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MARYVILLE NURS 623 EXAM 2 LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
What is the test that assesses the functional status (hot and cold
spots) of the thyroid gland to differentiate between Grave's
disease and subacute thyroiditis and toxic nodular goiters? -
ANSWER-RADIO IODINE UPTAKE SCAN
What is the gold standard test for confirming Hashimoto's? -
ANSWER-THYROID PEROXIDASE [TPO] ANTIBODY
What is the most common type of autoimmune hypothyroid in the
US? - ANSWER-HASHIMOTO'S
What would make you suspicious of thyroid cancer (clinical
presentation)?
What is the reliable method of diagnosis? - ANSWER-PAINLESS
LUMP OR NODULE IN THE NECK; FINE NEEDLE BIOPSY
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What type of hypothyroidism does more than 95% of patients
have where there is dysfunction or atrophy of the thyroid gland
due to failure of pituitary and/or hypothalamus? - ANSWER-
CENTRAL HYPOTHYROIDISM
What is an endocrine emergency with signs and symptoms of
slowed cognitive thinking, poor short-term memory, depression or
dementia, hypotension and hypothermia with a mortality rate of
30-40%? - ANSWER-MYXEDEMA (SEVERE
HYPOTHYROIDISM)
What are the common causes of hypercalcemia? - ANSWER-
PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM AND MALIGNANCY
the twitching of the facial muscles in response to tapping over the
facial nerve 2 cm anterior to ear canal is considered a positive
_________ sign; what does it indicate? - ANSWER-CHVOSTEK'S
SIGN; HYPOCALCEMIA
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When should a referral be considered for patient with
HYPERparathyroidism? - ANSWER-CALCIUM STARTS
BECOMING HIGH
may be caused by cortisol hypersecretion by the adrenal cortex
due to cortical hypertrophy from a tumor of the adrenal gland or
heavy use of glucosteriods - ANSWER-CUSHING'S SYNDROME
refers specifically to pituitary adrenoCORTICtropic hormone
(ACTH) excess caused by a pituitary tumor (adenoma) Too much
cortisol! - ANSWER-CUSHING'S DISEASE
What labs are done to screen for Cushing's? - ANSWER-serum
and urine cortisol (two measurements), CMP (GLUCOSE,
HYPOKALEMIA
CBC (LEUKOCYTOSIS)
What is the clinical presentation of Cushing disease? - ANSWER-
GENERALIZED OR CENTRAL OBESITY
MOON FACE
MARYVILLE NURS 623 EXAM 2 LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
What is the test that assesses the functional status (hot and cold
spots) of the thyroid gland to differentiate between Grave's
disease and subacute thyroiditis and toxic nodular goiters? -
ANSWER-RADIO IODINE UPTAKE SCAN
What is the gold standard test for confirming Hashimoto's? -
ANSWER-THYROID PEROXIDASE [TPO] ANTIBODY
What is the most common type of autoimmune hypothyroid in the
US? - ANSWER-HASHIMOTO'S
What would make you suspicious of thyroid cancer (clinical
presentation)?
What is the reliable method of diagnosis? - ANSWER-PAINLESS
LUMP OR NODULE IN THE NECK; FINE NEEDLE BIOPSY
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What type of hypothyroidism does more than 95% of patients
have where there is dysfunction or atrophy of the thyroid gland
due to failure of pituitary and/or hypothalamus? - ANSWER-
CENTRAL HYPOTHYROIDISM
What is an endocrine emergency with signs and symptoms of
slowed cognitive thinking, poor short-term memory, depression or
dementia, hypotension and hypothermia with a mortality rate of
30-40%? - ANSWER-MYXEDEMA (SEVERE
HYPOTHYROIDISM)
What are the common causes of hypercalcemia? - ANSWER-
PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM AND MALIGNANCY
the twitching of the facial muscles in response to tapping over the
facial nerve 2 cm anterior to ear canal is considered a positive
_________ sign; what does it indicate? - ANSWER-CHVOSTEK'S
SIGN; HYPOCALCEMIA
, 3|Page
When should a referral be considered for patient with
HYPERparathyroidism? - ANSWER-CALCIUM STARTS
BECOMING HIGH
may be caused by cortisol hypersecretion by the adrenal cortex
due to cortical hypertrophy from a tumor of the adrenal gland or
heavy use of glucosteriods - ANSWER-CUSHING'S SYNDROME
refers specifically to pituitary adrenoCORTICtropic hormone
(ACTH) excess caused by a pituitary tumor (adenoma) Too much
cortisol! - ANSWER-CUSHING'S DISEASE
What labs are done to screen for Cushing's? - ANSWER-serum
and urine cortisol (two measurements), CMP (GLUCOSE,
HYPOKALEMIA
CBC (LEUKOCYTOSIS)
What is the clinical presentation of Cushing disease? - ANSWER-
GENERALIZED OR CENTRAL OBESITY
MOON FACE
