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

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:

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

All of the following nursing diagnoses would be appropriate for a patient with HHNK except:

Which fluid replacement method would the nurse expect to administer to a patient with adrenal crisis?

The nurse knows that emergency management of a comatose patient with hypoglycemia includes:

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:

The nurse draws blood for arterial blood gas analysis. Measurements reveal pH, 7.28: PO2, 50 mmHg, PCO2, 64 mmHg, and HCO3 – 20 mEq/L. Based on these findings, the nurse would expect to:

The nurse would assess for hyperkalemia by observing for which EKG change:

A 58-year-old man arrives at the ED, diaphoretic and complaining of severe pain in the right side. He informs the nurse that he had been walking his dog when he suddenly felt a horrible pain. Assessment findings reveal that his blood pressure is 160/70 mmHg, pulse 124 beats/minute and regular, temperature 98.6o F (37oC), and respiratory rate 24 breaths/minute. His abdomen, when palpated, reveals tenderness in the right flank. Urinalysis indicates RBCs in the urine. The patient has a history of hypertension and no known allergies. The physician diagnoses renal calculi and requests a consultation with the urologist. The nurse would expect the history of a patient with renal calculi to reveal a previous diagnosis of: