NURS 4430 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Thyroid Hormones, Thyroid, Pituitary Gland
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Medsurg chapter 52: assessment and management of patients with. Role of endocrine system: orchestrating cellular interactions, metabolism, growth senescence. Joint pain: document, severity of changes, the way in which these changes have affected the patient"s ability to carry out. The pituitary gland: anatomic and physiologic overview, pituitary gland= master gland, anterior pituitary, major hormones: Diabetes insipidus: the most common disorder of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, characterized by: Inherited renal tubules do not react to adh: drug induced, caused by lithium carbohydrate or demeclocycline. The thyroid gland: controls cellular metabolic activity, produces: Increases calcium deposition in bones: pathophysiology, low thyroid secretion during neonatal and fetal development stunts physical and mental development, goiter growth, assessment. Inspect and palpate routinely in all patients: diagnostic evaluation, thyroid tests. Include in instructions: side effects, desired actions, medication administration, continuing to take mediation as prescribed, when to seek medical care, gerontologic considerations, hypothyroidism increases with age.
