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MN 551 Final Exam Questions With Correct
A |30 |year |old |man |with |a |diagnosis |of |type |1 |diabetes |is |aware |of |the |multiple |effects |that |insulin
|has |on |his |metabolism. |Which |of |the |following |physiological |processes |are |actions |of |insulin? |-



Answers |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Facilitating |triglycerides |from |glucose |in |fat |cells




A |32-year-old |man |is |complaining |of |burning, |itching, |photophobia, |and |severe |pain |in |his |right |eye A |three-year-old |girl |has |just |been |diagnosed |with |type |1A |diabetes |and |her |parents |are |currently
|after |swimming |in |the |ocean. |To |determine |that |the |eye |condition |is |corneal |rather |than |a |receiving |education |from |the |diabetes |education |nurse |at |the |hospital |where |their |daughter |is


|conjunctival |disease, |which |of |the |following |would |be |the |distinguishing |symptom? |receiving |treatment. |How |can |the |nurse |best |explain |the |etiology |of |their |daughter's |health |problem

|to |her |parents?




A.) |Burning
A.) |Environmental |and |lifestyle |factors |are |known |to |play |a |part |in |the |fact |that |her |pancreas |secretes
B.) |Itching |and |withholds |insulin |at |the |wrong |times."


c.) |photophobia

D.) |Severe |pain |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Severe |pain B.) |"This |tendency |to |produce |insufficient |amounts |of |insulin |is |likely |something |that |she |inherited."


A |woman |with |a |diagnosis |of |type |2 |diabetes |has |been |ordered |by |her |primary |care |provider |to |have C.) |"It's |not |known |exactly |why |your |daughter |has |completely |stopped |making |insulin, |and |treatment
|a |hemoglobin |A1C |test |for |the |first |time. |The |woman |states, |"I |don't |see |why |you |want |to |test |my
|will |consist |of |your |rigidly |controlling |her |diet."

|blood |cells |when |it's |sugar |that's |the |problem." |What |aspect |of |physiology |will |underlie |the |care

|provider's |response |to |the |patient?
D.) |"The |problem |that |underlies |her |diabetes |is |that |her |own |body |has |destroyed |the |cells |in
|herpancreas |that |produce |insulin |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"The |problem |that |underlies |her |diabetes |is

|that |her |own |body |has |destroyed |the |cells |in |her |pancreas |that |produce |insulin."


A.)The |amount |of |glucose |attached |to |A1C |cells |reflects |the |average |blood |glucose |levels |over |the |life
|of |the |cell.

Which |of |the |following |statements |best |captures |an |aspect |of |the |role |of |hormones |in |the |body?

B)Hemoglobin |synthesis |by |the |bone |marrow |is |inversely |proportionate |to |blood |glucose |levels, |with
|low |A1C |indicating |hyperglycemia. A.) |Some |chemical |substances |can |function |as |hormones |or |be |integrated |with |the |central |and
|peripheral |nervous |systems.




C)The |high |metabolic |needs |of |red |cells |and |their |affinity |for |free |glucose |indicate |the |amount |of
|glucose |that |has |been |available |over |6 |to |12 |weeks. B)Hormones |directly |initiate |many |of |the |processes |that |contribute |to |homeostasis.



D)Insulin |is |a |glucose |receptor |agonist |on |the |hemoglobin |molecule, |and |high |glucose |suggests |low C)Control |of |body |processes |is |ensured |by |the |fact |that |a |single |hormone |can |only |exert |one |effect
|on |one |specific |system |or |tissue.
|insulin |levels. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |amount |of |glucose |attached |to |A1C |cells |reflects |the

|average |blood |glucose |levels |over |the |life |of |the |cell.




D)Each |hormone |that |exists |in |the |body |is |produced |by |only |one |specific |endocrine |gland. |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Some |chemical |substances |can |function |as |either |hormones |or |neurotransmitters.

,What |does |a |high |level |of |thyroid-stimulating |hormone |indicate?

b. |She |may |have |been |born |with |infantile |cataracts

A.) |Thyroid |nodule

c. |The |girl |may |have |chronic |bacterial |conjunctivitis

B.) |Hyperthyroidism

d. |The |child |may |have |a |congenital |deficit |of |rods |and/or |cones |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-She |may
|have |been |born |with |infantile |cataracts
C.) |Myxedema


Which |of |the |following |statements |best |describes |an |aspect |of |the |normal |process |of |glucose
D.) |Hypothyroidism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Hypothyroidism
|metabolism?



Question |3 |options:
Which |of |the |following |statements |best |captures |the |role |of |the |adrenal |cortex |in |maintaining
|homeostasis?

a. |Glucose |that |exceeds |metabolic |needs |is |converted |and |stored |by |the |liver.
Question |1 |options:


b. |Blood |glucose |levels |are |kept |in |a |steady |state |by |selective |excretion |and |reuptake |by |the |kidneys.
A. |Normal |sexual |function |is |dependent |on |adequate |adrenal |cortical |function.


c. |Ingested |glucose |that |is |not |needed |for |cellular |metabolism |circulates |in |the |blood |until |it |is |taken
B. |Redundant, |secondary |production |of |adrenal |cortical |hormones |can |compensate |for |the |loss |of |the
|up |to |meet |cellular |needs.
|adrenal |glands.




d. |Blood |glucose |levels |are |primarily |a |result |of |the |timing, |quantity, |and |character |of |food |intake. |-
C. |The |adrenal |cortical |hormones |are |primarily |steroids |and |sex |hormones.
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Glucose |that |exceeds |metabolic |needs |is |converted |and |stored |by |the |liver.




