Exam 2: NU155/ NU 155 (NEW 2026/ 2027
Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing I Review|
Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct
(Verified Solutions)
What gland is known as the master gland? - answers-pituitary gland
As a person ages, what happens to the pituitary gland? - answers-It decreases in size, causing
the metabolism to slow down & hormone secretion to change
What hormones relate to the thyroid? - answers-TRH, TSH, t3 & t4
What releases TRH hormone? - answers-hypothalamus
What is stimulated by TRH to release TSH? - answers-Anterior pituitary
What stimulates the thyroid to release t3 & t4? - answers-TSH
Signs & symptoms of hypothyroidism include? - answers-Weight gain, fatigue, sluggish
digestion, constipation
What levels can lead to diagnosis of hypothyroidism? - answers-Decreased t4, decreased t3, &
elevated TSH
1
,What does Levothyroxine treat? - answers-Hypothyroidism
signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism? - answers-Nervousness, insomnia, heat intolerance,
weight loss
What levels can lead to diagnosis of hyperthyroidism? - answers-Elevated t4, elevated t3,
decreased TSH
Thyroid storm is the complication of which patho? - answers-Hyperthyroidism
Which of the following is caused by an enlargement of the thyroid and is diagnosed using a
radioactive iodine scan? - answers-Goiter
Which of the following can cause body image issues & is caused by hyperthyroidism? - answers-
Exophthalmos
Which blood test is used to detect the presence of thyroid antibodies and iodine affects the
results? - answers-Antithyroid antibody titer
Which blood test is used to differentiate between pituitary and thyroid dysfunction? - answers-
TSH
What type of diagnostic test is used to assess thyroid function and measure the rate of iodine
uptake by the thyroid? - answers-Radioactive iodine uptake ( RAIU )
What type of diagnostic test is used to determine the size, shape, & activity of the thyroid
gland? - answers-Thyroid scan
2
,Which of the following glands is responsible for keeping blood calcium levels in an appropriate
range? - answers-Parathyroid
What medication treats hypoparathyroidism? - answers-Calcium gluconate
What type of diabetes is caused by lack of beta cells in the islets of langerhans in the
pancreas? - answers-Type 1 diabetes
What type of diabetes is caused by insulin resistance? - answers-Type 2 diabetes
What type of diabetes requires constant need for exogenous insulin? - answers-Type 1 diabetes
What is the first sign of hypoglycemia? - answers-Confusion
When a patient is in DKA , what is the treatment? - answers-IV regular insulin
What is is called when a patients blood glucose is high in the morning as your body releases
hormones? - answers-Dawn phenomenon
What is is called when a patients blood glucose is low during the night but increases later due to
the release of glucagon? - answers-Somogyi effect
What diagnostic test is the best way to determine if a patient has diabetes? - answers-
Hemoglobin A1C
3
, What diagnostic test is to determine the circulating level of glucose? - answers-Fasting blood
glucose
What diagnostic test is done after eating and determines the need for a glucose tolerance
test? - answers-2-h postprandial blood glucose
What diagnostic test is done to determine abnormal glucose metabolism? - answers-Glucose
tolerance test
What condition occurs in type 2 diabetes and is related to fluid balance, it causes blood glucose
of 600-1000? - answers-Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state ( HHS )
S/S of ketoacidosis? - answers-Polyuria
Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Abdominal pain
Confusion
Acetone breath
Rapid breathing
Tachycardia
Blurred vision
Hypothermia
Fatigue
Hyperglycemia
Ketonuria
Kussmauls breathing
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Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing I Review|
Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct
(Verified Solutions)
What gland is known as the master gland? - answers-pituitary gland
As a person ages, what happens to the pituitary gland? - answers-It decreases in size, causing
the metabolism to slow down & hormone secretion to change
What hormones relate to the thyroid? - answers-TRH, TSH, t3 & t4
What releases TRH hormone? - answers-hypothalamus
What is stimulated by TRH to release TSH? - answers-Anterior pituitary
What stimulates the thyroid to release t3 & t4? - answers-TSH
Signs & symptoms of hypothyroidism include? - answers-Weight gain, fatigue, sluggish
digestion, constipation
What levels can lead to diagnosis of hypothyroidism? - answers-Decreased t4, decreased t3, &
elevated TSH
1
,What does Levothyroxine treat? - answers-Hypothyroidism
signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism? - answers-Nervousness, insomnia, heat intolerance,
weight loss
What levels can lead to diagnosis of hyperthyroidism? - answers-Elevated t4, elevated t3,
decreased TSH
Thyroid storm is the complication of which patho? - answers-Hyperthyroidism
Which of the following is caused by an enlargement of the thyroid and is diagnosed using a
radioactive iodine scan? - answers-Goiter
Which of the following can cause body image issues & is caused by hyperthyroidism? - answers-
Exophthalmos
Which blood test is used to detect the presence of thyroid antibodies and iodine affects the
results? - answers-Antithyroid antibody titer
Which blood test is used to differentiate between pituitary and thyroid dysfunction? - answers-
TSH
What type of diagnostic test is used to assess thyroid function and measure the rate of iodine
uptake by the thyroid? - answers-Radioactive iodine uptake ( RAIU )
What type of diagnostic test is used to determine the size, shape, & activity of the thyroid
gland? - answers-Thyroid scan
2
,Which of the following glands is responsible for keeping blood calcium levels in an appropriate
range? - answers-Parathyroid
What medication treats hypoparathyroidism? - answers-Calcium gluconate
What type of diabetes is caused by lack of beta cells in the islets of langerhans in the
pancreas? - answers-Type 1 diabetes
What type of diabetes is caused by insulin resistance? - answers-Type 2 diabetes
What type of diabetes requires constant need for exogenous insulin? - answers-Type 1 diabetes
What is the first sign of hypoglycemia? - answers-Confusion
When a patient is in DKA , what is the treatment? - answers-IV regular insulin
What is is called when a patients blood glucose is high in the morning as your body releases
hormones? - answers-Dawn phenomenon
What is is called when a patients blood glucose is low during the night but increases later due to
the release of glucagon? - answers-Somogyi effect
What diagnostic test is the best way to determine if a patient has diabetes? - answers-
Hemoglobin A1C
3
, What diagnostic test is to determine the circulating level of glucose? - answers-Fasting blood
glucose
What diagnostic test is done after eating and determines the need for a glucose tolerance
test? - answers-2-h postprandial blood glucose
What diagnostic test is done to determine abnormal glucose metabolism? - answers-Glucose
tolerance test
What condition occurs in type 2 diabetes and is related to fluid balance, it causes blood glucose
of 600-1000? - answers-Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state ( HHS )
S/S of ketoacidosis? - answers-Polyuria
Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Abdominal pain
Confusion
Acetone breath
Rapid breathing
Tachycardia
Blurred vision
Hypothermia
Fatigue
Hyperglycemia
Ketonuria
Kussmauls breathing
4
