NSG5003 Endocrine disorders Questions with
Verified Correct Answers
Hyperglycemia in patients who have Type 2 diabetes can cause:
Thrist
In addition to elevated blood glucose levels, the initial laboratory findings in a patient
with diabetetic ketoacidosis would include:
Decreased bicarbonate levels
As a results of prolonged exposure to high levels of cortisol, the patient with Cushing's
syndrome is likely to develop:
Moon facies
The release of anti diuretic hormone (ADH) from the posterior pituitary gland is
stimulated by reduced circulating volume and:
Increased serum osmolality
Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex that results in an inadequate release of
glucocorticoids is:
Addison's disease
The thyroid hormone that is responsible for calcium regulation is:
Thyrocalcitionin (Calcitonin)
What percent of beta cells in the pancreas must be destroyed before hyperglycemia
develops?
80
,The majority of patients it's simple goiters are respected to have?
A euthyroid state
Diabetes mellitus is NOT a disorder in the metabolism of:
Iron
When calcium levels are low, the negative feedback system:
stimulates the parathyroid gland to release parathyroid hormone
Which one of the following is NOT a cause of short stature in children?
Early estrogen and androgen secretion
In a patient with hyperglycemia, the nurse practitioner knows that hyperosmolar
hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) will NOT produce:
Ketogenesis
Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis include:
Cardiac arrhythmia
An extreme and life-threatening form of thyrotoxicosis is called:
Thyroid storm
Which of the following is NOT a common secondary cause of Type 2 diabetes?
Autoimmune diseases
Which of the following laboratory findings are present after adrenal stimulation in a
patient with early stage Addison's disease?
Increased cortisol levels
, In a patient with diabetes insipidus, the resorption of water by the renal tubular
collection ducts can lead to:
Increased serum sodium
In the presence of acute adrenal insufficiency, the underproduction of cortisol by the
adrenal glands may cause the patient to experience:
Hypoglycemia
Which diagnosis is associated with T cell-mediated destruction of beta cells in the
pancreas?
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
The most common signs of newly diagnosed diabetes include:
Polyuria
The complication associated with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes that is a macro vascular
complication is
Coronary artery disease
Cushing's disease is characterized by physical abnormalities that occur when the
adrenal glands secrete excess:
Glucocorticoids
Which one of the following is decreased in Addison's disease?
Aldosterone
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is caused by:
Beta cell destruction
Verified Correct Answers
Hyperglycemia in patients who have Type 2 diabetes can cause:
Thrist
In addition to elevated blood glucose levels, the initial laboratory findings in a patient
with diabetetic ketoacidosis would include:
Decreased bicarbonate levels
As a results of prolonged exposure to high levels of cortisol, the patient with Cushing's
syndrome is likely to develop:
Moon facies
The release of anti diuretic hormone (ADH) from the posterior pituitary gland is
stimulated by reduced circulating volume and:
Increased serum osmolality
Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex that results in an inadequate release of
glucocorticoids is:
Addison's disease
The thyroid hormone that is responsible for calcium regulation is:
Thyrocalcitionin (Calcitonin)
What percent of beta cells in the pancreas must be destroyed before hyperglycemia
develops?
80
,The majority of patients it's simple goiters are respected to have?
A euthyroid state
Diabetes mellitus is NOT a disorder in the metabolism of:
Iron
When calcium levels are low, the negative feedback system:
stimulates the parathyroid gland to release parathyroid hormone
Which one of the following is NOT a cause of short stature in children?
Early estrogen and androgen secretion
In a patient with hyperglycemia, the nurse practitioner knows that hyperosmolar
hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) will NOT produce:
Ketogenesis
Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis include:
Cardiac arrhythmia
An extreme and life-threatening form of thyrotoxicosis is called:
Thyroid storm
Which of the following is NOT a common secondary cause of Type 2 diabetes?
Autoimmune diseases
Which of the following laboratory findings are present after adrenal stimulation in a
patient with early stage Addison's disease?
Increased cortisol levels
, In a patient with diabetes insipidus, the resorption of water by the renal tubular
collection ducts can lead to:
Increased serum sodium
In the presence of acute adrenal insufficiency, the underproduction of cortisol by the
adrenal glands may cause the patient to experience:
Hypoglycemia
Which diagnosis is associated with T cell-mediated destruction of beta cells in the
pancreas?
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
The most common signs of newly diagnosed diabetes include:
Polyuria
The complication associated with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes that is a macro vascular
complication is
Coronary artery disease
Cushing's disease is characterized by physical abnormalities that occur when the
adrenal glands secrete excess:
Glucocorticoids
Which one of the following is decreased in Addison's disease?
Aldosterone
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is caused by:
Beta cell destruction
