Question

"Which indicator is the best for determining whether a client with Addison's disease is receiving the correct amount of glucocorticoid replacement?"

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is Daily weight.

Explanation:

Changes in weight can occur quickly. The treatments and medicines  used to fight the disease can affect the weight in a very short time.

Knowing the weight helps staff members make the safest and most effective choices.

• Doctors and pharmacists use weight to help decide the amount of medicine

That needs to be ordered.

• Nurses and doctors use daily weight to decide if it is necessary to increase or decrease fluids either by mouth or by vein.

Staff will monitor the weight before most clinic visits and at any time when they are admitted. Doctors and other staff members often decide the dose of medicines and the amount of serum needed early in the morning.