PORTH'S ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
5TH EDITION BY NORRIS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The physician is assessing a client with a preliminary diagnosis of
endocrine disorder. Further assessment findings identify
abnormalities with emotion, pain, body temperature, and neural
input. The physician determines the need to further assess the:
Answer: Hypothalamus
◉ An example of a single hormone that can exert effects in different
tissues, erythropoietin, made in the kidney stimulates the bone
marrow to produce:
Answer: Red blood cells.
◉ While discussing the regulation of hormone levels, the instructor
gives an example of hormones regulated by feedback mechanisms.
Which example of this regulation is best?
Answer: Following a meal that was high in carbohydrates, a person's
blood glucose elevates, which stimulates the release of insulin from
the pancreas.
◉ Neurotransmitters like catecholamines (ex. dopamine and
epinephrine) have a reaction time of:
,Answer: Milliseconds.
◉ A patient exhibiting problems with their thyroid has been
scheduled for a radioactive scan. From the following list of patients,
which would the nurse question as to whether this would be a safe
procedure for this patient?
Answer: A young female patient who has been trying to get
pregnant.
◉ The hormone levels in the body need to be kept within an
appropriate range. How is this accomplished for many of the
hormones in the body?
Answer: Negative feedback loop
◉ What is the most common mechanism of hormone control?
Answer: Negative feedback
◉ Select the statement that best explains the function of hormone
receptors.
Answer: Hormone receptors recognize a specific hormone and
translate the signal into a cellular response.
◉ Which of the following hormones will elicit a more rapid response
than the others?
, Answer: Norepinephrine
◉ The physician suspects a client may be experiencing hypofunction
of an endocrine organ. Select the most appropriate test to determine
organ function.
Answer: Stimulation tests
◉ When caring for a client with anemia and a decrease in red blood
cells (RBCs), the nurse recognizes which of these hormones will
stimulate the bone marrow to produce additional RBCs?
Answer: Erythropoietin
◉ A client has developed a tumor of the posterior pituitary gland.
The client is at risk for problems with secretions of:
Answer: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin
◉ The nurse is teaching a client who has been newly diagnosed with
hypothyroidism about the function of the thyroid. Which of these
does the nurse explain to the client is the role of the thyroid gland?
Answer: The thyroid gland is responsible for increasing the
metabolic rate.
5TH EDITION BY NORRIS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The physician is assessing a client with a preliminary diagnosis of
endocrine disorder. Further assessment findings identify
abnormalities with emotion, pain, body temperature, and neural
input. The physician determines the need to further assess the:
Answer: Hypothalamus
◉ An example of a single hormone that can exert effects in different
tissues, erythropoietin, made in the kidney stimulates the bone
marrow to produce:
Answer: Red blood cells.
◉ While discussing the regulation of hormone levels, the instructor
gives an example of hormones regulated by feedback mechanisms.
Which example of this regulation is best?
Answer: Following a meal that was high in carbohydrates, a person's
blood glucose elevates, which stimulates the release of insulin from
the pancreas.
◉ Neurotransmitters like catecholamines (ex. dopamine and
epinephrine) have a reaction time of:
,Answer: Milliseconds.
◉ A patient exhibiting problems with their thyroid has been
scheduled for a radioactive scan. From the following list of patients,
which would the nurse question as to whether this would be a safe
procedure for this patient?
Answer: A young female patient who has been trying to get
pregnant.
◉ The hormone levels in the body need to be kept within an
appropriate range. How is this accomplished for many of the
hormones in the body?
Answer: Negative feedback loop
◉ What is the most common mechanism of hormone control?
Answer: Negative feedback
◉ Select the statement that best explains the function of hormone
receptors.
Answer: Hormone receptors recognize a specific hormone and
translate the signal into a cellular response.
◉ Which of the following hormones will elicit a more rapid response
than the others?
, Answer: Norepinephrine
◉ The physician suspects a client may be experiencing hypofunction
of an endocrine organ. Select the most appropriate test to determine
organ function.
Answer: Stimulation tests
◉ When caring for a client with anemia and a decrease in red blood
cells (RBCs), the nurse recognizes which of these hormones will
stimulate the bone marrow to produce additional RBCs?
Answer: Erythropoietin
◉ A client has developed a tumor of the posterior pituitary gland.
The client is at risk for problems with secretions of:
Answer: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin
◉ The nurse is teaching a client who has been newly diagnosed with
hypothyroidism about the function of the thyroid. Which of these
does the nurse explain to the client is the role of the thyroid gland?
Answer: The thyroid gland is responsible for increasing the
metabolic rate.
