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aabwk4

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Based on a 77-year-old client's signs and symptoms, the care team suspects an overactive thyroid gland. Which of the following components of assessment is most likely to yield information that is central to the diagnosis?
 
  A) A review of the client's medications, specifically the use of cardiac medications.
  B) Measurement of the patient's respiration rate, breath sounds, and oxygen saturation.
  C) Blood work that focuses on liver function.
  D) Assessment of renal function including a 24-hour urine.

Question 2

A nurse who is caring for a patient who is newly diagnosed with HIV knows that an effective teachinglearning program requires careful and deliberate planning.
 
  What priority question should a nurse ask himself or herself before initiating health education with a patient?
  A) What are the consequences if this person does not learn about his or her condition?
  B) How willing and able to learn is this person?
  C) Who is the best person to teach this patient?
  D) When is the best time to begin health education with this patient?



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Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Amiodarone is commonly implicated in cases of hyperthyroidism. Respiratory status and renal and liver function are not directly related to hyperthyroidism.

Answer to Question 2

B



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