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FSCJ-NUR 1460 Child with Endocrine
Dysfunction (complete exam with
verified solutions)

What are the three components of the endocrine system? - Correct answer ✔1) the cells,
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which send chemicals message via hormones;
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2) target cells, which receive the message;
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3) and the environment through which the chemical is transported from the site of synthesis
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to the sites of cellular action
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What does education of families managing diabetes include? - Correct answer ✔1) an
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explanation of diabetes |||||| ||||||




2) meal planning
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3) administering insulin injections
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4) monitoring general hygienic practices
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5) promoting exercise
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6) record keeping
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7) and observing for complications
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This is the focus of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. - Correct answer ✔insulin replacement, diet, and
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exercise



What is included in the management of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia? - Correct answer ✔1)
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assignment of a sex according to genotype;
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2) administration of cortisone;
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3) and, possibly, reconstructive surgery
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The five categories of Cushing syndrome - Correct answer ✔1) pituitary,
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2)adrenal, ||||||




3) ectopic,
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4) iatrogenic,
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5) and food dependent
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Disorders of adrenal function - Correct answer ✔1) acute adrenocortical insufficiency,
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2) chronic adrenocortical insufficiency,
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3) Cushing syndrome,
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4) and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
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Three important groups of hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex - Correct answer
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✔glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and sex steroids |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




Classic forms of hypoparathyroidism in childhood - Correct answer ✔1) idiopathic (deficient
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production of parathyroid hormone) |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




2) pseudohypoparathyroidism (increased parathyroid hormone production with end-organ
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unresponsiveness to parathyroid hormone) |||||| |||||| ||||||




Therapy for hyperthyroidism - Correct answer ✔directed at retarding the rate of hormone
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secretion and may include drug therapy, thyroidectomy, or radioiodine therapy
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Disorders of thyroid function - Correct answer ✔1) hypothyroidism,
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2) autoimmune thyroiditis,
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3) goiter,
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4) and hyperthyroidism
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The main physiologic action of Thyroid Hormone - Correct answer ✔to regulate the basal
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metabolic rate and control the processes of growth and tissue differentiation |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




How pituitary dysfunction is manifested - Correct answer ✔primarily by growth disturbance
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Name the disorders that can result from an overproduction of the anterior pituitary hormones.
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- Correct answer ✔a) Gigantism (caused by excess growth hormone production during
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childhood)

b. Hyperthyroidism
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c. Hypercortisolism (Cushing
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syndrome)

d. Precocious puberty from
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excessive gonadotropins ||||||




The most common organic cause of pituitary undersecretion - Correct answer ✔Tumors,
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especially craniopharyngiomas, in the pituitary or hypothalamic region |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




What is a principal nursing consideration in working with children with hypopituitarism? -
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Correct answer ✔Identifying children with growth problems |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




Why is it important to assess the parental history in children with constitutional growth
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delays? - Correct answer ✔Because these children frequently have parents who experienced
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similar slow growth patterns and delayed sexual maturation |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




What is the definitive treatment of growth hormone deficiency? - Correct answer
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✔Replacement of growth hormone |||||| |||||| ||||||

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