Endocrine Prep U Exam Essentials:92 Your Complete Question Guide Correctly Answered
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A client has a dysfunction in one of his glands that is causing a decrease in the level of calcium in the blood. What gland should be evaluated for dysfunction? - ️️Parathyroid gland
A client has been diagnosed with myxedema from long-standing hypothyroidism. What clinical manifestations of th...
Endocrine Prep U Exam Essentials:92
Your Complete Question Guide"
A client has a dysfunction in one of his glands that is causing a decrease in the level of calcium in the
blood. What gland should be evaluated for dysfunction? - ✔ ✔ Parathyroid gland
A client has been diagnosed with myxedema from long-standing hypothyroidism. What clinical
manifestations of this disorder does the nurse recognize are progressing to myxedema coma? Select all
that apply. - ✔ ✔ Hypothermia
Hypotension
Hypoventilation
A client has been experiencing a decrease in serum calcium. After diagnostics, the physician believes the
calcium level fluctuation is due to altered parathyroid function. What is the role of parathormone? - ✔
✔ increase serum calcium level
Which intervention is the most critical for a client with myxedema coma? - ✔ ✔ Maintaining a
patient airway
Which is a clinical manifestation of diabetes insipidus? - ✔ ✔ Excessive thirst
Which of the following agents suppress release of thyroid hormones? Select all that apply. - ✔ ✔
Sodium iodide
Potassium iodide
Dexamethasone
Saturated solution of potassium iodide (SSKI)
An instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a class on the various pituitary hormones. Which hormone
would the instructor include as being released by the posterior pituitary gland? - ✔ ✔ Oxytocin
An older adult female client has been complaining of sleeping more, increased urination, anorexia,
weakness, irritability, depression, and bone pain that interferes with her going outdoors. Based on these
assessment findings, the nurse should suspect which disorder? - ✔ ✔ Hyperparathyroidism
Beta-blockers are used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism to counteract which of the following
effects? - ✔ ✔ Sympathetic
Cardiac effects of hyperthyroidism include - ✔ ✔ palpitations.
, During a client education session, the nurse describes the mechanism of hormone level maintenance.
What causes most hormones to be secreted? - ✔ ✔ decrease in hormonal levels
During a follow-up visit to the physician, a client with hyperparathyroidism asks the nurse to explain the
physiology of the parathyroid glands. The nurse states that these glands produce parathyroid hormone
(PTH). PTH maintains the balance between calcium and: - ✔ ✔ Phosphorus
During physical examination of a client with a suspected endocrine disorder, the nurse assesses the
body structures. The nurse gathers this data based on the understanding that it is an important aid in
which of the following? - ✔ ✔ Detecting evidence of hormone hypersecretion.
During the first 24 hours after a client is diagnosed with addisonian crisis, which intervention should the
nurse perform frequently? - ✔ ✔ Assess vital signs.
A client is having chronic pain from arthritis. What type of hormone is released in response to the stress
of this pain that suppresses inflammation and helps the body withstand stress? - ✔ ✔
Glucocorticoids
A client is scheduled for a diagnostic test to measure blood hormone levels. The nurse expects that this
test will determine which of the following? - ✔ ✔ The functioning of endocrine glands
A client is undergoing diagnostics for an alteration in thyroid function. What physiologic function is
affected by altered thyroid function? - ✔ ✔ metabolic rate
A client presents with a huge lower jaw, bulging forehead, large hands and feet, and frequent
headaches. What could be causing this client's symptoms? - ✔ ✔ hyperpituitarism
A client sustained a head injury when falling off of a ladder. While in the hospital, the client begins
voiding large amounts of clear urine and states he is very thirsty. The client states that he feels weak,
and he has had an 8-lb weight loss since admission. What should the client be tested for? - ✔ ✔
Diabetes insipidus (DI)
A client visits the clinic to seek treatment for disturbed sleep cycles and depressed mood. Which glands
and hormones help to regulate sleep cycles and mood? - ✔ ✔ Pineal gland, melatonin
A client who is frightened of needles has been told that he will have to have an intravenous (IV) line
inserted. The client's blood pressure and pulse rate increase, and the nurse observes the pupils dilating.
What does the nurse recognize has occurred with this client? - ✔ ✔ The client is showing the fight-
or-flight response.
A client with a history of Addison's disease and flu-like symptoms accompanied by nausea and vomiting
over the past week is brought to the facility. His wife reports that he acted confused and was extremely
weak when he awoke that morning. The client's blood pressure is 90/58 mm Hg, his pulse is 116
beats/minute, and his temperature is 101° F (38.3° C). A diagnosis of acute adrenal insufficiency is made.
What should the nurse expect to administer by IV infusion? - ✔ ✔ Hydrocortisone
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