The Patient Has Severe Hyperthyroidism and Will Have Surgery Tomorrow

question 3

Multiple Choice

The patient has severe hyperthyroidism and will have surgery tomorrow. What assessment is most important for the nurse to assess in order to detect development of the acid-base imbalance for which the patient has highest risk?

• A) Urine output and color
• B) Level of consciousness
• C) Heart rate and blood pressure
• D) Lung sounds in lung bases

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Definitions:

Genes

The basic physical and functional units of heredity, made up of DNA, that determine specific characteristics by encoding proteins.

Polygenetic Effects

The influence on a trait that results from the interaction of many different genes.

Dominant Gene Pair

is two alleles of a gene where both are dominant, leading to the dominant trait being expressed in the organism.

Recessive Gene Pair

Two copies of a gene on a chromosome that must both be present for a recessive trait to be expressed.