16 Best Syndrome Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

A female client with Cushing’s syndrome is admitted to the medical-surgical unit. During the admission assessment, nurse Tyzz notes that the client is agitated and irritable, has poor memory,...

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Answered: Nov 22, 2024

Depression

Agitation, irritability, poor memory, loss of appetite, and neglect of ones appearance may signal depression, which is common in clients with Cushings syndrome. Neuropathy...Read More

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Which complication should be suspected by the nurse? Nurse Ruth is assessing a client after a thyroidectomy. The assessment reveals muscle twitching and tingling, along with numbness in the...

E. Stanley, Technical writer
Answered: Jul 17, 2018

Thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure, involving the thyroid glands. One complication of the procedure is the accidental removal of the parathyroid glands. This results in deficiency of...Read More

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Nurse Ruth is assessing a client after a thyroidectomy. The assessment reveals muscle twitching and tingling, along with numbness in the fingers, toes, and mouth area. The nurse should suspect...

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Answered: Nov 22, 2024

Tetany

Tetany may result if the parathyroid glands are excised or damaged during thyroid surgery. Hemorrhage is a potential complication after thyroid surgery but is characterized by...Read More

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The nurse is assessing a postcraniotomy client and finds the urine output from a catheter is 1500 ml for the 1st hour and the same for the 2nd hour. The nurse should suspect: This question is...

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Answered: Nov 22, 2024

Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes insipidus is an abrupt onset of extreme polyuria that commonly occurs in clients after brain surgery. Cushings syndrome is excessive glucocorticoid secretion...Read More

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Which of the following conditions has the most likely developed? A firefighter who was involved in extinguishing a house fire is being treated for smoke inhalation. He develops severe hypoxia 48...

L. Sevigny, Doctor
Answered: Jan 04, 2019

Hypoxia is when a person’s body part has not had oxygen to that body part for a certain period of time. Hypoxia can pertain to the entire body or just one body part. There are certain...Read More

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What is the pathophysiology of Herpes zoster oticus?

John Smith
Answered: Nov 22, 2024

The primary pathophysiology is located in the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. Geniculate ganglion is found to be affected by human herpes virus type 3 i.e. (varicella zoster virus)....Read More

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What causes severe hypoxia?

John Smith
Answered: Nov 22, 2024

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Severe hypoxia after smoke inhalation typically is related to ARDS. The other choices arent typically associated with smoke inhalation.

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What is the nurseâ€™s first action at this time when a client who had thrombolytic therapy is receiving a continuous infusion of sodium heparin?

Vbabiy
Answered: Nov 22, 2024

Stop the heparin infusion immediately

P. 840, Physiological Integrity Based on the assessment data, the nurses first action should be to stop the heparin infusion, because the change in...Read More

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Which complication should the nurse suspect? Nurse Ruth is assessing a client after a thyroidectomy. The assessment reveals muscle twitching and tingling, along with numbness in the fingers, toes,...

M. Kennedy, Web Content Writer
Answered: Jan 09, 2019

A thyroidectomy is a procedure done to take out the thyroid from a person. This person may have issues with this gland including having cancer of this gland or trouble swallowing and the...Read More

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What are the clinical features of Ramsay Hunt syndrome?

Bergeront Tiffney, Computer Engineer
Answered: Jan 03, 2019

The patient will have a shingles rash, to start. Ramsay Hunt syndrome is when the patient has a shingles rash that has also affected a facial nerve near the ear. This means the shingles rash also...Read More

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What is the difference between Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndrome?

B. Denton, Traveler
Answered: May 26, 2020

Nephrotic and nephrotic syndromes are common childhood conditions that also involve edema and proteinuria. Although closely related, the difference between the two lies in the clinical features....Read More

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What is the difference between EDS and Marfan Syndrome?

C. OWENS, philanthropist
Answered: Jul 22, 2020

EDS stands for Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, while MFS stands for Marfan syndrome. More often than not, they are connected with each other in such a way that some people presume that if they have one,...Read More

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