Fairleigh Dickinson University

NURS 2210

Quiz 6 Endocrine Quiz Questions:

1)Which of the following individuals displays the precursors to acromegaly?

2. A client with type 1 diabetes has started a new exercise routine. Knowing there may be some increase risks associated with exercise, the health care provider should encourage the client to:

3. A diabetic client was visiting the endocrinologist for annual checkup. The client's blood work reveals an increased level of which lab result that reveals early signs of diabetic nephropathy?

4. Which of the following pregnant women likely faces the greatest risk of developing gestational diabetes? A client who:

5. Diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of acquired blindness in the United States, is characterized by retinal:

6. While working on the med-surg floor, the nurse has a client who is experiencing an insulin reaction. The client is conscious and can follow directions. The most appropriate intervention would be:

7. When educating a client with possible glucocorticoid dysfunction, the nurse will explain that the CRH controls the release of ACTH. The best time to perform a blood test to measure peak ACTH levels would be:

8. A client who has been taking 80 mg of prednisone, a glucocorticoid, each day has been warned by his primary care provider to carefully follow a plan for the

gradual reduction of the dose rather than stopping the drug suddenly. What is the rationale for this directive?

9. A client tells his health care provider that his body is changing. It used to be normal for his blood glucose to be higher during the latter part of the morning. However, now his fasting blood glucose level is elevated in the early AM (07:00). The health care provider recognizes the client may be experiencing:

10. The immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory effects of cortisol cause:

11. Impaired and delayed healing in a person with diabetes is caused by long-term complications that include:

12. The results of a 44-year-old obese man's recent diagnostic workup have culminated in a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Which of the following pathophysiologic processes underlies the client's new diagnosis?

1. 1. A hospital client with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes has been administered a scheduled dose of regular insulin. Which of the following effects will result from the action of insulin?

14. When describing to a newly diagnosed diabetic client how insulin is regulated, the nurse will draw upon her knowledge of which hormonal regulation mechanism?

15. 1. A student nurse is taking a test on the endocrine system. From the following list of clinical manifestations, she needs to select the ones she would see in hypothyroidism. Which answers should she select? Select all that apply.
16. Which of the following pathophysiologic phenomena may result in a diagnosis of Cushing disease?