(c) diminished parathyroid hormone.
(d) elevated parathyroid hormone. - Adam has just been diagnosed with diabetes insipidus. The most common
presenting sign is:
(a) body wasting.
(b) hyperglycemia.
(c) hypoglycemia.
(d) increase in urination. - Alexa, a 32-year-old female, has been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.
Your nursing interventions would include teaching her about the typical
accompanying signs and symptoms, such as:
(a) weight loss, malar rash, and pharyngitis.
(b) hypothyroidism, podagra, and elevated fasting glucose.
(c) violaceous rash, pittting peripheral edema, and palpitation.
(d) hypertension, low HDL, and elevated triglycerides.