NSGl 550/l NSG550l Examl 1l –l (NEWl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Diagnosticl Reasoningl
forl Nursel Practitionersl Guide|l Questionsl
&l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Wilkes
QUESTION
whatl isl cortisol
Answer:
Glucocorticoid
QUESTION
whatl isl bloodl cortisoll measured
Answer:
directl effectl ofl glucosel storel andl insulinl inhibitionl -l stopsl glucosel transportl intol cells.
QUESTION
whatl causesl cortisoll levelsl tol increase
Answer:
Stress,l Cushingsl disease,l Hyperthyroidism
,QUESTION
Whenl arel cortisoll levelsl lowest
Answer:
Addisonsl disease
QUESTION
Commonl inflammatoryl markers
Answer:
CRP,l ESR
QUESTION
whatl isl CRPl lab
Answer:
indicatoryl forl inflammationl andl predictorl ofl coronaryl events
morel sensitivel thanl ESR
QUESTION
ESRl labl valuesl arel bestl usedl for
Answer:
chronicl inflammation
, QUESTION
Whatl laboratoryl testl isl commonlyl usedl forl autoimmunel diseasel andl SLE
Answer:
ANA
QUESTION
Whenl ANAl isl positivel andl SLEl isl suspected,l whatl testl isl usedl forl confirmation
Answer:
anti-DSl DNAl antibody
QUESTION
Howl isl virall loadl monitoredl inl HIV
Answer:
HIVl RNAl quanification
QUESTION
Thel westernl blottl testl andl IFAl arel usedl tol confirm
Answer:
HIVl diagnosis
QUESTION
2026/l 2027l Update)l Diagnosticl Reasoningl
forl Nursel Practitionersl Guide|l Questionsl
&l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Wilkes
QUESTION
whatl isl cortisol
Answer:
Glucocorticoid
QUESTION
whatl isl bloodl cortisoll measured
Answer:
directl effectl ofl glucosel storel andl insulinl inhibitionl -l stopsl glucosel transportl intol cells.
QUESTION
whatl causesl cortisoll levelsl tol increase
Answer:
Stress,l Cushingsl disease,l Hyperthyroidism
,QUESTION
Whenl arel cortisoll levelsl lowest
Answer:
Addisonsl disease
QUESTION
Commonl inflammatoryl markers
Answer:
CRP,l ESR
QUESTION
whatl isl CRPl lab
Answer:
indicatoryl forl inflammationl andl predictorl ofl coronaryl events
morel sensitivel thanl ESR
QUESTION
ESRl labl valuesl arel bestl usedl for
Answer:
chronicl inflammation
, QUESTION
Whatl laboratoryl testl isl commonlyl usedl forl autoimmunel diseasel andl SLE
Answer:
ANA
QUESTION
Whenl ANAl isl positivel andl SLEl isl suspected,l whatl testl isl usedl forl confirmation
Answer:
anti-DSl DNAl antibody
QUESTION
Howl isl virall loadl monitoredl inl HIV
Answer:
HIVl RNAl quanification
QUESTION
Thel westernl blottl testl andl IFAl arel usedl tol confirm
Answer:
HIVl diagnosis
QUESTION