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Answer the following questions:
A. Define hyperthyroidism.
B. What is Graves disease? How does this relate to hyperthyroidism?
C. What is a thyroid function test? What does it include? What are normal levels?
D. How is a diagnosis for hyperthyroidism made?
E. What would a nurse expect to assess in a patient with hyperthyroidism?
F. How is hyperthyroidism treated?
G. What is a thyroid storm? How is it diagnosed and treated?
H. What are major areas of education to include in a plan of care for a patient with hyperthyroidism?
I. Define hypothyroidism.
J. How is hypothyroidism diagnosed?
K. What lab values would support a diagnosis of hypothyroidism?
L. What would a nurse expect to assess in a patient with hypothyroidism?
M. What is Hashimoto's disease? How is it related to hypothyroidism?
N. What is Myxedema? How is it related to hypothyroidism?
O. What is a myxedema coma?
P. How is hypothyroidism treated?
Q. What are major areas of education to include in a plan of care for a patient with hypothyroidism?