A 55-year-old woman is admitted to the ED with a temperature of 105o F (40.5oC), blood pressure 180/110 mmHg, pulse rate 120 beats/minute, and respiratory rate 36 breaths/minute. She shows signs of dehydration and states that she has been experiencing muscle weakness and bone pain for the past week. She has a history of Grave’s disease. The physician diagnoses thyroid crisis. The nurse would assess this patient for signs of:

The nurse would expect the initial treatment of this patient to include all of the following except:

The nurse would expect the management of a patient with HHNK to differ from that of a patient with DKA because the patient with HHNK requires:

A 55-year-old woman is admitted to the ED with a temperature of 105o F (40.5oC), blood pressure 180/110 mmHg, pulse rate 120 beats/minute, and respiratory rate 36 breaths/minute. She shows signs of dehydration and states that she has been experiencing muscle weakness and bone pain for the past week. She has a history of Grave’s disease. The physician diagnoses thyroid crisis. Which nursing measure would be inappropriate in controlling a patient’s pyrexia that is in thyroid crisis?

A 65-year-old woman is brought to the ED by ambulance after fainting. Physical examination reveals central-type obesity with a fatty buffalo hump in the neck, hirsutism, thin and fragile extremities with ecchymotic areas, hypertension, and mild congestive heart failure. She informs the nurse that she has experienced extreme weakness and fatigue during the past month and that her sleep patterns have become altered. The nurse realizes that the patient’s signs and symptoms are characteristic of:

A 55-year-old woman is admitted to the ED with a temperature of 105o F (40.5oC), blood pressure 180/110 mmHg, pulse rate 120 beats/minute, and respiratory rate 36 breaths/minute. She shows signs of dehydration and states that she has been experiencing muscle weakness and bone pain for the past week. She has a history of Grave’s disease. The physician diagnoses thyroid crisis. The patient begins to complain of bone pain and thirst. The nurse notes a decreased level of consciousness and hypotonicity of muscles. Which laboratory findings should be monitored in this situation?

A 65-year-old woman is brought to the ED by ambulance after fainting. Physical examination reveals central-type obesity with a fatty buffalo hump in the neck, hirsutism, thin and fragile extremities with ecchymotic areas, hypertension, and mild congestive heart failure. She informs the nurse that she has experienced extreme weakness and fatigue during the past month and that her sleep patterns have become altered. The nurse realizes that the patient’s signs and symptoms are characteristic of:

Which electrolyte imbalance would the nurse expect a patient to have in myxedema coma?

The clinical signs and symptoms of acute adrenal crisis are caused by:

Which diagnostic test is the best indicator for a patient with adrenal crisis?