NU 126 exam 5 Practice Questions and
Answers
what are the 8 major hormone secreting glands? - Ans:-hypothalamus
pineal
pituitary
thyroid
parathyroid
thymus
adrenal
islets of langerhans
Where are the parathyroid glands located? - Ans:-posterior surface of the thyroid gland
what are the ma...
what does a goiter cause - Ans:✔✔-increased TSH, low levels of circulating thyroid hormones
fine needle biopsy - Ans:✔✔-procedure that uses a fine needle to take a small sample of tissue from a
thyroid nodule seen on a thyroid scan
Thyroid scan - Ans:✔✔-scanner detects radioactivity and visualizes the thyroid gland
radioactive iodine uptake - Ans:✔✔-Test to measure the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the
thyroid gland; indicator of thyroid gland function.
if a patient has hyperthyroidism what would you expect from a radioactive iodine uptake - Ans:✔✔-high
uptake of iodine
if a patient has hypothyroidism what would you expect from a radioactive iodine uptake - Ans:✔✔-low
uptake of iodine
PT teaching prior to radioactive iodine uptake - Ans:✔✔-stop any thyroid meds for 2 weeks before test as
meds interfere with the test
what type of allergy may a patient react poorly to iodine? - Ans:✔✔-shellfish
What is hypothyroidism? - Ans:✔✔-hypo secretion of thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) resulting in
decreased metabolic rate
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