PNP301 FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is the most common cause of endocrine disorders?
a. Malignant neoplasm
b. Infection
c. Congenital defect
d. Benign tumor - Answers - D.
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes Addison's disease?
a. Increased glucocorticoids
b. Decreased glucocorticoids
c. Deficit of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
d. Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answers - B.
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes myxedema?
a. Increased glucocorticoids
b. Decreased glucocorticoids
c. Deficit of ADH
d. Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answers - D.
Which of the following conditions may cause immunosuppression?
a. Graves' disease
b. Acromegaly
c. Cushing's disease
d. Diabetes insipidus - Answers - C.
Goiters occur more frequently in persons living in the:
a. Great Lakes or mountainous regions.
b. southwest United States.
c. temperate regions.
d. areas bordering the oceans. - Answers - A.
Which of the following is caused by Graves' disease?
a. Hypermetabolism
b. Decreased size of thyroid gland
c. Bradycardia and hypothermia
d. Decreased blood levels of T3, T4, and TSH - Answers - A.
Goiters may be caused by:
a. hypothyroid conditions only.
b. either hypothyroid or hyperthyroid conditions.
c. hyperthyroid conditions only.
d. fungal infections such as candidiasis. - Answers - B.
, Which of the following hormones is involved in both the stress response and the anti-
inflammatory response?
a. Aldosterone
b. Norepinephrine
c. Thyroxine
d. Cortisol - Answers - D.
Catabolic effects of Cushing's syndrome include:
a. osteoporosis.
b. hypertension.
c. increased erythrocyte production.
d. moon face and buffalo hump. - Answers - A.
Which of the following are likely present in a patient immobilized for a long period of
time?
a. Hypocalcemia and low serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels
b. Hypocalcemia and high serum PTH levels
c. Hypercalcemia and low serum PTH levels
d. Hypercalcemia and high serum PTH levels - Answers - C.
What happens in the lungs when the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles relax?
a. Air is forced out of the lungs.
b. Lung volume increases.
c. Intrapulmonic pressure decreases.
d. Intrapleural pressure decreases. - Answers - A.
Which of the following applies to acromegaly?
a. It occurs in infants and children.
b. It causes excessive longitudinal bone growth.
c. It results from excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH).
d. It does not change soft tissue growth. - Answers - C.
Which of the following may cause goiter?
1. Hyperthyroidism
2. Hypothyroidism
3. Lack of iodine in the diet
4. Pheochromocytoma
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 3
d. 1, 2, 3, 4 - Answers - C.
- both hyper + hypothyroidism
- lack of iodine
Which signs are typical of Graves' disease?
a. Facial puffiness, bradycardia, and lethargy
What is the most common cause of endocrine disorders?
a. Malignant neoplasm
b. Infection
c. Congenital defect
d. Benign tumor - Answers - D.
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes Addison's disease?
a. Increased glucocorticoids
b. Decreased glucocorticoids
c. Deficit of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
d. Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answers - B.
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes myxedema?
a. Increased glucocorticoids
b. Decreased glucocorticoids
c. Deficit of ADH
d. Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answers - D.
Which of the following conditions may cause immunosuppression?
a. Graves' disease
b. Acromegaly
c. Cushing's disease
d. Diabetes insipidus - Answers - C.
Goiters occur more frequently in persons living in the:
a. Great Lakes or mountainous regions.
b. southwest United States.
c. temperate regions.
d. areas bordering the oceans. - Answers - A.
Which of the following is caused by Graves' disease?
a. Hypermetabolism
b. Decreased size of thyroid gland
c. Bradycardia and hypothermia
d. Decreased blood levels of T3, T4, and TSH - Answers - A.
Goiters may be caused by:
a. hypothyroid conditions only.
b. either hypothyroid or hyperthyroid conditions.
c. hyperthyroid conditions only.
d. fungal infections such as candidiasis. - Answers - B.
, Which of the following hormones is involved in both the stress response and the anti-
inflammatory response?
a. Aldosterone
b. Norepinephrine
c. Thyroxine
d. Cortisol - Answers - D.
Catabolic effects of Cushing's syndrome include:
a. osteoporosis.
b. hypertension.
c. increased erythrocyte production.
d. moon face and buffalo hump. - Answers - A.
Which of the following are likely present in a patient immobilized for a long period of
time?
a. Hypocalcemia and low serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels
b. Hypocalcemia and high serum PTH levels
c. Hypercalcemia and low serum PTH levels
d. Hypercalcemia and high serum PTH levels - Answers - C.
What happens in the lungs when the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles relax?
a. Air is forced out of the lungs.
b. Lung volume increases.
c. Intrapulmonic pressure decreases.
d. Intrapleural pressure decreases. - Answers - A.
Which of the following applies to acromegaly?
a. It occurs in infants and children.
b. It causes excessive longitudinal bone growth.
c. It results from excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH).
d. It does not change soft tissue growth. - Answers - C.
Which of the following may cause goiter?
1. Hyperthyroidism
2. Hypothyroidism
3. Lack of iodine in the diet
4. Pheochromocytoma
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 3
d. 1, 2, 3, 4 - Answers - C.
- both hyper + hypothyroidism
- lack of iodine
Which signs are typical of Graves' disease?
a. Facial puffiness, bradycardia, and lethargy
