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Medesa

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The nursing educator is teaching a group of new graduates about Addison's disease. What symptom would the educator identify as being characteristic of Addison's disease?
 
  A) Truncal obesity
  B) Hypertension
  C) Muscle weakness
  D) Moon face

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A patient who has had a total parathyroidectomy has returned to the unit from PACU. The nurse caring for the patient knows to assess for what complication following this surgery?
 
  A) Muscle twitching
  B) Hypercalcemia
  C) Hemorrhage
  D) Fatigue


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juliaf

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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Medesa

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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