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What assessment findings would the nurse expect to see in a patient who overdosed on levothyroxine (Synthroid)?
 
  A) Nervousness, tachycardia, tremors
  B) Somnolence, bradycardia, paresthesia
  C) Hyperglycemia, hypertension, edema
  D) Buffalo hump, constipation, sodium loss

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The nurse receives a patient into the postanaesthesia care unit who has had surgery using the anesthetic agent methohexital. The nurse anticipates the patient's need for what in the postoperative period?
 
  A) Assistance in maintaining respirations
  B) Assistance in moving lower extremities
  C) Positioning in Semi-Fowler's position
  D) Analgesia to control the patient's pain


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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More pronounced adverse effects of levothyroxine would be seen including tremors, headache, nervousness, palpitations, tachycardia, allergic skin reactions, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting. Somnolence, bradycardia, and paresthesia would be more likely with insufficient drug intake, which would cause hypothyroidism and other symptoms. Hyperglycemia, edema, buffalo hump, constipation, or sodium loss would not be associated with excess thyroid hormone.

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Methohexital lacks analgesic properties so the patient may require postoperative analgesics to control pain. The patient who has surgery under methohexital does not generally require assistance in maintaining respirations or assistance in moving their lower extremities. They also do not generally require positioning in a semi-Fowler's position.


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