A nurse obtaining an admission history on an adult patient notes that the patient has a heart rate of 62 beats per minute, a blood pressure of 105/62 mm Hg, and a temperature of 96.2? F
The patient appears pale and complains of always feeling cold and tired. The nurse will contact the provider to discuss tests for which condition?
a. Cretinism
b. Graves' disease
c. Hypothyroidism
d. Plummer's disease
ANS: C
This patient is showing signs of hypothyroidism: a low heart rate, low temperature, pale skin, and feeling cold and tired. In adults, thyroid deficiency is called hypothyroidism. In children, thyroid deficiency is called cretinism. Graves' disease and Plummer's disease are conditions caused by thyroid excess.
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