MVU Nurs 623 Exam 2 questions with
correct answers
Common |endocrine |problems |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hirsutism
Alopecia
Gynecomastia
Increased |neck |mass
Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Polyuria
Unexplaned |weight |gain/loss
Organize |endocrine |disorders |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Glandular |Disorders
Thyroid
parathyroid
pituatary
adrenal
Diabetes |
DM1
DM@
hypoglycemia
Metabolic |disorders
Obesity
Gout
,Pituatary |gland |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |endocrine |system's |most |influential |gland. |Under |
the |influence |of |the |hypothalamus, |it |regulates |growth |and |controls |other |endocrine |glands.
When |thyroid |hormone |levels |in |the |blood |are |low, |the |pituitary |releases |more |TSH. |When |
thyroid |hormone |levels |are |high, |the |pituitary |decreases |TSH |production.
When |theres |a |problem |in |the |pituatary |you |will |see |tsh |and |T4 |both |down.
How |to |differentiate |hypothyroid |and |hyperthyroidism. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-What |
differentiates |one |from |the |other
•Causes
•Clinical |presentation
•Diagnostic |tests
•Treatment
Hyperthyroidism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-•Excess |secretion |& |synthesis |of |one |or |both: |
Thyroxine |(t4)
triiodothroinine |(t3)
Long |term |effects |without |treatment:
Heart |disease
osteoporosis
Mental |disease
infertility
Hyperthyroidism |clinical |findings |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"Hot/buldging/fast"
, -intolerance |to |heat
-thin |fine |hair
-bulging |eyes |(exopthalmus)
-thryomegaly
-tachycardia
-HTN
-weight |loss
-Tremors.
-pretibial |myxedema |(thickening |of |skin |on |shins |usually) |
-decreased |visual |acuity
-photophobia.
Hypothyroid |clinical |manifestations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"cold/slow/tired" |
-Intolerance |to |cold, |coarse |hair/ |hair |loss, |extreme |-fatigue, |lethargy, |slow |speech, |
constipation, |brittle |-hair/ |nails.
-High |TSH
-Low |free |T4 |levels
-Once |confirmed |diagnosis |of |hypothyroidism, |-thyroid |peroxidase |antibody |(TPO) |to |confirm
-Hashimoto's |thyroiditis |(gold |standard |for |diagnosis |of |Hashimoto's)
hyperthyroidism |causes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Graves |disease |(diffuse |toxic |goiter) |is |most |
common. |Subacute |or |painless |thyroiditis. |Toxic |nodular |goiter. |Factitious |hyperthyroidism.
Hypothyroidism |causes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hashimoto |thyroiditis |(90% |of |cases)
Subacute |painless |lymphocytic |thyroiditis
correct answers
Common |endocrine |problems |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hirsutism
Alopecia
Gynecomastia
Increased |neck |mass
Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Polyuria
Unexplaned |weight |gain/loss
Organize |endocrine |disorders |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Glandular |Disorders
Thyroid
parathyroid
pituatary
adrenal
Diabetes |
DM1
DM@
hypoglycemia
Metabolic |disorders
Obesity
Gout
,Pituatary |gland |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |endocrine |system's |most |influential |gland. |Under |
the |influence |of |the |hypothalamus, |it |regulates |growth |and |controls |other |endocrine |glands.
When |thyroid |hormone |levels |in |the |blood |are |low, |the |pituitary |releases |more |TSH. |When |
thyroid |hormone |levels |are |high, |the |pituitary |decreases |TSH |production.
When |theres |a |problem |in |the |pituatary |you |will |see |tsh |and |T4 |both |down.
How |to |differentiate |hypothyroid |and |hyperthyroidism. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-What |
differentiates |one |from |the |other
•Causes
•Clinical |presentation
•Diagnostic |tests
•Treatment
Hyperthyroidism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-•Excess |secretion |& |synthesis |of |one |or |both: |
Thyroxine |(t4)
triiodothroinine |(t3)
Long |term |effects |without |treatment:
Heart |disease
osteoporosis
Mental |disease
infertility
Hyperthyroidism |clinical |findings |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"Hot/buldging/fast"
, -intolerance |to |heat
-thin |fine |hair
-bulging |eyes |(exopthalmus)
-thryomegaly
-tachycardia
-HTN
-weight |loss
-Tremors.
-pretibial |myxedema |(thickening |of |skin |on |shins |usually) |
-decreased |visual |acuity
-photophobia.
Hypothyroid |clinical |manifestations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"cold/slow/tired" |
-Intolerance |to |cold, |coarse |hair/ |hair |loss, |extreme |-fatigue, |lethargy, |slow |speech, |
constipation, |brittle |-hair/ |nails.
-High |TSH
-Low |free |T4 |levels
-Once |confirmed |diagnosis |of |hypothyroidism, |-thyroid |peroxidase |antibody |(TPO) |to |confirm
-Hashimoto's |thyroiditis |(gold |standard |for |diagnosis |of |Hashimoto's)
hyperthyroidism |causes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Graves |disease |(diffuse |toxic |goiter) |is |most |
common. |Subacute |or |painless |thyroiditis. |Toxic |nodular |goiter. |Factitious |hyperthyroidism.
Hypothyroidism |causes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hashimoto |thyroiditis |(90% |of |cases)
Subacute |painless |lymphocytic |thyroiditis
