Cushing's/Addison's
Cushing's & Addison's Awareness Quiz
Test your knowledge about Cushing's and Addison's diseases with this comprehensive quiz! This quiz will help you understand the symptoms, laboratory findings, and management strategies for both conditions.
Key points to learn:
- Identify risk factors for Cushing's and Addison's
- Understand laboratory findings associated with each condition
- Learn about patient education for managing symptoms
What lab findings would you NOT see with Cushing's?
Hypernatremia
Hyperglycemia
Hypercalcemia
Hypokalemia
What patient are at risk for Cushing's? SATA
Patient w/ pituitary adenoma
Patient w/ TB
Patient w/ pancreatic cancer
Patient being treated w/ glucocorticoid for asthma
Patient w/ HIV-III
What should you teach your patient to do if they have Cushing's or Addison's? SATA
Daily weights
How to check glucose
S/s of infection
Skin-care
Proper medication administration
Your patient presents to the clinic with a BP 167/98, +3/4 pitting edema, bruising on the lower extremities, and weight gain of 3 kg. They have a history of taking glucocorticoids daily for their asthma. What disease do you suspect?
SIADH
Addison's
DI
Cushing's
An Addison's patient presents to the ED with dry skin, severe weight loss, vomiting, sweating, tremors, and HR of 57. What are your PRIORITY interventions? SATA
Place patient on cardiac monitor
Check blood glucose
Notify provider
Check vitals
Check orientation to person, time, place
Charles the Cushing patient has a potassium of 2.9. Which order from the physician will you question?
12-lead ECG STAT
Begin IV infusion of KCl 10 mmol in NS 0.29% 100 mL over one hour
IVP potassium 20 meq STAT
Recheck of vitals STAT
Which of the following are risk factors/causes of Addison's? SATA
Tuberculosis
Abdominal radiation therapy
Rheumatoid arthritis
Hemorrhage
Pituitary tumors
Long-term use of corticosteroids
Addy the Addison's patient presents to the ED with severe fatigue, BS 45, Hgb 9, Hct 27, Na 120, and K 6.1. What interventions will be put in place? SATA
Cardiac monitoring
Begin rapid infusion of D5NS
IV bolus of hydrocortisone
IV insulin in NS with dextrose
Blood glucose monitoring before meals
IV glucose as prescribed
In Addison's patients, BUN will be elevated.
True
False
Patients with Addison's are at risk for acidosis related to potassium retention.
True
False
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