NU155 MED-SURG HARWELL EXAM -2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

NU155 MED-SURG HARWELL EXAM |\ |\ |\ |\




#2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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COMMAND CENTER OF ENDOCRINE SYSTEM IN THE BRAIN: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔HYPOTHALAMUS
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MASTER GLAND OF ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔PITUITARY GLAND |\




AGE-RELATED CHANGES OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔-PITUITARY GLAND SIZE DECREASES
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-THYROID BECOMES NODULAR AND LUMPY
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HORMONES SECRETED BY ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND (APG): -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-TSH
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-ACTH
-GH
-FSH
-LH
-PROLACTIN


HORMONES SECRETED BY POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND (PPG): -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-ADH
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-OXYTOCIN

,CONNECTS THE LOBES OF THYROID IN FRONT OF TRACHEA BY A
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NARROW BRIDGE OF TISSUE: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ISTHMUS
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MAJOR ROLE OF THYROID: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔REGULATING
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BODY'S RATE OF METABOLISM, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPEMENT
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WHAT HORMONES DOES THE THYROID PRODUCE? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔-THYROID HORMONE |\ |\




-TRIIODOTHYRONINE
-CALCITONIN


WHERE IS THE PARATHYROID GLAND LOCATED? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔BACK OF THE THYROID |\ |\ |\ |\




WHAT IS THE PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) RESPONSIBLE FOR?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔REGULATING SERUM CALCIUM LEVELS
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WHAT SHOULD YOU AVOID BEFORE A THYROID SCAN? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔IODINE
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HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE IODINE TO LEAVE THE BODY? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔6 WEEKS |\ |\ |\




ASSESSMENT OF PT HEALTH HX R/T THYROID GLAND: - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔-CHANGES IN ENERGY LEVEL, SLEEP PATTERNS,
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PERSONALITY, MENTAL FX, AND EMOTIONAL STATE |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

,-UNEXPECTED WEIGHT CHANGES |\ |\




-CHANGES IN MENSTRUAL CYCLE, SEXUAL FX, HYDRATION,
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BOWEL ELIMINATION PATTERNS, TOLERANCE OF HEAT AND COLD
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PHYSICAL EXAM OF PT R/T THYROID GLANDS: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔-VITALS, HEIGHT, WEIGHT |\ |\ |\




-FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, CHARACTERISTICS, MENTAL ALERTNESS
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-INSPECT/PALPATE SKIN FOR MOISTURE, TEMP., TEXTURE |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




-HAIR TEXTURE
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-EXAMINE EYES FOR EXOPHTHALMOS |\ |\ |\ |\




-INSPECT NECK FOR ENLARGEMENT (GOITER)
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-OBSERVE HANDS FOR TREMORS |\ |\ |\




WHAT IS EXOPHTHALMOS? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔BULGING OF
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THE EYES
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INADEQUATE SECRETION OF THYROID HORMONES: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔HYPOTHYROIDISM |\




HYPOTHYROIDISM IN CHILDREN CAN LEAD TO PERMANENT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RETARDATION CALLED: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔CRETANISM |\




FACIAL EDEMA FROM SEVERE, LONG-TERM HYPOTHYROIDISM: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔MYXEDEMA |\ |\

, IN HYPOTHYROIDISM, METABOLIC RATE IS: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔SLOW


S/S OF HYPOTHYROIDISM: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
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BRADYCARDIA (LOW HR) |\ |\




-BRADYPNEA (LOW RR) |\ |\




-COLD
-SLUGGISH
-CONSTIPATION IN GI |\ |\




-WEIGHT GAIN |\




-HEAVY MENSES |\




-MYXEDEMA
-DROOPY EYES |\




-FULL FACE |\




-GOITER


INADEQUATE INTAKE OF IODINE CAUSING AN ENLARGED |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


THYROID: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔GOITER
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WHERE CAN IODINE BE FOUND? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-FOOD
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-SALT
-SOIL


PRIMARY CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-ATROPHY OF THE THYROID GLAND
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AFTER YEARS OF GRAVE'S DISEASE OR THYROIDITIS
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