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NUR 631 ADVANCED PATHO Endocrine NUR
631 EXAM ALL 500 Questions and Verified
Solutions Latest Update This Year
PATHO Endocrine NUR 631 EXAM
QUESTION: Which one of the following is NOT a cause of short stature in children?
A. Turner syndrome
B. Growth hormone deficiency
C. Hypothyroidism
D. Early estrogen and androgen secretion - ANSWER-D. Early estrogen and androgen secretion
QUESTION: Acute complications of untreated diabetes insipidus would NOT include
A. hypovolemia
B. hypervolemia
C. circulatory collapse
D. loss of consciousness - ANSWER-B. hypervolemia
QUESTION: Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis include:
A. hypotension
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B. bradycardia
C. low cardiac output
D. cardiac arrythmia - ANSWER-D. cardiac arrythmia
QUESTION: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin are produced in the?
A. adrenal glands
B. parathyroid gland
C. thyroid gland
D. hypothalamus - ANSWER-D. hypothalamus
QUESTION: Diabetes mellitus is NOT a disorder in the metabolism of?
A. carbohydrates
B. iron
C. fats
D. proteins - ANSWER-B. iron
QUESTION: An acute metabolic complication that occurs in patients with diabetes is?
A. nephropathy
B. retinopathy
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C. autonomic neuropathy
D. ketoacidosis - ANSWER-D. ketoacidosis
QUESTION: The most common signs of newly diagnosed diabetes include:
A. peripheral neuropathy
B. polyuria
C. hyperphagia
D. blurred vision - ANSWER-B. polyuria
QUESTION: An extreme and life-threatening form of thyrotoxicosis is called:
A. Grave's disease
B. thyroid storm
C. thyroiditis
D. hypothyroidism - ANSWER-B. thyroid storm
Which of the following hormones is NOT essential for normal body growth and maturation in
children?
A. growth hormone
B. insulin
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C. adrenalin
D. androgen - ANSWER-C. adrenalin
QUESTION: A common characteristic of a person with Grave's disease is?
A. ophthalmopathy
B. humped back
C. moon face
D. peripheral neuropathy - ANSWER-A. ophthalmopathy
QUESTION: In addition to elevated blood glucose levels, the initial laboratory findings in a
patient with diabetic ketoacidosis would include?
A. elevated pH levels
B. decreased bicarbonate levels
C. decreased potassium levels
D. elevated glomerular filtration rate - ANSWER-B. decreased bicarbonate levels
QUESTION: In thyrotoxic crisis, T3 and T4 are overproduced, causing hypermetabolism from
overproduction of?
A. dopamine
B. catecholamines
NUR 631 ADVANCED PATHO Endocrine NUR
631 EXAM ALL 500 Questions and Verified
Solutions Latest Update This Year
PATHO Endocrine NUR 631 EXAM
QUESTION: Which one of the following is NOT a cause of short stature in children?
A. Turner syndrome
B. Growth hormone deficiency
C. Hypothyroidism
D. Early estrogen and androgen secretion - ANSWER-D. Early estrogen and androgen secretion
QUESTION: Acute complications of untreated diabetes insipidus would NOT include
A. hypovolemia
B. hypervolemia
C. circulatory collapse
D. loss of consciousness - ANSWER-B. hypervolemia
QUESTION: Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis include:
A. hypotension
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B. bradycardia
C. low cardiac output
D. cardiac arrythmia - ANSWER-D. cardiac arrythmia
QUESTION: Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin are produced in the?
A. adrenal glands
B. parathyroid gland
C. thyroid gland
D. hypothalamus - ANSWER-D. hypothalamus
QUESTION: Diabetes mellitus is NOT a disorder in the metabolism of?
A. carbohydrates
B. iron
C. fats
D. proteins - ANSWER-B. iron
QUESTION: An acute metabolic complication that occurs in patients with diabetes is?
A. nephropathy
B. retinopathy
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C. autonomic neuropathy
D. ketoacidosis - ANSWER-D. ketoacidosis
QUESTION: The most common signs of newly diagnosed diabetes include:
A. peripheral neuropathy
B. polyuria
C. hyperphagia
D. blurred vision - ANSWER-B. polyuria
QUESTION: An extreme and life-threatening form of thyrotoxicosis is called:
A. Grave's disease
B. thyroid storm
C. thyroiditis
D. hypothyroidism - ANSWER-B. thyroid storm
Which of the following hormones is NOT essential for normal body growth and maturation in
children?
A. growth hormone
B. insulin
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C. adrenalin
D. androgen - ANSWER-C. adrenalin
QUESTION: A common characteristic of a person with Grave's disease is?
A. ophthalmopathy
B. humped back
C. moon face
D. peripheral neuropathy - ANSWER-A. ophthalmopathy
QUESTION: In addition to elevated blood glucose levels, the initial laboratory findings in a
patient with diabetic ketoacidosis would include?
A. elevated pH levels
B. decreased bicarbonate levels
C. decreased potassium levels
D. elevated glomerular filtration rate - ANSWER-B. decreased bicarbonate levels
QUESTION: In thyrotoxic crisis, T3 and T4 are overproduced, causing hypermetabolism from
overproduction of?
A. dopamine
B. catecholamines
