Endocrine system and disorders

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I'm a second semester nursing studing (lpn) and im having a test on the endocrine system and disorders real soon. I would like some help with this system because i clearly don't have a good understanding and have read the same page three times. Is there anybody lpn,lvn,or rn who has notes on the eendocrine system and willing to email them to me. [email protected] thanks

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I sent you an email, no notes, but more than willing to help with such an important, under taught subject.

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Endocrine Diseases: thyroid, parathyroid adrenal and diabetes - EndocrineWeb

Chapter13 Lecture Outline

myxedema/hypothyroidism: slowed physical and mental function, sensitivity to cold, dry skin and hair

graves’ disease/hyperthyroidism: accelerated physical and mental function; sensitivity to heat, fine/soft hair

thyroid storm: increased temp, pulse and htn

post-thyroidectomy: semi-fowler’s, prevent ncek flexion/hyperextension, trach at bedside

hypo-parathyroid: cats – convulsions, arrhythmias, tetany, spasms, stridor (decreased calcium), high ca, low phosphorus diet

hyper-parathyroid: fatigue, muscle weakness, renal calculi, back and joint pain (increased calcium), low ca, high phosphorus diet

hypovolemia – incrased temp, rapid/weak pulse, increase respiration, hypotension, anxiety, urine specific gravity >1.030

hypervolemia – bounding pulse, sob, dyspnea, rares/crackles, peripheral edema, htn, urine specific gravity

diabetes insipidus (decreased adh): excessive urine output and thirst, dehydration, weakness, administer pitressin

siadh (increased adh): change in loc, decreased deep tendon reflexes, tachycardia, n/v/a, ha; administer declomycin, diuretics

hypokalemia: muscle ewakness, dysrhythmias, increase k (raisins, bananas, apricots, oranges, beans, potatoes, carrots, celery)

hyperkalemia: murder – muscle weakness, urine (oliguria/anuria), respiratory depression, decreased cardiac contractility, ecg changes, reflexes

hyponatremia: nausea, muscle cramps, increased icp, muscular twitching, convulsion; osmotic diuretics, fluids

hypernatremia: increased temp, weakness, disorientation/delusions, hypotension, tachycardia; hypotonic solution

hypocalcemia: cats – convulsions, arrhythmias, tetany, spasms and stridor

hypercalcemia: muscle weakness, lack of coordination, abdominal pain, confusion, absent tendon reflexes, sedative effect on cns

hypomg: tremors, tetany, seizures, dyrshythmias, depression, confusion, dysphagia; dig toxicity

hypermg: depresses the cns, hypotension, facial flushing, muscle ewakness, absent deep tendon reflexes, shallow respirations, emergency

addison’s: hypona, hyperk, hypoglycemia, dark pigmentation, decreased resistance to stress, fractures, alopecia, weight loss, gi distress

cushings: hyperna, hypok, hyperglycemia, prone to infection, muscle wasting, weakness, edema, htn, hirsutism, moonface/buffalo hump

addisonian crisis: n/v, confusion, abdominal pain, extreme weakness, hypoglycemia, dehydration, decreased bp

pheochromocytoma: hypersecretion of epi/norepi, persistent htn, increased hr, hyperglycemia, diaphoresis, tremor, pounding ha; avoid stress, frequent bating and rest breaks, avoid cold and stimulating foods, surgery to remove tumor

http://freenursetutor.com/topics-to-study/endocrine-system.html

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/anatomy_of_the_endocrine_system/article_em.htm

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Endocrine Diseases: thyroid, parathyroid adrenal and diabetes - EndocrineWeb

Chapter13 Lecture Outline

myxedema/hypothyroidism: slowed physical and mental function, sensitivity to cold, dry skin and hair

graves’ disease/hyperthyroidism: accelerated physical and mental function; sensitivity to heat, fine/soft hair

thyroid storm: increased temp, pulse and htn

post-thyroidectomy: semi-fowler’s, prevent ncek flexion/hyperextension, trach at bedside

hypo-parathyroid: cats – convulsions, arrhythmias, tetany, spasms, stridor (decreased calcium), high ca, low phosphorus diet

hyper-parathyroid: fatigue, muscle weakness, renal calculi, back and joint pain (increased calcium), low ca, high phosphorus diet

hypovolemia – incrased temp, rapid/weak pulse, increase respiration, hypotension, anxiety, urine specific gravity >1.030

hypervolemia – bounding pulse, sob, dyspnea, rares/crackles, peripheral edema, htn, urine specific gravity

diabetes insipidus (decreased adh): excessive urine output and thirst, dehydration, weakness, administer pitressin

siadh (increased adh): change in loc, decreased deep tendon reflexes, tachycardia, n/v/a, ha; administer declomycin, diuretics

hypokalemia: muscle ewakness, dysrhythmias, increase k (raisins, bananas, apricots, oranges, beans, potatoes, carrots, celery)

hyperkalemia: murder – muscle weakness, urine (oliguria/anuria), respiratory depression, decreased cardiac contractility, ecg changes, reflexes

hyponatremia: nausea, muscle cramps, increased icp, muscular twitching, convulsion; osmotic diuretics, fluids

hypernatremia: increased temp, weakness, disorientation/delusions, hypotension, tachycardia; hypotonic solution

hypocalcemia: cats – convulsions, arrhythmias, tetany, spasms and stridor

hypercalcemia: muscle weakness, lack of coordination, abdominal pain, confusion, absent tendon reflexes, sedative effect on cns

hypomg: tremors, tetany, seizures, dyrshythmias, depression, confusion, dysphagia; dig toxicity

hypermg: depresses the cns, hypotension, facial flushing, muscle ewakness, absent deep tendon reflexes, shallow respirations, emergency

addison’s: hypona, hyperk, hypoglycemia, dark pigmentation, decreased resistance to stress, fractures, alopecia, weight loss, gi distress

cushings: hyperna, hypok, hyperglycemia, prone to infection, muscle wasting, weakness, edema, htn, hirsutism, moonface/buffalo hump

addisonian crisis: n/v, confusion, abdominal pain, extreme weakness, hypoglycemia, dehydration, decreased bp

pheochromocytoma: hypersecretion of epi/norepi, persistent htn, increased hr, hyperglycemia, diaphoresis, tremor, pounding ha; avoid stress, frequent bating and rest breaks, avoid cold and stimulating foods, surgery to remove tumor

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Wow this is great!!

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Wow this is great!!
You jut have to know how to organize information for what you NEED...kind of like a care plan.
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Thanks for the help im getting a better understanding now....hyper is too much hypo is too little but we are being tested on the diseases as well s/s how to treat it what causes it if i can get some help with that as well i would really appreciate it

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