Which of the Following Would Indicate to the Nurse That

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would indicate to the nurse that treatment was effective in a patient being treated with propylthiouracil?

• A) Patient reports sleeping 12 hr a day.
• B) Fine tremors noted in both hands.
• C) Patient gains 2 pounds in 4 days.
• D) Pulse is 110 bpm.

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Definitions:

Antidiuretic Hormone

Posterior pituitary hormone that affects urine formation and blood pressure; encourages water reabsorption in the kidney.

Aldosterone

Adrenal hormone that encourages sodium reabsorption by the kidney; concentrates the urine.

Bowman's Capsule

A part of the nephron in the kidney that encloses the glomerulus and where filtration of blood plasma begins in the process of urine formation.

Glomerulus

Cluster of leaky capillaries enclosed by a Bowman’s capsule.