During an assessment, the nurse notes that the patient's eyes are extremely wide open and bulging. The nurse would conduct additional assessment for which endocrine disorder?
1. Hyperthyroidism
2. Diabetes mellitus
3. Hypofunction of the adrenal glands
4. Hypofunction of the anterior pituitary gland
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Rationale 1: Exophthalmos is protrusion of the eyeball(s). This finding is associated with Graves' disease, which is a form of hyperthyroidism.
Rationale 2: This change in the eyeballs is not associated with diabetes mellitus.
Rationale 3: Decreased secretion from the adrenal glands does not result in changes in the structure of the eyeball.
Rationale 4: Protrusion of the eyeballs is not associated with inadequate pituitary function.
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