Exam 38: Assisting in Endocrinology

Treatment in the beginning phase of diabetes type 2 includes all of the following except

A glycosylated hemoglobin level of 7 is equal to a blood plasma glucose level of 170 mg/dL.

Diabetes mellitus type 2 is associated with pronounced PVD.

Patients with Addison's disease typically are treated with prednisone.

Symlin is an injectable drug that may be prescribed to patients with diabetes type 2 to prevent a rapid increase in blood glucose levels after eating.

A patient diagnosed with prediabetes may already have developed vascular and cardiac disease.

Which of the following tests is used for monitoring long-term diabetes therapy?

Patients with diabetes mellitus must be very careful about foot care to prevent complications. Which of the following would be part of a patient education intervention about diabetic foot care?

Which of the following is often called the "master gland"?

Severe hypoglycemia in a patient with diabetes who takes insulin may result in which of the following?

Which endocrine gland requires iodine to produce its hormone?

Typical symptoms of diabetes mellitus include which of the following?

The islets of which endocrine gland regulate the blood glucose levels?

The liver is capable of creating glucose from proteins and fats through the process of __________.

A patient diagnosed with _______________ has a deficiency of all the hormones produced by the anterior pituitary; therefore, the symptoms reflect systemic inactivity of all of the glands stimulated by the anterior pituitary hormones.

The parathyroid glands produce a hormone that maintains potassium blood levels.

A disease that results in enlargement of the bones of the hands, feet, jaws, and cheeks is

Most glucometers have a memory function that stores the patient's blood glucose levels over time.

Cretinism occurs when the thyroid fails to develop properly in an adolescent.

The hypothalamus controls the action of the pituitary gland.