Exam 38: Assisting in Endocrinology

Which of the following best describes the action of endocrine glands?

Patients with hypothyroidism must take which of the following medications?

Which of the following usually has an acute onset and no connection to blood glucose levels?

The first signs of diabetic neuropathy are numbness, pain, or tingling in the hands, feet, or legs.

The goal of diabetic management is to maintain normal blood glucose levels.

Diabetes mellitus type 1 has a chronic onset and is seen in patients over age 30.

Another term for __________ is somatotropic hormone, which stimulates tissue growth at the epiphyseal plates in children before puberty.

Which disorder is caused by an overactive adrenal gland?

Which of the following hormones is not produced by the anterior pituitary?

Diabetic nephropathy occurs because of blood vessel damage at the glomerular level of the kidney.

Patients with diabetes type 1 must take multiple oral or injected doses of insulin throughout the day.

Patients with diabetes insipidus are treated with which of the following medications to prevent fatal dehydration?

Glucagon is secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas to stimulate the liver to convert glycogen into multiple glucose molecules.

Two of your patients are being seen in the office today. One is suspected of having hypothyroidism and the other hyperthyroidism. Summarize three signs and symptoms you would expect to see in each patient.

Diabetes insipidus is related to glucose metabolism.

_________ regulates the amount of calcium in the blood and bones.

Patients with diabetes __________ stop producing insulin in the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans.

Where is epinephrine produced?

Hypersecretion of GH in adulthood is called __________.

__________ goiters occur because of lack of iodine in the diet in specific geographic locations.