An appropriate nursing diagnosis for a patient with hyperparathyroidism would be:
1. Impaired urinary elimination related to urinary calculi.
2. Decreased cardiac output related to heart failure secondary to hypocalcemia.
3. Risk for injury related to hypocalcemia leading to muscle spasms and convulsions.
4. Imbalanced nutrition: greater than body requirements related to increased appe-tite.
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Excessive calcium in the bloodstream leads to formation of calcium stones in the urinary system.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
REF: 996, Nursing Diagnoses, Goals, and Outcomes box OBJ: 4
TOP: Hyperparathyroidism—Nursing Diagnosis
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Nursing Diagnosis
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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