Endocrine System
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| What is the master gland? | Pituitary Gland
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| What are the hormones of the Anterior Pituitary gland? | GH-growth hormone, TSH-Thyroid stimulating hormone, ACTH- Adrenocorticotropic hormone
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| What are the posterior Pituitary hormomones? | ADH-Antidiuretic hormone
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| What is an underproduction of growth hormone called? And what is the treatment for this? | Dwarfism, treatment-lifelong hormone replacement
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| What is hypersecretion of growth hormone in adulthood called? | acromegaly
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| For a transphenoid hypophysectomy (removal of the pituitary gland) What should the nurse monitor for post Op? | Post op halo-blood seperates from fluid- test for glucose in CSF (more accurate than halo)
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| What are the signs and symptoms of acromegaly? | hyperglycemia, CHF-enlarged heart and liver, visual disturbances, HTN, and sleep apnea
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| What is Diabetes Insipidus? | ADH insufficiency= excess fluid excretion
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| Treatment for Hypernatremia (not enough ADH) | desmopressin-vasopressin (intranasal)
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| SIADH is a continous release of ADH so what happens to water and sodium levels? | Water is retained and sodium levels decrease because diluted
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| What is the treatment for SIADH (too much ADH hyponatremia) | fluid restriction, diuretics, hypertonic saline solution, and TQ (Treat the underlying cause)
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| Synthroid has an interaction with insulin. What does it do? | It will increase glucose and insulin need.
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| What is hypothyroidism and what is the treatment? | TQ-lifelong hormone replacement, hashimotos disease T3 and T4 decreased, TSH increased, decreased metabolism.
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| What results from untreated hypothyroid coma, resp. failure, hypotention, hypothermia, shock, and death... what are these symptoms and signs of? | Myxedema Coma
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| With Radioactive iodine | no radiation precautions
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| Where is the incision for a Thyroidectomy and what should be kept at the bedside? | incision in anterior neck AIRWAY! Keep emergency trach equipment at bedside.
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| What is Graves Disease? | Hyperthyroidism- an autoimmune disorder - antibodies attach to the TSH causing overproduction of thyroid hormone.
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| What is a Goiter? | Enlarged thyroid gland and treatment is radioactive iodine- no radiation percations for radioactive iodine (TQ)
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| What is uncontrolled hyperthyroidism that manifests quickly? | Thyroid storm
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| What are the signs and symptoms of a thyroid storm? | Fever, tachy, HTN, triggered by trauma, infection, DKA, pregnancy
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| Increased Parathyroid hormone causes reabsorption of calcium (kidney stones) | Hyperparathyroidism=increased bone loss because of loss of calcium
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| Hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism cause what? | brittle bones (osteoporosis)
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| What happens when a person has hypoparathyroidism (low PTH)? | tetany due to decreased serum calcium (muscle cramping, spasms, numbness)
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| What is Trousseaus sign? (hypoparathyroidism) | spasm of arm
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| What is chvosteks sign?(hypoparathyroidism) | Twitch of face
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| What are signs of hypoparathyroidism | spasm of arm (trousseaus sign), twitch of face (chvosteks sign) and serum calcium decreased
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| What is a diet for hypoparathyroidism? | high calcium/ low phosphate. (avoid milk, yogurt, and processed cheese because high in phosphate)
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| What does the adrenal medulla secrete (TQ)? | catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine)
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| What are the 5 H's of cancer of the medulla? (TQ) | 5 H's Hypertension, headache, hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), hypermetabolism, hyperglycemia
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| What is addision disease and what are the signs and symptoms of this disease? (TQ) | Adrenocortical insufficiency, hypovolimia, hypotension, increased skin pigmentation, glucose decreased, sodium decreased, potassium decreased, adrenocortical hormone decreased. Treatment increase sodium intake with meals
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| What is cushings syndrome? | adrenal overproduction or long term steroid use. Hypertension due to NA+ and H20 retention
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| What are the signs and symptoms of cushings syndrome? | round, fat abdomen, moon face, thin extremities, increased glucose, increased sodium, decreasesd potassium, easy bruising.,
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