NURS611 Exam 3 Maryville University questions with
correct answers
ectopic pregnancy Correct Answer-hormone secreted by nonendocrine
tissues
hirsutism Correct Answer-excessive growth of facial and body hair
somogyi effect Correct Answer-low blood sugar during the night that
may lead to morning rebound hyperglycemia
incretin Correct Answer-hormone secreted by intestinal endocrine cells
myxedema Correct Answer-nonpitting, boggy edema caused by
infiltration of mucopolysaccharides and proteins between connective
tissue in the dermis
two disorders caused by posterior pituitary dysfunction Correct Answer-
SIADH, Diabetes Insipidus
Two disorders caused by a problem within the thyroid gland Correct
Answer-primary hyperthyroidism, primary hypothyroidism
three disorders caused by a problem in the anterior pituitary gland
Correct Answer-cushing disease, secondary hyperthyroidism, secondary
hypothyroidism
,syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion is
characterized by _______ levelsof ADH in the absence of normal
control mechanisms Correct Answer-high
an active anterior pituitary adenoma usually causes _________ of
hormones from the adenoma itself and ________ of hormones from the
surrounding pituitary cells Correct Answer-hypersecretion,
hyposecretion
women who have gestational diabetes have ____ risk for type 2 diabetes
later in life Correct Answer-increased
a person with type I diabetes who has the dawn phenomenon has a
_______ blood glucose in the early morning than in the middle of the
night Correct Answer-higher
metabolic syndrome increases the risk of developing type ___ diabetes
Correct Answer-II
cretinism is caused by untreated congenital _____ Correct Answer-
hypothyroidism
in autoimmune mediated diabetes, also called ___ diabetes, pancreatic
beta cells are destroyed by ____ Correct Answer-1A, cytotoxic T
lymphocytes
,people who have type I diabetes have a deficit of insulin and ____ and a
relative excess of _______ Correct Answer-amylin, glucagon
in diabetes, microvascular disease refers to _____ Correct Answer-
accelerated atherosclerosis
In diabetes, macrovascular disease refers to _____ Correct Answer-
Destruction of capillaries
what causes the found face and truncal obesity in cushings disease
Correct Answer-cortisol excess causes lipolysis and altered fat
distribution
Why does the endocrine disorder Cushings disease cause easy bruising
Correct Answer-bruising easy is a part of cushing disease because
having too much cortisol causes protein to break down and makes small
blood vessels fragile
primary endocrine disorder Correct Answer-caused by a problem in the
gland that secretes a hormone whose action is directed toward other
tissues rather than to another gland
secondary endocrine disorder Correct Answer-caused by a problem with
the gland that secretes a hormone whose target tissues are another gland
that it stimulates or suppresses
, thyrotoxicosis crisis Correct Answer-effects of having too much thyroid
hormone as seen with hyperthyroidism
thyrotoxic crisis Correct Answer-effects of dangerously high levels of
thyroid hormone, with high fever, extreme tachycardia, and potential
death from heart failure or cardiac dysrhythmias
neurogenic diabetes insipidus Correct Answer-caused by a problem in
the hypothalamus or posterior pituitary that decreased ADH release
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus Correct Answer-caused by a problem in
the kidney itself that causes insensitivity to ADH
acromegaly Correct Answer-occurs with hypersecretion of growth
hormone in adults
gigantism Correct Answer-occurs with hypersecretion of growth
hormone in children and adolescents whose epiphyseal plates have not
yet closed so their long bones are able to grow
Hypothyroidism Correct Answer-lethargy, cold intolerance, hoarseness,
nonpitting boggy edema around eyes, coarse hair, decreased body
temperature
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