NU551 UNIT 5 - ENDOCRINE, GI, HEMATOLOGY & METABOLIC REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS
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What are the types of hormones based on solubility? - Answers Water-soluble and lipid-soluble
What is the relationship between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland? - Answers The
hypothalamus regulates the anterior and posterior pituitary.
What are the main thyroid disorders? - Answers Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
What is the primary cause of hyperthyroidism? - Answers Graves' disease
What lab patterns differentiate primary hypothyroidism from hyperthyroidism? - Answers Primary
hypo shows ↑TSH/↓T4, while hyper shows ↓TSH/↑T4.
What hormone is secreted by the parathyroid glands? - Answers Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
What are the adrenal disorders? - Answers Cushing's disease and Addison's disease
What is the effect of cortisol during acute stress? - Answers It leads to hyperglycemia.
What are the types of diabetes? - Answers Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes
What is the difference between DKA and HHS? - Answers DKA is diabetic ketoacidosis, while HHS is
hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state.
What are the signals involved in obesity? - Answers Leptin, ghrelin, incretins, adiponectin
What is the primary function of brown fat? - Answers Thermogenesis
What causes lactose intolerance? - Answers Lactase deficiency
What is a common complication of Crohn's disease? - Answers Obstruction
What is the most likely cause of portal hypertension? - Answers Cirrhosis of the liver
What type of diarrhea is caused by lactose intolerance? - Answers Osmotic diarrhea
Which white blood cell type is most abundant in a normal blood sample? - Answers Neutrophil
What end product of the clotting cascade is necessary for clot formation? - Answers Fibrin
What type of anemia is indicated by low hemoglobin and high mean corpuscular volume? - Answers
Pernicious anemia
What electrolyte imbalance is expected in a patient with SIADH? - Answers Hyponatremia
What condition contributes to obesity by causing leptin resistance? - Answers Leptin resistance
Which cells in the gastric glands secrete hydrochloric acid? - Answers Parietal cells
What nerve mediates gallbladder contraction during digestion? - Answers Vagus nerve
What is the most likely cause of portal hypertension in a patient with cirrhosis? - Answers Cirrhosis of
the liver
What type of diarrhea occurs in lactose intolerance? - Answers Osmotic diarrhea
Which type of white blood cell accounts for the highest percentage in a normal blood sample? -
Answers Neutrophil
What end product of the clotting cascade is a patient unable to make if they cannot clot? - Answers
Fibrin
What type of anemia is characterized by vitamin B12 deficiency due to lack of intrinsic factor? -
Answers Pernicious anemia
ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
What are the types of hormones based on solubility? - Answers Water-soluble and lipid-soluble
What is the relationship between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland? - Answers The
hypothalamus regulates the anterior and posterior pituitary.
What are the main thyroid disorders? - Answers Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
What is the primary cause of hyperthyroidism? - Answers Graves' disease
What lab patterns differentiate primary hypothyroidism from hyperthyroidism? - Answers Primary
hypo shows ↑TSH/↓T4, while hyper shows ↓TSH/↑T4.
What hormone is secreted by the parathyroid glands? - Answers Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
What are the adrenal disorders? - Answers Cushing's disease and Addison's disease
What is the effect of cortisol during acute stress? - Answers It leads to hyperglycemia.
What are the types of diabetes? - Answers Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes
What is the difference between DKA and HHS? - Answers DKA is diabetic ketoacidosis, while HHS is
hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state.
What are the signals involved in obesity? - Answers Leptin, ghrelin, incretins, adiponectin
What is the primary function of brown fat? - Answers Thermogenesis
What causes lactose intolerance? - Answers Lactase deficiency
What is a common complication of Crohn's disease? - Answers Obstruction
What is the most likely cause of portal hypertension? - Answers Cirrhosis of the liver
What type of diarrhea is caused by lactose intolerance? - Answers Osmotic diarrhea
Which white blood cell type is most abundant in a normal blood sample? - Answers Neutrophil
What end product of the clotting cascade is necessary for clot formation? - Answers Fibrin
What type of anemia is indicated by low hemoglobin and high mean corpuscular volume? - Answers
Pernicious anemia
What electrolyte imbalance is expected in a patient with SIADH? - Answers Hyponatremia
What condition contributes to obesity by causing leptin resistance? - Answers Leptin resistance
Which cells in the gastric glands secrete hydrochloric acid? - Answers Parietal cells
What nerve mediates gallbladder contraction during digestion? - Answers Vagus nerve
What is the most likely cause of portal hypertension in a patient with cirrhosis? - Answers Cirrhosis of
the liver
What type of diarrhea occurs in lactose intolerance? - Answers Osmotic diarrhea
Which type of white blood cell accounts for the highest percentage in a normal blood sample? -
Answers Neutrophil
What end product of the clotting cascade is a patient unable to make if they cannot clot? - Answers
Fibrin
What type of anemia is characterized by vitamin B12 deficiency due to lack of intrinsic factor? -
Answers Pernicious anemia
