Chapter 13: The Endocrine System
Study Guide Exam Solved Correctly.
Which of the following endocrine glands plays a leading role in the hormonal regulation of metabolism?
a. pineal
b. pituitary
c. parathyroid
d. pineal - Answer b. pituitary
Congenital hypothyroidism may arise in children and is often caused by _____ during pregnancy?
a. deficiency in iodine
b. drinking alcohol
c. smoking cigarettes
d. high fat diet - Answer a. deficiency in iodine
Appropriate uses of thyroid replacement drugs, such as Synthroid, include
a. treatment of obesity.
b. treatment of hypothyroidism.
c. treatment of hyperthyroidism.
d. treatment of Cushing's syndrome. - Answer b. treatment of hypothyroidism.
A physician may write the words "dispense as written" on a prescription for thyroid hormone
medications because
a. the therapeutic window is very narrow, with the potential for only slight variances in bioavailability or
dosing parameters to have noticeable clinical changes.
b. the therapeutic window is very wide, with a high tolerance for variabilities in bioavailability and other
dosing parameters.
c. brand-name medications are generally less expensive than generic medications.
, d. generic products are always inferior to those of their brand-name equivalents. - Answer a. the
therapeutic window is very narrow, with the potential for only slight variances in bioavailability or dosing
parameters to have noticeable clinical changes.
Which of the following is not a common cause of hyperthyroidism?
a. radioactive iodine-131 overdosage
b. Graves' disease
c. thyroid tumors
d. pituitary nodules - Answer a. radioactive iodine-131
Patients on propylthiouracil therapy must monitor which of the following organ functions, per the boxed
warning?
a. heart
b. kidney
c. liver
d. pancreas - Answer c. liver
Which of the following drug classes interact with diabetes medications and cause serious hypoglycemia?
a. corticosteroids
b. diuretics
c. antifungals
d. quinolone antibiotics - Answer d. quinolone antibiotics
Where are the adrenal glands located in the human body?
a. in the brain
b. on top of the kidneys
c. below the thyroid
d. next to the liver - Answer b. on top of the kidneys
Addison's disease is a(n)
Study Guide Exam Solved Correctly.
Which of the following endocrine glands plays a leading role in the hormonal regulation of metabolism?
a. pineal
b. pituitary
c. parathyroid
d. pineal - Answer b. pituitary
Congenital hypothyroidism may arise in children and is often caused by _____ during pregnancy?
a. deficiency in iodine
b. drinking alcohol
c. smoking cigarettes
d. high fat diet - Answer a. deficiency in iodine
Appropriate uses of thyroid replacement drugs, such as Synthroid, include
a. treatment of obesity.
b. treatment of hypothyroidism.
c. treatment of hyperthyroidism.
d. treatment of Cushing's syndrome. - Answer b. treatment of hypothyroidism.
A physician may write the words "dispense as written" on a prescription for thyroid hormone
medications because
a. the therapeutic window is very narrow, with the potential for only slight variances in bioavailability or
dosing parameters to have noticeable clinical changes.
b. the therapeutic window is very wide, with a high tolerance for variabilities in bioavailability and other
dosing parameters.
c. brand-name medications are generally less expensive than generic medications.
, d. generic products are always inferior to those of their brand-name equivalents. - Answer a. the
therapeutic window is very narrow, with the potential for only slight variances in bioavailability or dosing
parameters to have noticeable clinical changes.
Which of the following is not a common cause of hyperthyroidism?
a. radioactive iodine-131 overdosage
b. Graves' disease
c. thyroid tumors
d. pituitary nodules - Answer a. radioactive iodine-131
Patients on propylthiouracil therapy must monitor which of the following organ functions, per the boxed
warning?
a. heart
b. kidney
c. liver
d. pancreas - Answer c. liver
Which of the following drug classes interact with diabetes medications and cause serious hypoglycemia?
a. corticosteroids
b. diuretics
c. antifungals
d. quinolone antibiotics - Answer d. quinolone antibiotics
Where are the adrenal glands located in the human body?
a. in the brain
b. on top of the kidneys
c. below the thyroid
d. next to the liver - Answer b. on top of the kidneys
Addison's disease is a(n)
