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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER 16 - TEST BANK
MUL TIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
A benign tumor of the adrenal medulla that secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine is called:
A) pheochromocytoma.
B) Cushing's syndrome.
C) Graves' disease.
D) Addison's disease. ANS: A
A type of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy and disappear after delivery is called:
A) temporary maternal diabetes.
B) fetal diabetes.
C) acute developmental diabetes.
D) gestational diabetes. ANS: D
All these tissues use glucose without the aid of insulin EXCEPT: A) liver. ASCORERS STUVIA
B) digestive system.
C) exercising skeletal muscle. D) brain. ANS: A
Blood glucose levels are increased by: 1. glucocorticoids.
2. glucagon.
3. epinephrine.
4. norepinephrine.
5. parathyroid hormone (PTH)
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 2, 3
C) 2, 4, 5
D) 1, 3, 4, 5 ANS: B
Catabolic effects of Cushing's syndrome include:
A) osteoporosis.
B) hypertension.
C) increased erythrocyte production.
D) moon face and buffalo hump. ANS: A ASCORERS STUVIA
Characteristics of Cushing's syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Heavy body and round face
B) Atrophied skeletal muscle in the limbs
C) Staring eyes with infrequent blinking
D) Atrophy of the lymph nodes ANS: C
Choose the statement that applies to type 1 diabetes mellitus.
A) Onset often occurs during childhood.
B) Relative insufficiency of insulin or insulin resistance develops.
C) It can be treated by diet, weight control and exercise, or oral hypoglycemics.
D) Complications rarely occur. ANS: A
Compensation mechanisms occurring in the early stage of diabetic ketoacidosis include:
A) Kussmaul's respirations.
B) polydipsia.
C) ketonuria.
D) seizures. ANS: A
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER 16 - TEST BANK
MUL TIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
A benign tumor of the adrenal medulla that secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine is called:
A) pheochromocytoma.
B) Cushing's syndrome.
C) Graves' disease.
D) Addison's disease. ANS: A
A type of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy and disappear after delivery is called:
A) temporary maternal diabetes.
B) fetal diabetes.
C) acute developmental diabetes.
D) gestational diabetes. ANS: D
All these tissues use glucose without the aid of insulin EXCEPT: A) liver. ASCORERS STUVIA
B) digestive system.
C) exercising skeletal muscle. D) brain. ANS: A
Blood glucose levels are increased by: 1. glucocorticoids.
2. glucagon.
3. epinephrine.
4. norepinephrine.
5. parathyroid hormone (PTH)
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 2, 3
C) 2, 4, 5
D) 1, 3, 4, 5 ANS: B
Catabolic effects of Cushing's syndrome include:
A) osteoporosis.
B) hypertension.
C) increased erythrocyte production.
D) moon face and buffalo hump. ANS: A ASCORERS STUVIA
Characteristics of Cushing's syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Heavy body and round face
B) Atrophied skeletal muscle in the limbs
C) Staring eyes with infrequent blinking
D) Atrophy of the lymph nodes ANS: C
Choose the statement that applies to type 1 diabetes mellitus.
A) Onset often occurs during childhood.
B) Relative insufficiency of insulin or insulin resistance develops.
C) It can be treated by diet, weight control and exercise, or oral hypoglycemics.
D) Complications rarely occur. ANS: A
Compensation mechanisms occurring in the early stage of diabetic ketoacidosis include:
A) Kussmaul's respirations.
B) polydipsia.
C) ketonuria.
D) seizures. ANS: A
