A patient is demonstrating symptoms of dehydration and excessive urination. The nurse realizes the patient might be experiencing an alteration in what hormone?
1. antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
2. adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
3. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
4. thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Correct Answer: 1
Antidiuretic hormone decreases urine production by causing the renal tubules to reabsorb water from the urine and return it to the circulating blood. This patient is demonstrating excessive urination, which might indicate an alteration in this hormone. Follicle-stimulating hormone functions in ovum and sperm formation. Adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulates adrenal function. Thyroid-stimulating hormone stimulates thyroid function. Alteration in these hormones does not have as direct of a relationship to the patient's symptoms as antidiuretic hormone does.
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