NR 567 Week 5: Study Worksheet Endocrine

Directions

To complete this assignment, download the study worksheet. As you study the material for the week, research and answer the following multiple- choice questions. When the worksheet is done, enter your responses in the Week 5 Quiz by Sunday 11:59pm MT. You do not need to submit this form, just complete the Quiz using the answers that you have researched.

Questions

1. In treating a patient with propranolol, what is the best reason why this pharmaceutical agent is utilized?
2. Following thyroidectomy, a patient will need to be on which lifelong hormone replacement therapy?
3. Which of the following pharmacological agents should be utilized temporarily until pituitary irradiation therapy can be completed in the management of Cushing Disease?
4. What is the most serious adverse reaction to propylthiouracil, utilized in Grave’s disease?
5. Which of the following is true regarding Levothyroxine?
6. Glucocorticoids have which of the following actions?
7. Of the following, which has the most rapid onset of action?
8. A 28-year-old male presents with symptoms consistent with diabetic ketoacidosis. Serum glucose is 670 mg/dL and serum potassium level is 4.0 mEq/L. Which of the following is the expected course of action?
9. Which of the following classes of medications would be the least likely to cause the adverse effect of hypoglycemia?
10. Hyperosmolar, hyperglycemic syndrome treatment should include: