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NU 623- Herzing unit 6 TEST 1-3 ALL
500 Questions and Verified Solutions
Latest Update This Year
NU 623- Herzing unit 6
QUESTION: What is the most common cause of ACTH-independent cases of Cushing's
syndrome?
A. A pituitary tumors
B. An adrenal tumor
C. Phepchromocytoma
D. Iatrogenic causes resulting from therapeutic doses of synthetic glucocorticoids - ANSWER-D.
Iatrogenic causes resulting from therapeutic doses of synthetic glucocorticoids
QUESTION: Cushing's disease is the specific type of Cushing's syndrome that is caused by:
A. Long-term exposure to corticosteroids
B. A benign tumor in the adrenal gland
C. A benign pituitary tumor
D. An ectopic tumor that produces ACTH - ANSWER-C. A benign pituitary tumor
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QUESTION: Which of the following serum laboratory findings are present in the client with
Cushing's syndrome?
A. Increased cortisol, decreased sodium, and decreased potassium levels
B. Decreased cortisol, decreased potassium, and decreased glucose levels
C. Increased cortisol, increased sodium, decreased potassium levels
D. Normal blood urea nitrogen, increased sodium, and decreased potassium levels. - ANSWER-
C. Increased cortisol, increased sodium, and decreased potassium levels
QUESTION: Janice has had Cushing's disease for 20 years and has been taking hydrocortisone
since then. Today, she appears with a think trunk and thin extremities. She has a "moon face" a
"buffalo hump" think skin with visible capillaries, and a number of bruises that pear to be slow
healing. To what do you attribute these symptoms?
A. Decreased adrenal androgen glands
B. Malfunctioning of the adrenal cortex
C. Excessive levels of circulating cortisol
D. Ectopic secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone. - ANSWER-C. Excessive levels of
circulating cortisol
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QUESTION: First line approach to tx Cushing's syndrome in a 56yo woman who has been taking
oral corticosteroids to tx rheumatoid arthritis for the past 2 years.
A. Gradually tapering corticosteroid use
B. Referral for surgery
C. Consider radiation tx
D. Prescribe mifepristone - ANSWER-A. Gradually tapering corticosteroid use
QUESTION: Untreated Cushing's syndrome can lead to all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Rheumatoid arthritis
B. Hypertension
C. Type 2 diabetes
D. Osteoporosis - ANSWER-A. Rheumatoid arthritis
A 46yo women c/o fatigue, weakness, lethargy, decreased concentration and memory and
increased facial hair over the past 2 months. She has a hx of asthma with repeated flares during
he past 6 months requiring multiple courses of prednisone tx. A likely dx for this patient is:
A. Type 2 diabetes
B. Cushing's syndrome
C. Cushing's disease
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D. Central obesity - ANSWER-B. Cushing's syndrome
QUESTION: Cushing's syndrome result from an excess of:
A. Lutenizing hormone
B. Follicle stimulating hormone
C. Cortisol
D. Aldosterone - ANSWER-C. Cortisol
QUESTION: What causes most cases of Cushing's syndrome - ANSWER-Pituitary adenomas
QUESTION: What is the most common cause of Cushing's syndrome - ANSWER-Pituitary tumor
QUESTION: The most commonly recommended treatment for Cushing's disease is:
A. Tapering or ceasing corticosteroid use
B. Eliminating trigger medications
C. Antineoplastic tx
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NU 623- Herzing unit 6 TEST 1-3 ALL
500 Questions and Verified Solutions
Latest Update This Year
NU 623- Herzing unit 6
QUESTION: What is the most common cause of ACTH-independent cases of Cushing's
syndrome?
A. A pituitary tumors
B. An adrenal tumor
C. Phepchromocytoma
D. Iatrogenic causes resulting from therapeutic doses of synthetic glucocorticoids - ANSWER-D.
Iatrogenic causes resulting from therapeutic doses of synthetic glucocorticoids
QUESTION: Cushing's disease is the specific type of Cushing's syndrome that is caused by:
A. Long-term exposure to corticosteroids
B. A benign tumor in the adrenal gland
C. A benign pituitary tumor
D. An ectopic tumor that produces ACTH - ANSWER-C. A benign pituitary tumor
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QUESTION: Which of the following serum laboratory findings are present in the client with
Cushing's syndrome?
A. Increased cortisol, decreased sodium, and decreased potassium levels
B. Decreased cortisol, decreased potassium, and decreased glucose levels
C. Increased cortisol, increased sodium, decreased potassium levels
D. Normal blood urea nitrogen, increased sodium, and decreased potassium levels. - ANSWER-
C. Increased cortisol, increased sodium, and decreased potassium levels
QUESTION: Janice has had Cushing's disease for 20 years and has been taking hydrocortisone
since then. Today, she appears with a think trunk and thin extremities. She has a "moon face" a
"buffalo hump" think skin with visible capillaries, and a number of bruises that pear to be slow
healing. To what do you attribute these symptoms?
A. Decreased adrenal androgen glands
B. Malfunctioning of the adrenal cortex
C. Excessive levels of circulating cortisol
D. Ectopic secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone. - ANSWER-C. Excessive levels of
circulating cortisol
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QUESTION: First line approach to tx Cushing's syndrome in a 56yo woman who has been taking
oral corticosteroids to tx rheumatoid arthritis for the past 2 years.
A. Gradually tapering corticosteroid use
B. Referral for surgery
C. Consider radiation tx
D. Prescribe mifepristone - ANSWER-A. Gradually tapering corticosteroid use
QUESTION: Untreated Cushing's syndrome can lead to all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Rheumatoid arthritis
B. Hypertension
C. Type 2 diabetes
D. Osteoporosis - ANSWER-A. Rheumatoid arthritis
A 46yo women c/o fatigue, weakness, lethargy, decreased concentration and memory and
increased facial hair over the past 2 months. She has a hx of asthma with repeated flares during
he past 6 months requiring multiple courses of prednisone tx. A likely dx for this patient is:
A. Type 2 diabetes
B. Cushing's syndrome
C. Cushing's disease
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D. Central obesity - ANSWER-B. Cushing's syndrome
QUESTION: Cushing's syndrome result from an excess of:
A. Lutenizing hormone
B. Follicle stimulating hormone
C. Cortisol
D. Aldosterone - ANSWER-C. Cortisol
QUESTION: What causes most cases of Cushing's syndrome - ANSWER-Pituitary adenomas
QUESTION: What is the most common cause of Cushing's syndrome - ANSWER-Pituitary tumor
QUESTION: The most commonly recommended treatment for Cushing's disease is:
A. Tapering or ceasing corticosteroid use
B. Eliminating trigger medications
C. Antineoplastic tx
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