APEA ENDOCRINE EXAM QUESTIONS

APEA ENDOCRINE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100% PASS (A+) PHARM When patients administer regular insulin (Humulin R U-500), they should be taught: - Answer 10 units of Humulin R U-500 is equal to 10 units on a U-500 insulin syringe. Radioiodine therapy is safe to administer to: - Answer A 30-year-old man who desires natural fatherhood-used to tx hyperthyroidism and does not cause infantility or birth defects in the offspring of tx'd pts A pt who has Addison's disease has received a prescription for fludrocortisone. Fludrocortisone acts by: - Answer Regulating salt and water balance-mineralocorticoid indicated as partial replacement therapy for pts with primary or 2ndary adrenocortical insufficiency Methimazole for the tx of Graves' disease is contraindicated in pts: - Answer Who are pregnant-can cause fetal harm when administered, can readily cross the placental membranes Which of the following medications may cause gynecomastia? - Answer Enalapril (Vasotec)-ACE inhibitors may cause gynecomastia A pt is started on a sulfonylurea (i.e. glyburide). The NP informs the pt that sulfonylureas are likely to: - Answer Reduce microvascular events-also low in cost Disadvantages-produce hypoglycemia and cause weight gain Thiazolidinedione (TZD) medications: - Answer Increase insulin sensitivity-by acting on adipose, muscle & liver to increase glucose utilization and decrease glucose production Pts taking dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 (DDP-IV) inhibitors for the tx of T2DM do NOT routinely need to be monitored for: - Answer Weight loss-Januvia, Onglyza, Tradjenta not likely to cause weight loss or weight gain