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What are effective strategies to decrease diarrhea in patients receiving tube feedings?

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What is important to monitor after a transsphenoidal pituitary resection?

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What are the signs of hyperactivity in the anterior pituitary gland?

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What patient teaching is important for managing SIADH?

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What is the role of ADH and what happens in its insufficiency?

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What are potential complications and treatments post-thyroidectomy?

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What are the signs and complications of hypothyroidism?

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What are the signs and symptoms of a thyrotoxic crisis or 'thyroid storm'?

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What are the signs and symptoms of complications following a parathyroidectomy?

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What are the treatments for high calcium levels?

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Which lab values are important to assess in a potentially malnourished patient?

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How can we encourage a malnourished patient to eat more?

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What are the signs of aspiration pneumonia and who is at increased risk from tube feeding?

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How often should you check an NGT/GT for residual, flush, and placement?

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For how long does TPN hang, and how often should the tubing and bag be changed?

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Why do we check blood glucose levels every 6 hours for patients on TPN?

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What should be done before restarting tube feeding via NG tube?

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What are potential complications and signs of cholelithiasis?

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What post-operative teaching is important after a cholecystectomy?

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What are key considerations for managing a PEG tube?

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What is a small bore feeding tube and when is it used?

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Why might a malnourished person have low BUN and creatinine levels?

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