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CASE STUDY 79 HYPERTHYRODISM AND GRAVES DISEASE All 20 Case Questions with Complete Elaborate Solutions Scenario K.B. is a 65-year-old man admitted to the hospital after a 5-day episode of “the flu�... �� with complaints of dyspnea on exertion, palpitations, chest pain, insomnia, and fatigue. K.B. was diagnosed with Graves’ disease 6 months ago and placed on methimazole (Tapazole) 15mg/day. His other past medical history includes heart failure and hypertension requiring antihypertensive medications; however, he states that he has not been taking these medications on a regular basis. Vital signs (VS) are: 150/90, 124 irregular, 20, 100.2 °F (37.9° C). Admission assessment findings are: height 5ft, 8 in; weight 132lb; appears anxious and restless; loud heart sounds; 1+ pitting edema noted in bilateral lower extremities; diminished breath sounds with fine crackles in the posterior bases. K.B. begins to cry when he tells you he recently lost his wife; you notice someone has punched several more holes in his belt so he could tighten it. [Show More]
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