D. |The |adrenal |cortex |is |responsible |for |the |production |of |epinephrine |and |norepinephrine, |which |are
A |60-year-old |man |has |presented |to |his |nurse |practitioner |because |of |an |earache |that |has |become
|part |of |the |sympathetic |nervous |system. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |adrenal |cortical |hormones |are
|progressively |more |painful |in |recent |days. |After |giving |his |history |and |having |an |examination |with |an
|primarily |steroids |and |sex |hormones.
|otoscope, |the |man |has |been |diagnosed |with |otitis |externa. |Which |of |the |nurse |practitioner's

|following |statements |to |the |man |is |most |accurate?



A |three-year-old |girl |has |been |diagnosed |with |amblyopia. |Which |of |the |following |pathophysiologic Question |4 |options:
|processes |is |most |likely |to |underlie |her |health |problem?



Question |2 |options:
a. |"This |likely |happened |because |your |ears |aren't |draining |like |they |should, |but |antibiotics |that |you'll
|put |in |your |ears |will |resolve |this."



a. |The |child |may |have |a |neural |pathway |disorder

, b. |"I'll |prescribe |some |ear |drops |for |you, |and |in |the |meantime |it's |important |not |to |use |ear |swabs." The |tympanic |membrane |is |selectively |permeable |in |order |to |accommodate |pressure |changes |and
|this |capacity |is |often |impaired |during |upper |respiratory |infections.




c. |"I'm |going |to |instill |some |warm |water |into |your |ear |to |flush |out |debris |and |bacteria."
The |eustachian |tubes |must |remain |patent |to |equalize |pressure |between |the |middle |ear |and |inner
|ear.


d. |"You'll |need |to |avoid |getting |any |water |in |your |ear |until |you |finish |your |course |of |antibiotic |pills." |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"I'll |prescribe |some |ear |drops |for |you, |and |in |the |meantime |it's |important |not

|to |use |ear |swabs." The |inner |ear |adjusts |its |volume |in |response |to |atmospheric |pressure, |increasing |during |low |pressure
|and |decreasing |in |high |pressure. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Air |must |be |able |to |flow |between |the

|middle |ear |and |the |nasopharynx |in |order |to |accommodate |pressure |changes.


A |4-year-old |boy |has |had |otitis |media |with |effusion |(OME) |for |several |weeks |and |his |condition |has
|recently |progressed |to |acute |otitis |media |(AOM). |Which |of |the |following |factors |could |have

|contributed |to |his |AOM? Following |the |identification |of |low |levels |of |T3 |and |T4 |coupled |with |the |presence |of |a |goiter, |a |28-
year-old |female |has |been |diagnosed |with |Hashimoto |thyroiditis. |In |light |of |this |diagnosis, |which |of
Question |5 |options:
|the |following |assessment |results |would |constitute |an |unexpected |finding?



Question |7 |options:
Exposure |to |respiratory |syncytial |virus |(RSV)

Increased |white |cell |count |and |audible |crackles |on |chest |auscultation
Sensorineural |deficits |in |the |auditory |control |apparatus

Coarse, |dry |skin |and |hair |with |decreased |sweat |production
Accumulation |of |cerumen |in |the |external |acoustic |meatus

Recent |weight |gain |despite |a |loss |of |appetite |and |chronic |fatigue
A |deficiency |in |immunoglobulin |G

The |presence |of |myxedema |in |the |woman's |face |and |extremities |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Increased
Reflux |of |fluid |from |the |boy's |nose |into |his |middle |ear |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Reflux |of |fluid |from |white |cell |count |and |audible |crackles |on |chest |auscultation


|the |boy's |nose |into |his |middle |ear




A |patient |with |a |new |diagnosis |of |an |endocrine |disorder |is |unclear |about |how |the |body |can |control
During |descent, |an |airplane |passenger |is |complaining |that |his |"ears |are |plugged." |What |aspect |of |the |the |levels |of |different |hormones |over |time. |Which |of |the |following |statements |most |accurately


|structure |and |function |of |the |ear |best |accounts |for |the |passenger's |complaint? |underlies |the |dominant |regulation |process |of |hormone |levels |in |the |body?



Question |6 |options: Question |8 |options:



Air |must |be |able |to |flow |between |the |middle |ear |and |the |nasopharynx |in |order |to |accommodate The |pituitary |gland |is |genetically |programmed |to |stimulate |and |inhibit |hormone |production |and/or
|pressure |changes. |release |based |on |needs |at |different |points |in |the |life |cycle.

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