In evaluating the patient's hyponatremia, the nurse understands the problem is
a. increased cortisol release.
b. decreased aldosterone release.
c. increased glucocorticoid release.
d. decreased glucagon release.
B
In SIADH, the increased levels of circulating ADH are unrelated to the serum sodium concentration. Aldosterone production from the adrenal glands is also suppressed.
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a. These readings are a normal response and attributable to changes in the patient's position. b. The change in blood pressure readings is called orthostatic hypotension. c. The blood pressure reading in the lying position is within normal limits. d. The change in blood pressure readings is considered within normal limits for the patient's age.
The error theory of aging proposes a cause-and-effect relationship between the genetic activity of body cells and the effects of aging. Place the following steps in the error theory of aging in the correct chronological order. Use all the options
A) Organ, tissue, and system malfunction B) Perpetuation of mutation during cell divisions C) DNA mutation D) Overall decline in body functions E) Decline in body functions
Your client, a pregnant teenager, has broken off relations with her parents. She tells you she misses them. A potential nursing intervention would be to:
1. acknowledge her parents' disappointment with her. 2. help her contact her parents. 3. encourage her to make a new life for herself and baby. 4. have her attend group counseling for pregnant teenagers.
When taking a manual blood pressure which artery do you palpate?
a. brachial b. radial c. femoral d. carotid