Home Health Aid Exam Questions All Solved

Home Health Aid Exam Questions All Solved Endocrine system is made up of what? - Answer -many glands scattered throughout the body endocrine glands - Answer -ductless glands that secrete substances within the body called hormones Hormones - Answer -chemicals that are secreted directly into the blood-stream pituitary gland - Answer -"master gland" completely controlled by the hypothalamus; secretes hormones that regulate bodily processes thyroid gland - Answer -produces hormones that regulate metabolism, body heat, and bone growth parathyroid glands - Answer -regulates metabolism of calcium and phosphorus thymus gland - Answer -regulates immunity to infectious diseases during infancy and early childhood adrenal glands - Answer -adjust body to crisis and stress pineal gland - Answer -secretes melatonin Pancreas - Answer -produces insulin needed to burn sugar in body-produces glucagon Ovaries - Answer -produce ovum (egg) for reproduction Testes - Answer -produce sperm to fertilize ovum; secretes testosterone diabetes mellitus - Answer -chronic disease with no cure; pancreas does not produce an adequate amount of a hormone called insulin diabetes - Answer -persons blood sugar level is elevated because sugar remains in the blood instead of being absorbed into the cells Routine blood testing for diabetes - Answer -Fasting blood sugar, urinalysis, glucose tolerance tests, and glycosylated hemoglobin S&S for diabetes - Answer -weakness, sudden weight loss, unusual thirst, frequent urination, crankiness, and itching normal blood sugar level - Answer -70-100mg two common problems in diabetes - Answer -obesity and bad nutrition subcutaneously - Answer -under the skin Three important factors about insulin are - Answer -1. measurement must be accurate 2. must me taken at same time every day 3. sterile technique must be maintained when injecting the drug gangrene - Answer -large area of dead tissue diabetic nueropathy - Answer -destructive disorder of the nerves; loss of sensation