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Patients with diabetes can be alerted to their condition by an increased urine output. Patients with diabetes can experience increased urine output because:

A patient with a diagnosis of myasthenia gravis has required a mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer. The surgery was deemed a success, but the client has gone into a myasthenic crisis on postoperative day 1. Which of the following measures should the care team prioritize in this patients immediate care. (Basically – since this could be interpreted as a treatment question – I’m asking you, What is the most concerning manifestation of myasthenia crisis?)

Following the identification of low levels of T3 and T4 coupled with the presence of a goiter, a 28-year-old female has been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. In light of this diagnosis, which of the following assessment results would constitute an unexpected finding

A 3-year-old has just been diagnosed with Type 1a DM. Her parents are currently receiving education from the diabetes education nurse. How can the nurse best explain to the parents the etiology of their daughter’s DM?

The family of a multiple sclerosis client asks, “What psychological or physiological manifestations may we expect to see in our mother?” Which of the following would be included in the health care providers response.

A teenage female has been admitted for complications resulting from bulimia nervosa. She has abused laxatives for many years and has been self-inducing vomiting since the age of 9. The nurse’s admission assessment should pay close attention to which of the following common complications that can arise from this disorder EXCEPT?

Which of the following is an example of a macrovascular complication of diabetes mellitus:

Following an OGTT, a 36-year-old mother of 4 has been diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a problem that was not present in any of her previous pregnancies. What should her primary care provider tell her about this new health problem?

Johnny comes into clinic complaining of generalized fatigue. Dr. Fred takes his blood pressure and finds it to be 90/50 (his previously BP in last 5 visits averaged to be 134/86), and his resting heart rate was elevated. Dr. Fred orders some labs and finds that Johnny’s blood glucose levels were low (65mg/dl) and his potassium levels were high 6.5mmol/l. The results of Johnny’s endocrine panel show that his CRH and ACTH levels were higher than normal, but cortisol and aldosterone levels were extremely low. How would you classify this endocrine disorder

Kwashiorkor is a form of protein energy malnutrition that results in the characteristic swollen abdomen from peripheral edema. Which of the following mechanisms explains the development of edema