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please answer the following
#1 Which food does the nurse teach the client with hypoparathyroidism to avoid in their diet?
milk
client with hypoparathyroidism must include foods that are rich in calcium and low in phosphorus. diet should include soy milk in the diet which is low in phosphorus. Foods such as milk, yogurt, and cheese are to be avoided because of their high phosphorus content.
#2 Which nursing intervention helps to prevent adrenocortical insufficiency
Ans Reducing high-dose steroid therapy gradually. Otherwise the sudden stopping of steroid will cause padrenocortical insuffiecy. cant use diuretics or low sodium diet here as al already patient is losing salt and water
#3 Which of the following is a common diagnostic study for patients with upper gastrointestinal disorder?
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy. barium enema is for lower GI symprtoms. Other options are not diagnostic
#4 A nurse is caring for a 57-year-old Hispanic male who was recently diagnosed with Cushing’s disease. Which of the following laboratory tests validate the diagnosis?
Elevated urine cortisol level values > 300 micro gm / day is diagnostic
Decreased late-night salivary cortisol test is a screening test
#5 A nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which of the following medications would the nurse expect the provider to order?
Pantoprazole (a proton pump inhibitor) is first line medication in GERD
#6 A nursing is caring for a patient recently diagnosed with pancreatitis. Which of the following are treatment options for pancreatitis?
All of the following
#7James is a 56-year-old male who was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Which of the following diagnostic tests would correlate with this diagnosis?
No change in haemoglobin is expected in diabetes
#8 The nurse identifies which lab result is consistent with a client’s diagnosis of hyperthyroidism?
Increased serum T3 and T4 levels
#9 Which of the following is hallmark assessment finding in a client with hyperthyroidism?
heat intolerance