ion 1 1..2 points
Most protein hormones are transported in the bloodstream and are what?
Select one.
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Bound to a lipid-soluble carrier
Free in an unbound, water-soluble form
Bound to a water soluble-binding protein
Free because of their lipid-soluble chemistry
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Peptide or protein hormones, such as insulin, pituitary, hypothalamic, and parathyroid, a
circulate in free (unbound) forms. They are not bound to carriers or lipid soluble.
ion 2 1..2 points
Which factor increases the risk for ovarian cancer? Select one.
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Diagnosis of endometriosis
Oral contraceptive use
Multiple pregnancies
Prolonged lactation
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Endometriosis is the most common cause of chronic pelvic pain in women. It is the third
for hysterectomy and is associated with a higher risk for infertility and cancers, especial
of fertility drugs, oral contraceptives, and prolonged lactation would not lead to prolonge
ovulation over a lifetime.
ion 3 .2 points
Which is an expected hormonal change in an older patient?] Select one.
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone secretion below normal
Triiodothyronine level below normal
Cortisol level below normal
Adrenocorticotropic hormone level above normal
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Aging causes overall thyroid-stimulating hormone secretion to diminish but does not brin
changes.
ion 4 1..2 points
A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improve nutrition. On
the second day, the patient reports palpitations and difficulty breathing.
, After placing the patient on a cardiac monitor, what action does the
healthcare professional take next? Select one.
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Take the patient's temperature.
Have lab drawn for electrolyte levels.
Cancel the patient's next meal.
Facilitate a chest X-ray.
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Refeeding syndrome occurs when patients are fed too quickly, causing rapid shifts of flui
often leading to dysrhythmias. After placing the patient on a cardiac monitor, the profess
ensure that serum electrolytes are measured. The patient's temperature is not relevant t
patient should continue to eat although calories should be decreased. There may or may
chest X-ray.
ion 5 1..2 points
A healthcare professional sees a patient in the clinic who reports that his
foreskin cannot be retracted back over the glans penis. What term does the
professional use to document this condition? Select one.
Question options:
Paraphimosis
Priapism
Prephimosis
Phimosis
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Phimosis is the term used to identify the condition in which the foreskin cannot be retrac
glans. Paraphimosis is the opposite condition where the foreskin is retracted and cannot
the glans. Prephimosis is not a term used in the text. The healthcare professional would
patient's condition as phimosis.
ion 6 1..2 points
What does Graves' disease develop from? Select one.
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A viral infection of the thyroid gland that causes overproduction of thyroid hormone
An autoimmune process during which lymphocytes and fibrous tissue replace thyroid
A thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin that causes overproduction of thyroid hormone
An ingestion of goitrogens that inhibits the synthesis of the thyroid hormones, causing
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The pathologic features of Graves' disease indicate that normal regulatory mechanisms a
abnormal immunologic mechanisms, which result in the stimulation of excessive TH. Gra
Most protein hormones are transported in the bloodstream and are what?
Select one.
Question options:
Bound to a lipid-soluble carrier
Free in an unbound, water-soluble form
Bound to a water soluble-binding protein
Free because of their lipid-soluble chemistry
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Peptide or protein hormones, such as insulin, pituitary, hypothalamic, and parathyroid, a
circulate in free (unbound) forms. They are not bound to carriers or lipid soluble.
ion 2 1..2 points
Which factor increases the risk for ovarian cancer? Select one.
Question options:
Diagnosis of endometriosis
Oral contraceptive use
Multiple pregnancies
Prolonged lactation
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Endometriosis is the most common cause of chronic pelvic pain in women. It is the third
for hysterectomy and is associated with a higher risk for infertility and cancers, especial
of fertility drugs, oral contraceptives, and prolonged lactation would not lead to prolonge
ovulation over a lifetime.
ion 3 .2 points
Which is an expected hormonal change in an older patient?] Select one.
Question options:
Thyroid-stimulating hormone secretion below normal
Triiodothyronine level below normal
Cortisol level below normal
Adrenocorticotropic hormone level above normal
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Aging causes overall thyroid-stimulating hormone secretion to diminish but does not brin
changes.
ion 4 1..2 points
A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improve nutrition. On
the second day, the patient reports palpitations and difficulty breathing.
, After placing the patient on a cardiac monitor, what action does the
healthcare professional take next? Select one.
Question options:
Take the patient's temperature.
Have lab drawn for electrolyte levels.
Cancel the patient's next meal.
Facilitate a chest X-ray.
Hide question 4 feedback
Feedback
Refeeding syndrome occurs when patients are fed too quickly, causing rapid shifts of flui
often leading to dysrhythmias. After placing the patient on a cardiac monitor, the profess
ensure that serum electrolytes are measured. The patient's temperature is not relevant t
patient should continue to eat although calories should be decreased. There may or may
chest X-ray.
ion 5 1..2 points
A healthcare professional sees a patient in the clinic who reports that his
foreskin cannot be retracted back over the glans penis. What term does the
professional use to document this condition? Select one.
Question options:
Paraphimosis
Priapism
Prephimosis
Phimosis
Hide question 5 feedback
Feedback
Phimosis is the term used to identify the condition in which the foreskin cannot be retrac
glans. Paraphimosis is the opposite condition where the foreskin is retracted and cannot
the glans. Prephimosis is not a term used in the text. The healthcare professional would
patient's condition as phimosis.
ion 6 1..2 points
What does Graves' disease develop from? Select one.
Question options:
A viral infection of the thyroid gland that causes overproduction of thyroid hormone
An autoimmune process during which lymphocytes and fibrous tissue replace thyroid
A thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin that causes overproduction of thyroid hormone
An ingestion of goitrogens that inhibits the synthesis of the thyroid hormones, causing
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The pathologic features of Graves' disease indicate that normal regulatory mechanisms a
abnormal immunologic mechanisms, which result in the stimulation of excessive TH. Gra
