Cortisol - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Slower - The Endocrine system is a major controlling system in the body that works ________ than that of the Nervous System. Nervous System - Other major body system that acts to maintain homeostasis. Hormones - The endocrine system uses chemical messengers called? nerve impulses - The nervous system uses _________ to communicate. circulatory system - What system transports hormones throughout the body? Receptors - All cells do not respond to endocrine system stimulation. Only tho...

A nurse is planning care for a client who is experiencing the Somogyi effect and takes intermittent-acting insulin. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan? A) Move the evening intermediate-acting dose to 90 min. before dinner B) Increase the client's morning caloric intake C) Omit the client's evening snack D) Monitor the client's nighttime blood glucose levels - ANSWER D) Monitor the client's nighttime blood glucose levels The Somogyi effect describes...

What is a hormone and how does it act? - ANSWER-Hormones are chemical messengers that are responsible for regulation. They are secreted into body fluids, mainly blood. It has specific actions on target tissues, which are any tissue that has specific receptors for that particular hormone. What is a paracrine gland? - ANSWER-a secretion that enters interstitial fluid but affects only neighboring cells What is an autocrine gland? - ANSWER-A secretion that only affects the secreting cell. W...

Congenital dermal melocytosis, benign, flat blue-grey patches on the lower back and buttocks that is common in African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American ethnicity. correct answers *Mongolian spots* -> usually fade spontaneously -> document these as they can be mistaken for bruises III/VI Holosystolic murmur in a 1 month old with normal PE, next step? correct answers Echocardiogram, patient has VSD "machine-like murmur" correct answers PDA What causes a cleft lip? correct...

UNE BioChem 1005 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Somatostatin reduces the secretion of both glucagon and insulin through which of the following mechanisms? a. Somatostatin activates an activator G-protein b. Somatostatin activates MAPK cascade c. Somatostatin activates an inhibitory G-protein d. Somatostatin uses Ca+2 as a downstream signal c. Somatostatin activates an inhibitory G-protein Insulin mediated glucose uptake by muscle and adipose tissue is a result of which of the fo...

Cushing's Syndrome/Disease cortisol excess typically caused by pituitary adenoma 60-70% of cases. Central obesity w/ extremity wasting. dorsocervical fat pad. rounded facies. spontaneous bruising. purple striae hyperpigmentation poor wound healing/ skin infections. Dexamethasone suppression test. 1mg dexamethasone at 2300 hours and measure serum cortisol at 0800. Remove sources of excess and manage consequences ( HTN, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia.) Addison's disease Prim...

Relias ED RN A Test EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2023/2024) (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come off and you are preparing to place a new one. You have a slit drain sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and antiseptic swabs. What else do you need? - CORRECT ANSWER Petrolatum gauze A patient presents after an intentional overdose of propranolol approximately 2 hours ago. The patient has severe hypotension and bradycardia. IV fluids and ...

The three levels of dysfunction that may be evaluated in a patient with an endocrine problem are primary, secondary, and tertiary. The possible defective sites that correspond to these primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of dysfunction are, respective correct answers Target gland, pituitary hypothalamus Pituitary secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is inhibited by elevated levels of: a. Aldosterone b. Cortisol c. Estradiol-17b d. Progesterone e. Epinephrine correct answer...

Pharmacokinetics correct answer: How to drug is absorbed, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. ADME Pathophysiology correct answer: The physiology of altered health -Deals with: -cellular changes -organ changes -effects of these changes on total body function -mechanism of the underlying disease Etiology Congenital/acquired Idiopathic/iatrogenic correct answer: The study of the causes or reasons for the disease. -Congenital:The disease was present at birth -Acquired: Dise...

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY NUR 631 ACCURATE 2023/2024 FALL SESSION FINAL EXAM.COMPLETE TEST WITH 100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 1. A patient presents to the clinic with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, O2 saturation is 99%. The NP understands that: a. The patient does not have carbon monoxide poisoning b. Carbon monoxide has already been flushed out of the body c. The patient needs supplemental oxygen d. The patient should be prepared for hyperbaric oxygen therapy 2. H...