27.6: Review Questions
A nurse is assessing a client with hyperthyroidism. Which clinical manifestation should the nurse anticipate the client will report?
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Frequent mood changes
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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TSH
A nurse is teaching a client with newly diagnosed hyperthyroidism. For which medication should the nurse provide client education?
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Methimazole
A nurse is teaching a client about levothyroxine for hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid which food?
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Soy
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving levothyroxine for hypothyroidism. Which therapeutic drug response should the nurse anticipate?
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Increased energy
Which laboratory findings would indicate to the nurse that a client has hypoparathyroidism?
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Phosphate 5.7 mg/dL
A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism. Which findings should the nurse expect to find?
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Bone pain
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
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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2
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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5 mg