MED-SURG 1 - ENDOCRINE QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
A 60-year-old woman is diagnosed w/ hypothyroidism. S/S of hypothyroidism
include?
A) Tachycardia
B) Weight Gain
C) Diarrhea
D) Nausea correct answer B) Weight Gain
A 78-year-old male client has been newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. He lives
in his own apartment in a community development designed for the elderly. He
asks the nurse assigned to this complex for advice about his condition. What
would be the best advice the nurse could give the client?
A) "Stop taking your self-prescribed daily aspirin."
B) "Stop attending group activities."
C) "Keep the temperature in your apartment cooler than usual."
D) "Increase fiber and fluids in your diet." correct answer D) "Increase fiber and
fluids in your diet."
A client with COPD presents to the emergency room with muscle weakness,
hypotension, hypoglycemia, and fatigue. The client's family reports that the client
recently stopped taking all medications because the medications were too
expensive. The nurse reviews the list of medications provided by the family and
notes that the client has been taking prednisone daily Based upon this
, information, the nurse's assessment findings are consistent with characteristics
associated with:
A) Cushing's syndrome
B) Addison's disease
C) Pheochromocytoma
D) Thyrotoxicosis correct answer B) Addison's disease
A client with intractable asthma develops Cushing Syndrome. Development of this
complication can most likely be attributed to long-term or excessive use of:
A) Prednisone
B) Theophylline
C) Metaproterenol (Alupent)
D) Cromolyn (Intal) correct answer A) Prednisone
A pt w/ syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) presents w/
fluid overload. What do you expect to happen to Hematocrit (Hct) levels during
fluid overload?
A) Hct levels increase
B) Hct levels decrease
C) No change in Hct levels correct answer B) Hct levels decrease
ANSWERS
A 60-year-old woman is diagnosed w/ hypothyroidism. S/S of hypothyroidism
include?
A) Tachycardia
B) Weight Gain
C) Diarrhea
D) Nausea correct answer B) Weight Gain
A 78-year-old male client has been newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. He lives
in his own apartment in a community development designed for the elderly. He
asks the nurse assigned to this complex for advice about his condition. What
would be the best advice the nurse could give the client?
A) "Stop taking your self-prescribed daily aspirin."
B) "Stop attending group activities."
C) "Keep the temperature in your apartment cooler than usual."
D) "Increase fiber and fluids in your diet." correct answer D) "Increase fiber and
fluids in your diet."
A client with COPD presents to the emergency room with muscle weakness,
hypotension, hypoglycemia, and fatigue. The client's family reports that the client
recently stopped taking all medications because the medications were too
expensive. The nurse reviews the list of medications provided by the family and
notes that the client has been taking prednisone daily Based upon this
, information, the nurse's assessment findings are consistent with characteristics
associated with:
A) Cushing's syndrome
B) Addison's disease
C) Pheochromocytoma
D) Thyrotoxicosis correct answer B) Addison's disease
A client with intractable asthma develops Cushing Syndrome. Development of this
complication can most likely be attributed to long-term or excessive use of:
A) Prednisone
B) Theophylline
C) Metaproterenol (Alupent)
D) Cromolyn (Intal) correct answer A) Prednisone
A pt w/ syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) presents w/
fluid overload. What do you expect to happen to Hematocrit (Hct) levels during
fluid overload?
A) Hct levels increase
B) Hct levels decrease
C) No change in Hct levels correct answer B) Hct levels decrease
