On a cool day, a patient complains of tachycardia, diaphoresis, and being warm. The patient has no known health problems. The health care provider will assess the patient for which of the fol-lowing conditions: (Select all that apply.)
1. Diabetes
2. Thyroid disease
3. Posterior pituitary hormone deficiency
4. Hypertension
1, 2, 3
If some part of the hormonal system does not work properly, failure in one organ system may then cause changes in another part of the hormonal system. Tachycardia, diaphoresis, and in-creased body temperature may be related to diabetes, thyroid disease, or posterior pituitary hor-mone deficiency.
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1. "Peer pressure is usually responsible for these accidental overdoses." 2. "All behavior has meaning, so we will focus on trying to understand the meaning of the drug use as well as the occurrence of overdose." 3. "Use of Valium probably means your child accidentally overdosed by trying to treat the effects of cocaine." 4. "Adolescence is such a painful time. Rehabilitation programs give kids a chance to get away from their everyday pressures."
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A) "With careful management and lifestyle changes, many people are able to recover from COPD." B) "The priority during your treatment will likely be to prevent your COPD from progressing to lung cancer." C) "There is no cure for COPD but there are several measures that can help you maintain your quality of life." D) "Despite advances in the early diagnosis of COPD, there are still very few medications that appreciably affect the symptoms of the disease."
A client is prescribed a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). Which food item should the nurse instruct this client to avoid?
a. Fish b. Poultry c. Spinach d. Aged cheese
A priority nursing diagnosis for the child with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is:
1. Risk for injury (bleeding). 2. Ineffective breathing pattern. 3. Nausea. 4. Fluid volume deficit.