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Title: In diabetes insipidus, a deficiency of which hormone causes clinical manifestations?
Post by: Aura193 on Mar 8, 2018
In diabetes insipidus, a deficiency of which hormone causes clinical manifestations?
 
  a. antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
  b. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
  c. thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
  d. adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Question 2

What is a common mistake that hinders communication when communicating with the hearing impaired?
 
  a. Overaccentuating words
  b. Facing the patient when speaking
  c. Speaking in conversational tones
  d. Speaking into the ear with the hearing aid

Question 3

A 20-year-old patient presents in the emergency room with a temperature of 103  F, blood pressure of 92/58, headache, and desquamation of both palms. What should the nurse make sure to ask about during the interview?
 
  a. Any recent traveling outside the country
  b. Immunization against influenza
  c. Method of birth control
  d. Use of tampons

Question 4

A patient has returned to his room after a thyroidectomy with signs of thyroid crisis. During thyroid crisis, exaggerated hyperthyroid manifestations may lead to the development of the potentially lethal complication of:
 
  a. severe nausea and vomiting.
  b. bradycardia. c.
  delirium with restlessness.
  d. congestive heart failure.

Question 5

Four hours after a stapedectomy the patient complains that hearing has not improved at all. What knowledge would the nurse use to shape a response?
 
  a. A large percentage of stapedectomies are not successful
  b. It will take at least 10 days for the graft to heal
  c. Hearing will not return until edema subsides
  d. Hearing will improve after irrigation of the ear

Question 6

Why would the nurse encourage the patient who is recovering from a modified radical mastectomy to exercise the affected arm?
 
  a. To reduce pain
  b. To stimulate appetite
  c. To reduce lymphedema
  d. To increase muscle tension


Title: In diabetes insipidus, a deficiency of which hormone causes clinical manifestations?
Post by: lotteria on Mar 8, 2018
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