Chapter 38-Assisting in endocrinology
Kinn's The Medical Assistant- Study
guide Test Bank Questions All
Answered Correct.
What can a hemoglobin A1c test detect? - Answer Average blood glucose levels over 2-3
months or 120 days
If a patient has iodine deficiency, can it be related to a simple goiter? - Answer Yes
What does cortisol do to blood glucose levels? - Answer raises blood glucose levels
What is another term for hyperthyroidism? - Answer Graves disease
Name two things the posterior pituitary gland secretes? - Answer oxytocin and antidiuretic
hormone (ADH)
If the blood glucose level is too low what condition can occur to a patient? - Answer Insulin
shock
If the blood glucose lever is too high what condition can occur with a patient? - Answer
diabetic coma
Which hormone regulates the amount of calcium in the blood and bones? - Answer
Parathyroid
If the patient has hyperfunctioning of the adrenal cortex what disease do they have? - Answer
Cushing's syndrome
What are characteristics of Agromegaly? - Answer a gradual but noticeable enlargement
occurs in the bones of the jaw, face, hands and feet
What is it called when a child's height impaired but the head and trunk are normal size? -
Kinn's The Medical Assistant- Study
guide Test Bank Questions All
Answered Correct.
What can a hemoglobin A1c test detect? - Answer Average blood glucose levels over 2-3
months or 120 days
If a patient has iodine deficiency, can it be related to a simple goiter? - Answer Yes
What does cortisol do to blood glucose levels? - Answer raises blood glucose levels
What is another term for hyperthyroidism? - Answer Graves disease
Name two things the posterior pituitary gland secretes? - Answer oxytocin and antidiuretic
hormone (ADH)
If the blood glucose level is too low what condition can occur to a patient? - Answer Insulin
shock
If the blood glucose lever is too high what condition can occur with a patient? - Answer
diabetic coma
Which hormone regulates the amount of calcium in the blood and bones? - Answer
Parathyroid
If the patient has hyperfunctioning of the adrenal cortex what disease do they have? - Answer
Cushing's syndrome
What are characteristics of Agromegaly? - Answer a gradual but noticeable enlargement
occurs in the bones of the jaw, face, hands and feet
What is it called when a child's height impaired but the head and trunk are normal size? -
