Term
| mechanism of action radioactive therapy |
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Definition
| destroys the hyperactive thyroid tissue with essentially no damage to other tissues in the body |
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Term
| pt.with thyroid replacementtherapy is reciving digoxin what should nursee expect with glycoside medications |
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Definition
| gradually increace in the glycoside will be necessary to maintane adequate theraputic activities |
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Term
| machanism of action of glycocosteroids |
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Definition
| hypothalamic pituitary axis regulatesbsecration of cortisol by increasing or deacreasing corticotropic release facror from hypotalamus. CRF stimulates ACTH from pituitary,ACTH stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol |
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Term
| names of minaralocorticoids |
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Definition
| Fludrocortison, Aldosteron |
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Term
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Definition
| cordison, hydrocortisone, prednison |
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Term
| diabetic patient taking glucocorticoids should watch for |
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Definition
| haperglycemea, as side effect of glucocorticoids nurse shouled expect doctor increase insulin dose |
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Term
| what should nurse expect if pt. taking glucocorticoids and still have problems |
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Definition
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Term
| indication od glucocorticoids |
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Definition
| antiinflammatn, anti allergy, immunosupresent |
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Term
| glucocorticoids can couse |
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Definition
| buffalo hump, facial edema, thining of extremities, fatty deposits in scapular called buffalo hump |
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Term
| which lab values shouled be cheked with pt. who takes antithyroid medication |
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Definition
| CBC, Thyroid hormone, BUN,serum creatinin, liver enzyme |
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