FNP Boards: Adult; Endocrine disorders EXAM
NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Metabolic disease resulting from the breakdown in
the body's ability to either produce and/or utilize
What is diabetes Mellitus? insulin, resulting in inappropriate hyperglycemia.
14 million americans have diabetes, 50% of all persons
with diabetes are undiagnosed
When does Diabetes most common in adolescence but may occur in
Mellitus (Type 1 DM) adulthood
occur?
1. Strongly associated w/the presence of human
leukocyte antigens (HLA-DR3, HLA DR4)
2. Islet cell antibodies found in approximately 90% of
What is the pathology of patients within 1st year of diagnosis
Type 1 DM? 3. Ketone development usually occurs
4. Believed to be the result of an infectious or toxic
environmental insult to pancreatic B cells of
genetically predisposed persons
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polyuria
polydipsia
What are the polyphagia
signs/Symptoms of Type 1 nocturnal enuresis
DM? weight loss
weakness/fatigue
others
-Random plamsa glucose >/= 200 mg/dl with
polyruia, polydipsia and weight loss
-serum fasting (at leas 8 hrs) blood sugar >/= 126 on
2 separate occasions
What are the
-ketonemia, ketonuria or both
labs/diagnostics for Type 1
-BUN/creatine elevated (dehydration)
DM?
BUN 7-25 mg/Dl: Creatinine 0.6-1.3/0.5-1
-Oral glucose tolerance test >/= 200 mg/dl ---
2 hrs post prandial
-Hgb A1c
For people without diabetes,
the normal range is between 4% and 5.6%.
What are the values of
levels between 5.7% and 6.4% indicate increased risk
Hgb A1c (reflects glycemic
of diabetes,
control aver past 2-3
levels of 6.5% or higher indicate diabetes.
months)
the goal for people with diabetes is a hemoglobin A1c
less than 7%.
What is an impaired FBG >/= 100 and </= 125
glucose tolerance?
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