NURS 348 WEEK 9 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS, LATEST
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
The most serious consequence of panhypopituitarism in an adult is the
loss of: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The nurse
should explain that
acromegaly is caused by abnormal increases of: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>growth hormone
A female patient has prolactinomas (pituitary tumors that secrete
prolactin). During the
assessment which finding should the nurse expect? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>breast milk
production without pregnancy
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, A clinician would suspect thyrotoxicosis if a patient presented with
which symptoms? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>weight loss and enlarged thyroid gland
A nurse is discussing the pathophysiology of Graves disease. Which
information should the nurse include? Graves disease is characterized
by: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>excessive production of circulating
thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin.
Grave's disease is an example of a: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>type
II hypersensitivity
Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on syndrome
of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? SIADH results in
excessive: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>. renal retention of water
without sodium retention.
A patient is experiencing neurological symptoms of syndrome of
inappropriate antidiuretic
hormone (SIADH). Which laboratory result correlates to this
condition? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>. Decreased serum sodium concentrations
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS, LATEST
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
The most serious consequence of panhypopituitarism in an adult is the
loss of: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The nurse
should explain that
acromegaly is caused by abnormal increases of: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>growth hormone
A female patient has prolactinomas (pituitary tumors that secrete
prolactin). During the
assessment which finding should the nurse expect? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>breast milk
production without pregnancy
1
, A clinician would suspect thyrotoxicosis if a patient presented with
which symptoms? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>weight loss and enlarged thyroid gland
A nurse is discussing the pathophysiology of Graves disease. Which
information should the nurse include? Graves disease is characterized
by: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>excessive production of circulating
thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin.
Grave's disease is an example of a: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>type
II hypersensitivity
Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on syndrome
of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? SIADH results in
excessive: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>. renal retention of water
without sodium retention.
A patient is experiencing neurological symptoms of syndrome of
inappropriate antidiuretic
hormone (SIADH). Which laboratory result correlates to this
condition? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>. Decreased serum sodium concentrations
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