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I need some help with the Study Guide: Where to hopefully find the answers to these questions are in the textbooks Lippincott CoursePoint Enhanced for Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing Chapter 9, 13 & 45-46, & ATI RN Adult Medical Surgical Nursing Edition 11.0 Chapter 4, 76-83, & 93.

 

Adrenal

Know signs and symptoms of Addison’s disease
Know diet recommendations for Addison’s disease
Know signs and symptoms of Cushing’s disease 
Know diet recommendations for Cushing’s disease
Know the main hormones behind Addison’s and Cushing’s disease
Know what findings are dangerous for patients with Cushing’s disease and Addison’s disease
Be able to teach a patient how to monitor their Addison’s or Cushing’s disease at home

Diabetes

Know the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Know the role of insulin and glucagon 
Know the risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes
Know what and how to interpret A1c levels and what the goals are for managing diabetes
Understand and know what teaching you must do with a newly diagnosed diabetes patient
Know signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia
Know what to do if someone is hypoglycemic
Know how much carbs to give if hypoglycemic
Know the precautions and rules around giving glucagon
Know the precautions and rules around giving D10% (amp versus IV bag)
Know how to mix NPH and Regular insulin
Know when a patient should eat after taking insulin
Know how to recognize hyperglycemia
Know the signs and symptoms of DKA
Know how to treat DKA
Know the signs and symptoms of HHS
Know how to treat HHS
Know risk factors for DKA and HHS

Hypothalamus

Know what ADH does in the body
Know how SIADH affects urine output, urine osmolality, serum osmolality and sodium levels. 
Know how DI affects urine output, urine osmolality, serum osmolality and sodium levels. 
Know the signs and symptoms of DI and SIADH

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