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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?

15:1 Signup and view all the answers

What are common risk factors for thyrotoxic crisis?

Infection, stress, and medications Signup and view all the answers

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

Left ventricle Signup and view all the answers

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

Generating electrical impulses Signup and view all the answers

What does the ECG P wave indicate?

Atrial contraction 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?

Atrial fibrillation Signup and view all the answers

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

Transmitting impulses to the ventricles Signup and view all the answers

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

Left ventricle Signup and view all the answers

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

Conducting the electrical impulse from the atria to the ventricles Signup and view all the answers

What does a P wave indicate in an ECG?

Contraction of the atria Signup and view all the answers

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

Generating electrical impulses to initiate heartbeats Signup and view all the answers

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

60 - 100 Signup and view all the answers

Thyroid Crisis and Emergency Nursing

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Questions and Answers

What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?

What is the critically severe form of hyperthyroidism known as?

What are the hormones secreted by the thyroid gland?

What is the ratio of secretion of T4 to T3?

What are common risk factors for thyrotoxic crisis?

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

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

What does the ECG P wave indicate?

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

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

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

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

What does a P wave indicate in an ECG?

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

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

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