NSG5003 Endocrine disorders
Hyperglycemia in patients who have Type 2 diabetes can cause: - answer Thrist
In addition to elevated blood glucose levels, the initial laboratory findings in a patient
with diabetetic ketoacidosis would include: - answer Decreased bicarbonate levels
As a results of prolonged exposure to high levels of cortisol, the patient with Cushing's
syndrome is likely to develop: - answer Moon facies
The release of anti diuretic hormone (ADH) from the posterior pituitary gland is
stimulated by reduced circulating volume and: - answerIncreased serum osmolality
Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex that results in an inadequate release of
glucocorticoids is: - answerAddison's disease
The thyroid hormone that is responsible for calcium regulation is: -
answerThyrocalcitionin (Calcitonin)
What percent of beta cells in the pancreas must be destroyed before hyperglycemia
develops? - answer80
The majority of patients it's simple goiters are respected to have? - answerA euthyroid
state
Diabetes mellitus is NOT a disorder in the metabolism of: - answerIron
When calcium levels are low, the negative feedback system: - answerstimulates the
parathyroid gland to release parathyroid hormone
Which one of the following is NOT a cause of short stature in children? - answerEarly
estrogen and androgen secretion
In a patient with hyperglycemia, the nurse practitioner knows that hyperosmolar
hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) will NOT produce: - answerKetogenesis
Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis include: - answerCardiac arrhythmia
An extreme and life-threatening form of thyrotoxicosis is called: - answerThyroid storm
Which of the following is NOT a common secondary cause of Type 2 diabetes? -
answerAutoimmune diseases
, Which of the following laboratory findings are present after adrenal stimulation in a
patient with early stage Addison's disease? - answerIncreased cortisol levels
In a patient with diabetes insipidus, the resorption of water by the renal tubular
collection ducts can lead to: - answerIncreased serum sodium
In the presence of acute adrenal insufficiency, the underproduction of cortisol by the
adrenal glands may cause the patient to experience: - answerHypoglycemia
Which diagnosis is associated with T cell-mediated destruction of beta cells in the
pancreas? - answerType 1 diabetes mellitus
The most common signs of newly diagnosed diabetes include: - answerPolyuria
The complication associated with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes that is a macro vascular
complication is - answerCoronary artery disease
Cushing's disease is characterized by physical abnormalities that occur when the
adrenal glands secrete excess: - answerGlucocorticoids
Which one of the following is decreased in Addison's disease? - answerAldosterone
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is caused by: - answerBeta cell destruction
An autoimmune disorder characterized by abnormal stimulation of the thyroid gland by
antibodies that act through normal TSH receptors is: - answerGraves' disease
The most common causes of hypothyroidism is: - answerHashimoto's thyroiditis
A 42-year-old woman complains of palpitations, anxiety and weight loss. Which two lab
tests would be most helpful in diagnosing this patient? - answerFree T3 and T4
In thyrotoxicosis crisis, T3 and T4 are overproduced, causing hyper metabolism from
the overproduction of: - answerEpinephrine
An acute metabolic complication that occurs in patients with diabetes is: -
answerKetoacidosis
Guillian-Barre syndrome is most commonly triggered by recent: - answerDigestive tract
infection
Risk factors that predispose a patient to Graves' disease include: - answerFemale sex
Which hormone is NOT one of the four types of tropic hormones released by the
anterior pituitary gland? - answerGrowth hormone
Hyperglycemia in patients who have Type 2 diabetes can cause: - answer Thrist
In addition to elevated blood glucose levels, the initial laboratory findings in a patient
with diabetetic ketoacidosis would include: - answer Decreased bicarbonate levels
As a results of prolonged exposure to high levels of cortisol, the patient with Cushing's
syndrome is likely to develop: - answer Moon facies
The release of anti diuretic hormone (ADH) from the posterior pituitary gland is
stimulated by reduced circulating volume and: - answerIncreased serum osmolality
Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex that results in an inadequate release of
glucocorticoids is: - answerAddison's disease
The thyroid hormone that is responsible for calcium regulation is: -
answerThyrocalcitionin (Calcitonin)
What percent of beta cells in the pancreas must be destroyed before hyperglycemia
develops? - answer80
The majority of patients it's simple goiters are respected to have? - answerA euthyroid
state
Diabetes mellitus is NOT a disorder in the metabolism of: - answerIron
When calcium levels are low, the negative feedback system: - answerstimulates the
parathyroid gland to release parathyroid hormone
Which one of the following is NOT a cause of short stature in children? - answerEarly
estrogen and androgen secretion
In a patient with hyperglycemia, the nurse practitioner knows that hyperosmolar
hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) will NOT produce: - answerKetogenesis
Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis include: - answerCardiac arrhythmia
An extreme and life-threatening form of thyrotoxicosis is called: - answerThyroid storm
Which of the following is NOT a common secondary cause of Type 2 diabetes? -
answerAutoimmune diseases
, Which of the following laboratory findings are present after adrenal stimulation in a
patient with early stage Addison's disease? - answerIncreased cortisol levels
In a patient with diabetes insipidus, the resorption of water by the renal tubular
collection ducts can lead to: - answerIncreased serum sodium
In the presence of acute adrenal insufficiency, the underproduction of cortisol by the
adrenal glands may cause the patient to experience: - answerHypoglycemia
Which diagnosis is associated with T cell-mediated destruction of beta cells in the
pancreas? - answerType 1 diabetes mellitus
The most common signs of newly diagnosed diabetes include: - answerPolyuria
The complication associated with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes that is a macro vascular
complication is - answerCoronary artery disease
Cushing's disease is characterized by physical abnormalities that occur when the
adrenal glands secrete excess: - answerGlucocorticoids
Which one of the following is decreased in Addison's disease? - answerAldosterone
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is caused by: - answerBeta cell destruction
An autoimmune disorder characterized by abnormal stimulation of the thyroid gland by
antibodies that act through normal TSH receptors is: - answerGraves' disease
The most common causes of hypothyroidism is: - answerHashimoto's thyroiditis
A 42-year-old woman complains of palpitations, anxiety and weight loss. Which two lab
tests would be most helpful in diagnosing this patient? - answerFree T3 and T4
In thyrotoxicosis crisis, T3 and T4 are overproduced, causing hyper metabolism from
the overproduction of: - answerEpinephrine
An acute metabolic complication that occurs in patients with diabetes is: -
answerKetoacidosis
Guillian-Barre syndrome is most commonly triggered by recent: - answerDigestive tract
infection
Risk factors that predispose a patient to Graves' disease include: - answerFemale sex
Which hormone is NOT one of the four types of tropic hormones released by the
anterior pituitary gland? - answerGrowth hormone
