NURS 6051 patho wk9 quiz (SOLUTIONS)

1) A 30-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting visual disturbances. CT reveals a pituitary tumor and lab tests reveal elevated prolactin. He is diagnosed with prolactinoma. Which of the following treatments would the nurse help implement? 2) Visual disturbances are a common occurrence in patients with untreated Graves disease. The endocrinologist explains to the patient that the main cause of these complications is: 3) A 12-year-old male is newly diagnosed with type 1 DM. Which of the following tests should the nurse prepare the patient to best confirm the diagnosis? 4) A 22-year-old male is admitted to the intensive care unit with a closed head injury sustained in a motorcycle accident. The injury has caused severe damage to the posterior pituitary. Which of the following complications should the nurse anticipate? 5) An endocrinologist isolated a new hormone and found it to be a water-solubleamine. Which of the following is most like this new hormone? 6) Diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus(DM), and SIADH share which of the following assessment manifestations? 7) A nurse is preparing to teach a patient about Addison disease. Which information should the nurse include? The most common cause of Addison disease is: 8) If a patient’s posterior pituitary is removed, which hormone would the nurse expect to decrease? 9) A 40-year-old male undergoes surgery for a PTH-secreting tumor in which the parathyroid is removed. Which of the following would the nurse expect following surgery? 10) A 19-year-old female with type 1 DM was admitted to the hospital with the following lab values: serum glucose 500 mg/dl (high), urine glucose and ketones4+ (high), and arterial pH 7.20 (low). Her parents state that she has been sick with the “flu” for a week. Which of the following statements best explains her acidotic state? DOWNLOAD FOR MORE