Pharmacological Applications<\/p>\n
Mrs. Janie Smith A 30 year old woman visits her family physician complaining that she has been experiencing unusual fatigue, lethargy, intolerance to cold, and weight gain. At the visit her vital signs are BP 100\/58mm\/hgR16, and T 97.8F.<\/p>\n
What thyroid disorder do these symptoms suggest?<\/p>\n
What laboratory test results would the nurse expect to see for this patient if she is hypothyroid?<\/p>\n
After appropriate history and physical examination, and laboratory studies, the patient is diagnosed with primary hypothyroidism and started on levothyroxine (Synthroid) 100 mcg once a day. What teaching should the nurse provide about expected timing for relief of symptoms?<\/p>\n
What teaching should the nurse provide to this patient about administration of levothyroxine (Synthroid)?<\/p>\n
The nurse should teach about possible adverse effects of levothyroxine. What adverse effects warrant notifying the prescriber?<\/p>\n
The patient tells the nurse that her sister has asked for some of her thyroid pills to help her lose weight. She wants to know if this would be a problem. How should the nurse respond\/<\/p>\n
The patient returns for her 1 year checkup. She wonders if she still needs the medication because she sometimes forgets to take the drugs and does not feel any different on those days. How should the nurse respond?<\/p>\n
Dose Calculation Question: Mrs. Janie Smith is prescribed 100mcg of Levothyroxine (Synthroid) Levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.2 mg tablets are available. How many tablets should the nurse administer? _____________tablets.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Janie Smith asks the nurse about Over the Counter Medications (OTC). Which OTC should not be administered within hours of the administration of levothyroxine? ( Select all that apply)<\/p>\n
Aluminum hydroxide (Maalox)<\/p>\n
Calcium Carbonate (OsCal)<\/p>\n
Cimetidine (Tagamet)<\/p>\n
Ferrous Sulfate (iron supplement)<\/p>\n
Milk of Magnesia (MOM)<\/p>\n
Answer:_________________<\/p>\n
Mrs. Janie Smith shares with the nurse that she is pregnant. It is a priority for the nurse to teach a hypothyroid pregnant woman that adequate thyroid hormone replacement therapy is critical during which stage of pregnancy? Select the correct answer for the below multiple choice.<\/p>\n
First trimester<\/p>\n
Second trimester<\/p>\n
Third trimester<\/p>\n
Postpartum<\/p>\n
Answer:_________________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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