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Question No.1: The nurse is caring for a client with myxedema. Which of the following would indicate to the nurse that the client’s condition is deteriorating?
A. An increase in pulse rate and respirations
B. Cold skin and episodes of chills
C. Client complaints of palpitations
D. Difficulty in arousing the client for medications
Answer: D. Difficulty in arousing the client for medications
The most life-threatening complication for the client with myxedema is myxedema
coma. This client already has decreased metabolism and as the condition worsens,
cardiac, respiratory, and neurological systems slow down even more. The client then goes
into a coma and may die from circulatory and respiratory collapse. If a client with
myxedema becomes unable to be aroused, the client may be progressing into a coma.
In
myxedema the client experiences a decrease in pulse rate and respirations, has cold skin,
and often has complaints of being chilled due to the decreased metabolic rate. Clients
with increased metabolism complain of palpitations.
Question No.1: The nurse is caring for a client with myxedema. Which of the following would indicate to the nurse that the client’s condition is deteriorating?
A. An increase in pulse rate and respirations
B. Cold skin and episodes of chills
C. Client complaints of palpitations
D. Difficulty in arousing the client for medications
Answer: D. Difficulty in arousing the client for medications
The most life-threatening complication for the client with myxedema is myxedema
coma. This client already has decreased metabolism and as the condition worsens,
cardiac, respiratory, and neurological systems slow down even more. The client then goes
into a coma and may die from circulatory and respiratory collapse. If a client with
myxedema becomes unable to be aroused, the client may be progressing into a coma.
In
myxedema the client experiences a decrease in pulse rate and respirations, has cold skin,
and often has complaints of being chilled due to the decreased metabolic rate. Clients
with increased metabolism complain of palpitations.