Interferences to Nutritional Needs Due to Regulatory Mechanism Dysfunction: Endocrine Disorders

Endocrine problems What hormones are secreted by the pituitary glands? What are factors that affect the amt of the hormone in the body? (in other words, what causes a hypo vs a hyper state? What do each of the secreted hormones control in the body? If you have too much of the hormone, what effect does that have on the body? (s/s) If you have too little of the hormone, what effect does that have on the body? (s/s) Did you notice that hyper and hypo states of the hormone give opposite s/s in most cases? When does this not hold true?

What labs are performed that define the hypo or hyper state? How is the hypo vs hyper state treated (medically)? What nursing interventions would you perform for someone in the hypo vs hyper state? Can you give rationales for each of the interventions? What medications are given to treat the hyper vs hypo state? How do they work? Why are they given? (Do they treat the disease or do they treat the effects of the disease?

What nursing diagnoses can you identify that would be appropriate for the patient in the hyper state? In the hypo state? Give rationales for each diagnoses. Answer all of these questions for each of the endocrine glands studied: pituitary, adrenal, thyroid, parathyroid. Make a chart comparing the hypo vs the hyper state for each gland (from memory – no peeking allowed!!!!) How well did you do? Draw a picture of what the patient would look like for each of the endocrine problems, hypo vs hyper. Did you bother to look at the decision-making challenges in your text? How did you do? Do you understand the rationales given?