Exam 21: Assisting in Endocrinology

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?

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

Which statement is true about ketone bodies?

__________ is required for ovulation to occur.

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

The thyroid gland will not function properly unless the anterior pituitary produces __________ to stimulate its action.

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.

Oral hypoglycemics are used to treat diabetes type 2.

Patients with hypothyroidism must take which of the following medications?

Endocrine glands release hormones directly into the bloodstream,where they are transported to target cells for action.

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

A patient with diabetes type 1 frequently experiences hypoglycemic episodes,and the physician asks you to give her information about the Rule of 15.What should this information include?

Which of the following is the most common complication,affecting 60% to 70% of patients with diabetes?

The pancreas is an example of an exocrine gland that produces insulin.

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

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

The posterior lobe of the pituitary (neurohypophysis)produces which of the following?

Exophthalmia occurs in hyperthyroidism.

Which statement is true about the macrovascular diseases that can occur in people with diabetes?

Which of the following is one of the diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus?