Thyroid Crisis and Emergency Nursing

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What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?

  • Graves' disease (correct)
  • Toxic multinodular adenoma
  • Thyrotoxic crisis
  • Myxedema coma

What is the critically severe form of hyperthyroidism known as?

  • Thyroid storm (correct)
  • Myxedema coma
  • Toxic multinodular adenoma
  • Thyroxine crisis

What are the hormones secreted by the thyroid gland?

  • Triiodothyronine (T3), Tetraiodothyronine (T4), and Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
  • Tetraiodothyronine (T4), Triiodothyronine (T3), and Calcitonin (correct)
  • Thyroxine (T3), Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), and Calcitonin
  • Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), Thyroxine (T4), and Triiodothyronine (T3)

What is the ratio of secretion of T4 to T3?

<p>15:1 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are common risk factors for thyrotoxic crisis?

<p>Infection, stress, and medications (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood out to the rest of the body?

<p>Left ventricle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the SA node in the heart?

<p>Generating electrical impulses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the ECG P wave indicate?

<p>Atrial contraction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of dysrhythmia is characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atria, leading to ineffective pumping of blood?

<p>Atrial fibrillation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the AV node in the heart's electrical conduction system?

<p>Transmitting impulses to the ventricles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood to the rest of the body?

<p>Left ventricle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the AV node in the heart's electrical conduction system?

<p>Conducting the electrical impulse from the atria to the ventricles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a P wave indicate in an ECG?

<p>Contraction of the atria (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the heart's 'natural pacemaker', the SA node?

<p>Generating electrical impulses to initiate heartbeats (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the normal range of heartbeats per minute for a healthy heart?

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