Exam 1: NR293 / NR 293 (Latest
Update 2024 / 2025) Pharmacology for Nursing Practice | Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
A drug possessing antagonistic hormonal effects...
Answer:
will have opposite therapeutic effects
Question:
Adverse effects resulting from vasopressins include which changes within the body?
Answer:
fever, vertigo, headache, nausea, heartburn, cramps, uterine cramping, increased blood pressure, nasal congestion, tremors, sweating
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Question:
hypothyroidism symptoms
Answer:
intolerance to cold unintentional weight gain dry, brittle hair and nails fatigue, goiter (medical term for an enlarged thyroid gland caused by overstimulation of the thyroid gland)
Question:
Levothyroxine
Answer:
thyroid replacement in clients with hypothyroidism replaces missing endogenous thyroxine (T4) to restore homeostasis
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Adverse effects of Levothyroxine
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Cardiac dysrhythmia (remember ABC's) tachycardia, palpitations, angina, hypertension, insomnia, tremors, headache, anxiety, nausea, diarrhea, weight loss, sweating, heat intolerance
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Hyperthyroidism
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over-secretion of T3 and T4
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Hyperthyroidism causes
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Graves' disease, thyroiditis, high iodine intake
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Symptoms of hyperthyroidism
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diarrhea flushing irritability sleep disorders
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