The nurse is reviewing prescriptions for newly admitted clients. It would require immediate follow up by the nurse if the primary health care provider (PHCP) prescribes
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Atrial natriuretic hormone (ANH) is produced by cells of the ___.
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Myasthenia gravis:
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Patients with diabetes can develop various foot problems, including ulcers and foot infections. Foot complications in diabetics are primarily caused by
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Although thyroid hormone levels decrease with advancing age, which mechanism offsets this output reduction?
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All of the following increase insulin secretion EXCEPT:
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Which of the following hormones come from anterior lobe of the pituitary gland?
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Which should the nurse include in the plan of care when administering intranasal desmopressin (DDAVP) to a client?
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The nurse is assessing a patient with hypoparathyroidism for electrolyte imbalances. The nurse notes a positive Chvostek's sign, indicating:
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Which of the following hormones is secreted by corpus albicans?
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Agnosia is a defect in:
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The nurse administers which medication to the patient diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism?
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Melatonin's actions may include
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When blood calcium levels are high, ____ is released from the thyroid gland to deposit the excess calcium into the bones.
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Dubin-Johnson syndrome
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The home health nurse is visiting a client who has hypothyroidism and was recently started on levothyroxine. It would be a priority for the nurse to assess the client's
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Melatonin from the pineal gland regulates ____.
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Predominantly in Jewish infant
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The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving treatment for DKA. Which of the following laboratory values would indicate that the client's DKA is resolving?
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is not a tropic hormone.
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_________ helps reduce pain because it inhibits the synthesis of prostaglandins.
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Hypothyroidism in adults produces a condition called _________ .
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The diagnosis of primary aldosteronism may be suspected if there is:
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The main undesirable side effect of anti thyroid drugs is:
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Which respiratory division includes the larynx and respiratory structures distal?
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is a masculinizing hormone produced from the adrenal gland.
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Identify the endocrine gland that is located atop the kidneys.
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The nurse recognizes which disorder as the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?
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An infection which does not commonly cause leukemia is:
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Hormones help balance the body's reactions differently than nerve impulses in that:
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Diabetics are prone to develop:
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The net production of ATP per mole of glucose metabolised aerobically is:
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A client is taking methimazole (Tapazole) for hyperthyroidism and would like to know how soon this medication will begin working. What is the nurse's best response?
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Of the following, the most accurate description of findings in hyperparathyroidism is:
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do(es) not use a second messenger system.
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A 45-year-old man has experienced increasing malaise, nausea, and reduced urine output for the past 3 days. On physical examination, he is afebrile and normotensive. Laboratory findings show a serum creatinine level of 7.5 mg/dL. Urinalysis shows hematuria, but no pyuria or glucosuria. A renal biopsy is done; the light microscopic picture is shown in the figure. Which of the following additional studies is most useful for classification and treatment of this disease?
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The most frequent cause of death in late sarcoidosis is:
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Chronic respiratory disease, pancreatic deficiency & high concentration of sweat electrolytes are seen in:
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A 73-year-old woman has experienced malaise and a 10-kg weight loss over the past 4 months. She also has developed a chronic cough during this time. She has a 100 pack-year history of smoking cigarettes. Physical examination shows muscle wasting and 4/5 motor strength in all extremities. Abdominal CT scan shows bilaterally enlarged adrenal glands. A chest radiograph shows a 6-cm perihilar mass on the right and prominent hilar lymphadenopathy. Laboratory studies show Na+, 118 mmol/L; K+, 6 mmol/L; Cl-, 95 mmol/L; CO2, 21 mmol/L; and glucose, 49 mg/dL. Her 8:00 am serum cortisol level is 9 ng/mL. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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The largest daily volume of secretions in the GIT originates in the:
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Which should the nurse anticipate will be included in a client's treatment plan to limit the incidence of serious adverse effects when prescribing corticosteroids?
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In diabetic acidosis treated with glucose, insulin and fluids weakness and low T-waves on electrocardiogram suggest:
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Hormones produced by the anterior pituitary that have a direct effect on the body, rather than trigger another gland, are __________.
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Sickle cell anemia
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Which is true of dark (red) muscle?
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The nurse is reviewing newly prescribed medications for assigned clients. Which of the following prescribed medications should the nurse question?
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The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis plays an essential role in the regulation of the human body's stress response, which is a physiological reaction to a perceived harmful event | When the stress response is triggered, the hypothalamus regulates the level of activity of the pituitary gland, the sympathetic nervous system and the adrenal gland to stimulate release of hormones including adrenaline and cortisol
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A nurse cares for a client who possibly has syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). The client's serum sodium level is 114 mEq/L. Which action should the nurse take first?
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Which of the following factors is not involved in determining cardiac output?
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Question 50 of 74
Measurement of the functions of a nephron reveals a glomerular capillary pressure of 59 mm Hg, and a pressure in the capsular space of 15 mm Hg. Assuming that the blood colloid osmotic pressure is 30 mm Hg, and that essentially no plasma proteins are filtered by the glomerulus, what is the net filtration pressure in this case?
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Identify a gland that is controlled by an anterior pituitary hormone.
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A client presents to the ED with a history of adrenal insufficiency. The following laboratory values are obtained: Na+ 130 mEq/L, K+ 5.6 mEq/L, and glucose 72 mg/dL. Which is the first request that the nurse anticipates?
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Question 53 of 74
Growth hormone
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The family of steroid hormones are chemically derived from cholesterol and include:
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A client presents to the ED with acute adrenal insufficiency and the following vital signs: P 118 beats/min, R 18 breaths/min, BP 84/44 mm Hg, pulse oximetry 98%, and T 98.8°F oral. Which nursing intervention is the highest priority for this client?
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Question 56 of 74
All hormones
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All of the following are high energy phosphate compounds EXCEPT:
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Permissiveness of hormones refers to the fact that
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The nursing instructor teaches the student nurses about the endocrine system. The nursing instructor evaluates that learning has occurred when the student nurses make which statements?
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The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a radioactive iodine uptake test. Which of the following statements should be included in the patient instructions?
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Leia suffered a deep laceration (cut) to her right forearm immediately distal to her elbow and notes blood spurting from the wound. At which of the following pressure points may direct pressure be placed to slow or stop severe bleeding:
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An autopsy study is performed involving persons with gross pathologic findings of bilaterally small kidneys (
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Which of the following hormones is regulated by the anterior pituitary?
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The endocrine system and the _____ system are both intimately involved in maintaining homeostasis.
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A 23-year-old woman has a routine health status examination. Her body mass index is 22. Laboratory studies show fasting plasma glucose is 130 mg/dL. Urinalysis shows mild glucosuria, but no ketonuria or proteinuria. She has no detectable insulin autoantibodies. Her father was similarly affected at age 20 years. She is most likely to have a mutation in a gene encoding for which of the following?
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A patient has a serum potassium of 2 mg/100, muscular weakness, tetany and hypertension, the possible cause is:
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Which GIT hormone stimulates enzyme-rich pancreatic juice secretion?
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Question 68 of 74
Which of the following hormones originates in the anterior pituitary?
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ACTH controls the secretion of ___________.
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has been experiencing infertility. Which statement indicates that the patient understands the impact of inadequate luteinizing hormone (LH) levels?
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Regarding cholecystokinin-pancreozymin, which is TRUE?
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The nurse is assessing clients for their risk of developing Cushing's syndrome. The nurse should identify at greatest risk, the client who is a
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Wernicke syndrome
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Question 74 of 74
Peripheral stigma of laennec's cirrhosis include:(Select one that does not apply)
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