Question 1 point
Which hormone is involved in the regulation of serum calcium levels?
Question options:
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Thyroxine (T4)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Question 2 point
Which pathologic changes are associated with Graves’ disease?
Question options:
High levels of circulating thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins
Diminished levels of thyrotropin-releasing hormone
High levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone
Diminished levels of thyroid-binding globulin
Question 3 point
A 7-year-old child has cryptorchidism. What initial action by the
healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Question options:
Educate the child and parents on orchiectomy.
Instruct the parents to give the child all the antibiotics.
Describe skin precautions used during radiation therapy.
Describe the correct administration of GnRH.
, Question 4 point
What does Graves’ disease develop from?
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 tissue
A thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin that causes overproduction of thyroid
hormones
The ingestion of goitrogens that inhibits the synthesis of the thyroid hormones,
causing a goiter
Question 5 point
The risk of which cancer is greater if the man has a history of
cryptorchidism?
Question options:
Penile
Testicular
Prostate
Epididymal
Question 6 point
Which initial laboratory test is considered adequate for an accurate and
reliable diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis in a symptomatic man?
Question options:
Ligase chain reaction (LCR
Gram-stain technique
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Which hormone is involved in the regulation of serum calcium levels?
Question options:
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Thyroxine (T4)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Question 2 point
Which pathologic changes are associated with Graves’ disease?
Question options:
High levels of circulating thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins
Diminished levels of thyrotropin-releasing hormone
High levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone
Diminished levels of thyroid-binding globulin
Question 3 point
A 7-year-old child has cryptorchidism. What initial action by the
healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Question options:
Educate the child and parents on orchiectomy.
Instruct the parents to give the child all the antibiotics.
Describe skin precautions used during radiation therapy.
Describe the correct administration of GnRH.
, Question 4 point
What does Graves’ disease develop from?
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 tissue
A thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin that causes overproduction of thyroid
hormones
The ingestion of goitrogens that inhibits the synthesis of the thyroid hormones,
causing a goiter
Question 5 point
The risk of which cancer is greater if the man has a history of
cryptorchidism?
Question options:
Penile
Testicular
Prostate
Epididymal
Question 6 point
Which initial laboratory test is considered adequate for an accurate and
reliable diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis in a symptomatic man?
Question options:
Ligase chain reaction (LCR
Gram-stain technique
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
