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torybrooks

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The nurse is discussing the results of laboratory findings with an older client who is complaining of weight gain. The nurse should explain to the client that:
 
  1. weight gain occurs due to the normal decrease of triiodothyronine.
  2. the thyroid gland increases activity with advancing age.
  3. the pancreas fails to secrete enzymes and weight gain results.
  4. a decrease in phosphorous causes weight gain.

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to assess a client's endocrine function. Which subjective information should the nurse assess in this client?
 
  1. If the client experiences edema in the fingers
  2. How the client prepares meals
  3. If the client experiences numbness and tingling around the mouth
  4. If the client's breath sounds are normal



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 1

1. The thyroid fibroses with age causing a decrease of triiodothyronine that lowers the metabolic rate and causes a weight increase.
2. The thyroid function decreases with age.
3. The pancreatic enzymes do not affect weight, but the digestion of food.
4. A decrease of phosphorous affects the bone status, not weight.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 3

1. Edema of the fingers does not refer to any endocrine disorder.
2. Preparing meals is not relevant to the endocrine system.
3. Numbness and tingling around the mouth could indicate that the client experiences low blood sugar or a calcium imbalance.
4. The client does not normally listen to breath sounds. That is an objective assessment by the nurse.



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