NSG 5003
NSG 5003 ENDOCRINE DISORDERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Hyperglycemia in patients who have Type 2 diabetes can
cause: - correct answer Thrist
In addition to elevated blood glucose levels, the initial
laboratory findings in a patient with diabetetic
ketoacidosis would include: - correct answer Decreased
bicarbonate levels
As a results of prolonged exposure to high levels of
cortisol, the patient with Cushing's syndrome is likely to
develop: - correct answer Moon facies
The release of anti diuretic hormone (ADH) from the
posterior pituitary gland is stimulated by reduced
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circulating volume and: - correct answer Increased serum
osmolality
Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex that results in an
inadequate release of glucocorticoids is: - correct answer
Addison's disease
The thyroid hormone that is responsible for calcium
regulation is: - correct answer Thyrocalcitionin (Calcitonin)
What percent of beta cells in the pancreas must be
destroyed before hyperglycemia develops? - correct answer 80
The majority of patients it's simple goiters are respected
to have? - correct answer A euthyroid state
Diabetes mellitus is NOT a disorder in the metabolism of:
- correct answer Iron
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When calcium levels are low, the negative feedback
system: - correct answer stimulates the parathyroid gland to
release parathyroid hormone
Which one of the following is NOT a cause of short
stature in children? - correct answer Early estrogen and
androgen secretion
In a patient with hyperglycemia, the nurse practitioner
knows that hyperosmolar hyperglycemia nonketotic
syndrome (HHNS) will NOT produce: - correct answer
Ketogenesis
Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis include: - correct answer Cardiac
arrhythmia
An extreme and life-threatening form of thyrotoxicosis is
called: - correct answer Thyroid storm
NSG 5003 ENDOCRINE DISORDERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Hyperglycemia in patients who have Type 2 diabetes can
cause: - correct answer Thrist
In addition to elevated blood glucose levels, the initial
laboratory findings in a patient with diabetetic
ketoacidosis would include: - correct answer Decreased
bicarbonate levels
As a results of prolonged exposure to high levels of
cortisol, the patient with Cushing's syndrome is likely to
develop: - correct answer Moon facies
The release of anti diuretic hormone (ADH) from the
posterior pituitary gland is stimulated by reduced
,NSG 5003
circulating volume and: - correct answer Increased serum
osmolality
Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex that results in an
inadequate release of glucocorticoids is: - correct answer
Addison's disease
The thyroid hormone that is responsible for calcium
regulation is: - correct answer Thyrocalcitionin (Calcitonin)
What percent of beta cells in the pancreas must be
destroyed before hyperglycemia develops? - correct answer 80
The majority of patients it's simple goiters are respected
to have? - correct answer A euthyroid state
Diabetes mellitus is NOT a disorder in the metabolism of:
- correct answer Iron
, NSG 5003
When calcium levels are low, the negative feedback
system: - correct answer stimulates the parathyroid gland to
release parathyroid hormone
Which one of the following is NOT a cause of short
stature in children? - correct answer Early estrogen and
androgen secretion
In a patient with hyperglycemia, the nurse practitioner
knows that hyperosmolar hyperglycemia nonketotic
syndrome (HHNS) will NOT produce: - correct answer
Ketogenesis
Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis include: - correct answer Cardiac
arrhythmia
An extreme and life-threatening form of thyrotoxicosis is
called: - correct answer Thyroid storm
