| SMBG | | Teaching the importance of exercise to a Type 2 diabetic, you explain that exercise does what? |
| low sodium | | A long term complication of diabetes mellitus |
| Propylthiouracil | | Congenital hypothyroidism is called this. |
| Polyuria | | This is an oral hypoglycemic agent that helps to control diabetes. |
| Renal Failure | | This symptom indicates hyperglycemia in a newly diagnosed diabetic |
| Glucagon | | Addison's is caused by... |
| Glycosylated hemoglobin | | The trade name for the hormone secreted by the adrenal medualla is... |
| Adrenalin | | After removal of the posterior pituitary, the pt must take this medication. |
| T3 T4 TSH | | These are the signs and symptoms to look for in diabetic screening |
| Reduces blood glucose levels | | A symptom of Graves disease is this.... |
| Humalog | | The most likely diet recommended for the pt with Addison's |
| Negetive Feedback System | | This medication is administered after a severe insulin reaction. |
| ADH | | This drug is given 10-14 days before a thyroidectomy |
| tracheostomy tray | | This is an example of an intermediate acting insulin. |
| Cretinism | | The parathyroid hormone regulates this.... |
| Polyuria | | A patient diagnosed with diabetes insipidus has a deficiency of this. |
| NPH | | Steroids are NOT given to patients with these. |
| Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex | | A synthetic form of ADH |
| Myxedema | | This human insulin has an onset of action of 15 minutes. |
| Glucotrol | | To prepare for post op complications related to thyroidectomy, this item should be at the bedside... |
| Polyuria Polydipsia Polyphagia | | This will reduce or eliminate symptoms of hypoglycemia |
| Intolerance to cold | | Hormones are released into the system by this method |
| Sedatives | | This drug decreases the activity of an overproductive thyroid |
| High Fever | | A subjective symptom of myxedema is this.... |
| Blood Calcium | | To treat acromegaly the pt. undergoes transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. Post operatively, where is the best place to assess for bleeding? |
| Transplants | | When to draw a postprandial blood glucose... |
| Pitressin | | A pt with a thyroid deficiency is susceptible to respiratory depression from these.... |
| Lugols solution | | What a newly diagnosed diabetic uses to furnish valuable immediate feedback on glucose levels |
| 2 hours after meal | | The tests to diagnose Graves disease are.... |
| exopthalmos | | This sign most indicates that the postop thyroidectomy pt is developing thyroid disease. |
| Pitressin | | This laboratory test result is most important to monitor when determining how effectively the patient's diabetes is being managed over a long period of time.... |
| Nose | | Synthroid is used to treat this. |
| Complex Carbohydrates | | The sign most sugegestive that the patient with Type 2 diabetes is developing hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome (HHNS) |
