MED SURG ENDOCRINE SYSTEM QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 42-year-old woman reports excessive weight gain in the abdomen and
shoulders, excessive hair growth on her face, and an intermittent menses. The
reported signs are associated with ______.
A. Addison disease
B. Cushing syndrome
C. gigantism
D. diabetes insipidus correct answer B. Cushing syndrome
A common electrolyte imbalance found in patient with syndrome of inappropriate
antidiuretic hormone is _________.
A. hyponatremia
B. hyperkalemia
C. hyperglycemia
D. hypochloremia correct answer A. hyponatremia
A patient has come into the emergency department accompanied by a friend who
states that the patient had been acting very strange and seems confused. The
friend states that the patient has diabetes and takes insulin. The nurse assesses
for signs of hypoglycemia which are:
A. slow pulse rate and low blood pressure.
B. irritability, anxiety, confusion, and dizziness
C. Flushing, anger, and forgetfulness
D. Sleepiness, edema, and sluggishness correct answer B. Irritability, anxiety,
confusion, and dizziness.
,A patient has undergone a cerebral angiogram and the arterial access catheter
has been removed. The nurse should apply pressure to the arterial puncture site
for _______.
A. 5 minutes
B. 15 minutes
C. 25 minutes.
D. 30 minutes correct answer B. 15 minutes
A patient tells the nurse that she eats "huge" amounts of food but stays hungry
most of the time. The nurse explains that hunger experienced by persons with
type 1 diabetes is caused by the:
A. Excess amount of glucose
B. Need for additional calories to correct the increased metabolism
C. Fact that the cells cannot use the blood glucose
D. Need for exercise to stimulate insulin secretion. correct answer C. Fact that the
cells cannot use the blood glucose.
A patient who has been diagnosed with endogenous hypoglycemia most likely
has:
A. Taken an overdose of hypoglycemic drugs.
B. Been following a very restricted fasting diet or is malnourished.
C. Excessive secretion of insulin or an increase in glucose metabolism.
D. Exercised unwittingly without replenishing needed fluids and nutrients. correct
answer C. Excessive secretion of insulin or an increase in glucose metabolism.
, A pituitary adenoma is most commonly found in patients with ________.
A. Addison disease
B. hypopituitarism
C. hyperpituitarism
D. Cushing disease correct answer C. hyperpituitarism
A tumor of the adrenal medulla causing excessive secretion of catecholamines
and resulting in hypertension is a ______.
A. leiomyoma
B. sarcoma
C. pituitary tumor
D. Pheochromocytoma correct answer D. Pheochromocytoma
An older patient with hypothyroidism asks why her daily dose of thyroid
hormone, which she has taken for 15 years, has been reduced. The nurse's best
response would be that the decreased dose is related to:
A. Improved efficacy of the thyroid preparation
B. Age-related reduction in metabolic rate
C. Drug-related hypertrophy of the thyroid
D. Changes in your diet and activity level correct answer B. Age-related reduction
in metabolic rate
As part of the teaching plan in preparation for discharge, the patient with type 1
diabetes needs guidelines for exercise. which one of the following must be
included?
A. Plan exercise so that it coincides with the peak action of insulin
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 42-year-old woman reports excessive weight gain in the abdomen and
shoulders, excessive hair growth on her face, and an intermittent menses. The
reported signs are associated with ______.
A. Addison disease
B. Cushing syndrome
C. gigantism
D. diabetes insipidus correct answer B. Cushing syndrome
A common electrolyte imbalance found in patient with syndrome of inappropriate
antidiuretic hormone is _________.
A. hyponatremia
B. hyperkalemia
C. hyperglycemia
D. hypochloremia correct answer A. hyponatremia
A patient has come into the emergency department accompanied by a friend who
states that the patient had been acting very strange and seems confused. The
friend states that the patient has diabetes and takes insulin. The nurse assesses
for signs of hypoglycemia which are:
A. slow pulse rate and low blood pressure.
B. irritability, anxiety, confusion, and dizziness
C. Flushing, anger, and forgetfulness
D. Sleepiness, edema, and sluggishness correct answer B. Irritability, anxiety,
confusion, and dizziness.
,A patient has undergone a cerebral angiogram and the arterial access catheter
has been removed. The nurse should apply pressure to the arterial puncture site
for _______.
A. 5 minutes
B. 15 minutes
C. 25 minutes.
D. 30 minutes correct answer B. 15 minutes
A patient tells the nurse that she eats "huge" amounts of food but stays hungry
most of the time. The nurse explains that hunger experienced by persons with
type 1 diabetes is caused by the:
A. Excess amount of glucose
B. Need for additional calories to correct the increased metabolism
C. Fact that the cells cannot use the blood glucose
D. Need for exercise to stimulate insulin secretion. correct answer C. Fact that the
cells cannot use the blood glucose.
A patient who has been diagnosed with endogenous hypoglycemia most likely
has:
A. Taken an overdose of hypoglycemic drugs.
B. Been following a very restricted fasting diet or is malnourished.
C. Excessive secretion of insulin or an increase in glucose metabolism.
D. Exercised unwittingly without replenishing needed fluids and nutrients. correct
answer C. Excessive secretion of insulin or an increase in glucose metabolism.
, A pituitary adenoma is most commonly found in patients with ________.
A. Addison disease
B. hypopituitarism
C. hyperpituitarism
D. Cushing disease correct answer C. hyperpituitarism
A tumor of the adrenal medulla causing excessive secretion of catecholamines
and resulting in hypertension is a ______.
A. leiomyoma
B. sarcoma
C. pituitary tumor
D. Pheochromocytoma correct answer D. Pheochromocytoma
An older patient with hypothyroidism asks why her daily dose of thyroid
hormone, which she has taken for 15 years, has been reduced. The nurse's best
response would be that the decreased dose is related to:
A. Improved efficacy of the thyroid preparation
B. Age-related reduction in metabolic rate
C. Drug-related hypertrophy of the thyroid
D. Changes in your diet and activity level correct answer B. Age-related reduction
in metabolic rate
As part of the teaching plan in preparation for discharge, the patient with type 1
diabetes needs guidelines for exercise. which one of the following must be
included?
A. Plan exercise so that it coincides with the peak action of insulin
