Chapter 47 Assessment of Endocrine System: 10 Edition
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Chapter 47: Assessment of Endocrine System
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- Question: A 22-year-old patient is being seen in the clinic with increased secretion of the anterior pituitary hormones.
The nurse would expect the laboratory results to show
- Question: Which statement by a 50-year-old female patient indicates to the nurse that further assessment of thyroid function may be necessary?
- Question: A 30-year-old patient seen in the emergency department for severe headache and acute confusion is found to have a serum sodium level of 118 mEq/L. The nurse will anticipate the need for which diagnostic test?
- Question: Which question will provide the most useful information to a nurse who is interviewing a patient about a possible thyroid disorder?
- Question: A 29-year-old patient in the outpatient clinic will be scheduled for blood cortisol testing. Which instruction will the nurse provide?
- Question: A 61-year-old female patient admitted with pneumonia has a total serum calcium level of 13.3 mg/dL (3.3 mmol/L). The nurse will anticipate the need to teach the patient about testing for levels.
- Question: During the physical examination of a 36-year-old female, the nurse finds that the patients thyroid gland cannot be palpated. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to
- Question: Which laboratory value should the nurse review to determine whether a patients hypothyroidism is caused by a problem with the anterior pituitary gland or with the thyroid gland?
- Question: The nurse reviews a patients glycosylated hemoglobin (Hb A1C) results to evaluate
- Question: A 60-year-old patient is taking spironolactone (Aldactone), a drug that blocks the action of aldosterone on the kidney, for hypertension. The nurse will monitor for
- Question: A 40-year-old male patient has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which information about the patient will be most useful to the nurse who is helping the patient develop strategies for successful adaptation to this disease?
- Question: An 18-year-old male patient with a small stature is scheduled for a growth hormone stimulation test. In preparation for the test, the nurse will obtain
- Question: The nurse will teach a patient to plan to minimize physical and emotional stress while the patient is undergoing
- Question: A nurse will teach a patient who is scheduled to complete a 24-hour urine collection for 17-ketosteroids to
- Question: Which additional information will the nurse need to consider when reviewing the laboratory results for a patients total calcium level?
- Question: A 44-year-old patient is admitted with tetany. Which laboratory value should the nurse monitor?
- Question: Which information about a 30-year-old patient who is scheduled for an oral glucose tolerance test should be reported to the health care provider before starting the test?
- Question: Which action by a new registered nurse (RN) caring for a patient with a goiter and possible hyperthyroidism indicates that the charge nurse needs to do more teaching?
- Question: The nurse is caring for a 45-year-old male patient during a water deprivation test. Which finding is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?
- Question: A 35-year-old female patient with a possible pituitary adenoma is scheduled for a computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast media. Which patient information is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider before the test?
- Question: The nurse is caring for a 63-year-old with a possible pituitary tumor who is scheduled for a computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast. Which information about the patient is most important to discuss with the health care provider before the test?
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