NCLEX-PN

Diagnosis

WCS

How would I recognize it?

Addisonian Crisis - inadequate amount of adrenal hormones: Cortisol Aldosterone Epinephrine (Adrenaline), Norepinephrine

Addison’s Disease

Vital Sign Change

Question Stem Dissection Watch out for these four aspects in the stem and dissect the question .

For example, a client has been diagnosed with Addison's disease 10 years ago and is being admitted to the medical-surgical unit . What symptoms might the nurse expect for this client when experiencing extreme stress ? ●​ Particulars : Addison's Disease (chronic), Med-Surg, experiencing extreme stress ●​ Worst Case Scenario for diagnosis/procedure : Addisonian crisis ●​ Assessment Numbers (High, Low, Normal?) : None ●​ Assessment Data : None Eliminate Don’t Gravitate After considering the information table above and the dissected question, evaluate each option based on your knowledge of the topic and explain why each option is correct or not to have your best educated guess or answer. See the example below.

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