Reference no: EM133653224
Questions:
A. Define Addison's Disease (AD).
B. What are characteristics of AD? How is it diagnosed?
C. What would a nurse expect to assess on a patient with AD?
D. What interventions would a nurse include in the care plan for a patient with AD?
E. What is an Addison Crisis?
F. What are the characteristics of an Addison Crisis?
G. How is an Addison Crisis treated?
H. Define Cushing's Disease? What causes it?
I. How is it diagnosed? What re the three P's?
J. What would a nurse expect to assess on a patient with Cushing's?
K. How is Cushing's treated?
L. Define Hypopituitarism. What causes it?
M. What are characterisitcs of hypopituitarism?
N. How is it treated?
O. Define Acromegaly. What causes it?
P. What are characteristics of it?
Q. How is Acromegaly treated?
R. Define Sydrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH) What causes it?
S. What is occurring with this syndrome? What would a nurse expect to assess on a patient with SIADH?
T. How is SIADH treated?
U. Define Diabetes Insipidus (DI). What causes it?
V. What are the symptoms of DI?
W. How is DI treated?