NSG120 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ simple goiter. Answer: thyroid enlarges due to lack of iodine in the
diet
◉ Simple Goiter Treatment. Answer: Goal is to reduce the size of the
goiter. Dietary supplements of iodine or T3 and T4 hormone
replacement therapy
◉ Cushing's syndrome. Answer: a condition caused by prolonged
exposure to high levels of cortisol
◉ Cushing's syndrome symptoms. Answer: Obesity, wasted
extremities, buffalo hump, acne, hirsutism, amenorrhea, proximal
muscle weakness, striae, HTN
,◉ Addison Disease S/S. Answer: chronic fatigue, and weakness, loss
of appetite with consequent weight loss, inability to retain H2O and
salt= dehydration
hyperpigmentation of the skin
◉ Addison's disease. Answer: A rare, chronic endocrine disorder in
which the adrenal glands do not produce sufficient steroid
hormones.
◉ SIADH. Answer: syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
◉ SIADH treatment. Answer: Fluid restrictio
◉ diabetes insipidus (DI). Answer: antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is
not secreted, or there is a resistance of the kidney to ADH
◉ S&S of Diabetes Insipidus (Decreased ADH). Answer: excessive
urine output and thirst, dehydration, weakness, and
◉ DKA s/s. Answer: D-ehydration
K-etones in the urine and blood, Kussmaul Resp and K+
A-cidosis, Acetone breath, Anorexia d/t nausea
, -Type I or II, a serious complication of insulin deficiency, break down
of fats and rls of ketones
◉ HHNKS symptoms. Answer: T2DM
insulin and fluid deficiency
Severe dehydration
Loss of electrolytes
Including potassium
Neurologic changes such as stupor
◉ Gout. Answer: hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute
arthritis, characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and
around the joints
◉ Gout S/S. Answer: warmth, pain, swelling in joint-usually the big
toe, pain starts at night with red/purple skin around affected area,
limited movement in the joint with scaling or peeling skin
◉ rheumatoid arthritis. Answer: a chronic autoimmune disorder in
which the joints and some organs of other body systems are
attacked
◉ s/s of rheumatoid arthritis. Answer: systemic joint pain
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ simple goiter. Answer: thyroid enlarges due to lack of iodine in the
diet
◉ Simple Goiter Treatment. Answer: Goal is to reduce the size of the
goiter. Dietary supplements of iodine or T3 and T4 hormone
replacement therapy
◉ Cushing's syndrome. Answer: a condition caused by prolonged
exposure to high levels of cortisol
◉ Cushing's syndrome symptoms. Answer: Obesity, wasted
extremities, buffalo hump, acne, hirsutism, amenorrhea, proximal
muscle weakness, striae, HTN
,◉ Addison Disease S/S. Answer: chronic fatigue, and weakness, loss
of appetite with consequent weight loss, inability to retain H2O and
salt= dehydration
hyperpigmentation of the skin
◉ Addison's disease. Answer: A rare, chronic endocrine disorder in
which the adrenal glands do not produce sufficient steroid
hormones.
◉ SIADH. Answer: syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
◉ SIADH treatment. Answer: Fluid restrictio
◉ diabetes insipidus (DI). Answer: antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is
not secreted, or there is a resistance of the kidney to ADH
◉ S&S of Diabetes Insipidus (Decreased ADH). Answer: excessive
urine output and thirst, dehydration, weakness, and
◉ DKA s/s. Answer: D-ehydration
K-etones in the urine and blood, Kussmaul Resp and K+
A-cidosis, Acetone breath, Anorexia d/t nausea
, -Type I or II, a serious complication of insulin deficiency, break down
of fats and rls of ketones
◉ HHNKS symptoms. Answer: T2DM
insulin and fluid deficiency
Severe dehydration
Loss of electrolytes
Including potassium
Neurologic changes such as stupor
◉ Gout. Answer: hereditary metabolic disease that is a form of acute
arthritis, characterized by excessive uric acid in the blood and
around the joints
◉ Gout S/S. Answer: warmth, pain, swelling in joint-usually the big
toe, pain starts at night with red/purple skin around affected area,
limited movement in the joint with scaling or peeling skin
◉ rheumatoid arthritis. Answer: a chronic autoimmune disorder in
which the joints and some organs of other body systems are
attacked
◉ s/s of rheumatoid arthritis. Answer: systemic joint pain
