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During initiation of thyroid replacement therapy for an elderly woman, which assessment is most important for the nurse to assess?

Why does the nurse ask the patient care technician to do a blood glucose level on the newly admitted stroke patient? 

The nurse should monitor the patient, who received radioiodine therapy for the treatment of Grave’s disease, for which common complication?

When teaching a patient new to clopidogrel (Plavix), what will the nurse want to include in their teachings? 

A patient with a history of hypothyroidism presents with periorbital edema and a thickened tongue. The nurse should assess for signs of which condition?

At what time will the next PTT level need to be drawn? [BLANK-1]

A 62 year old female diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease mentions to the nurse that her movement was once well controlled with Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa).  However, she is experiencing her movement “freezing” more frequently.  What is the patient most likely experiencing?

A 72-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department with a diagnosis of an acute left stroke. Which of the following assessment data would prevent him from receiving tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)?

A patient’s thyroid panel is:  LabResultNormal RangeTSH0.1 mU/mL0.3-5 mU/mLT3225 ng/dL80-220 ng/dLT414 mcg/dL5-12 mcg/dLDirections: For each nursing intervention below, choose indicated (appropriate or necessary) or contraindicated (could be harmful)

Which symptom should alert the nurse that a patient is experiencing tetany?