PNP301 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
What is the most common cause of endocrine disorders?
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a. Malignant neoplasm
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b. Infection
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c. Congenital defect
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d. Benign tumor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.
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Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes Addison's disease?
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a. Increased glucocorticoids
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b. Decreased glucocorticoids
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c. Deficit of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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d. Deficit of T3 and T4 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B.
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Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes myxedema?
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a. Increased glucocorticoids
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b. Decreased glucocorticoids
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c. Deficit of ADH
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d. Deficit of T3 and T4 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.
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Which of the following applies to acromegaly?
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,a. It occurs in infants and children.
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b. It causes excessive longitudinal bone growth.
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c. It results from excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH).
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d. It does not change soft tissue growth. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.
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Which of the following may cause goiter?
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1. Hyperthyroidism
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2. Hypothyroidism
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3. Lack of iodine in the diet
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4. Pheochromocytoma
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a. 1, 4
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b. 2, 3
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c. 1, 2, 3
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d. 1, 2, 3, 4 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.
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- both hyper + hypothyroidism
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- lack of iodine
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Which signs are typical of Graves' disease?
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a. Facial puffiness, bradycardia, and lethargy
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b. Exophthalmos and tachycardia
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c. delayed physical and intellectual development
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d. Goiter and decreased basal metabolic rate (BMR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B.
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, Characteristics of Cushing's syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT:
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a. Heavy body and round face
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b. Atrophied skeletal muscle in the limbs
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c. Staring eyes with infrequent blinking
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d. Atrophy of the lymph nodes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.
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Which of the following is an effect of long-term glucocorticoid therapy?
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a. Decreased secretion from the adrenal cortex gland
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b. An increased inflammatory response to irritants
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c. Hypotension and poor circulation
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d. Increased number of hypersensitivity reactions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A.
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Which of the following is an effect of Addison's disease?
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a. Elevated blood glucose levels
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b. High blood pressure
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c. Low serum potassium levels
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d. Poor stress response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.
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What is/are the effect(s) of thyrotoxic crisis?
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a. Hyperthermia and heart failure
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b. Hypotension and hypoglycemia
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c. Toxic goiter and hypometabolism
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d. Decreased stress response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A.
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Answers
What is the most common cause of endocrine disorders?
| | | | | | | |
a. Malignant neoplasm
| |
b. Infection
|
c. Congenital defect
| |
d. Benign tumor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.
| | | | |
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes Addison's disease?
| | | | | | | |
a. Increased glucocorticoids
| |
b. Decreased glucocorticoids
| |
c. Deficit of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
| | | | |
d. Deficit of T3 and T4 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B.
| | | | | | | |
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes myxedema?
| | | | | | |
a. Increased glucocorticoids
| |
b. Decreased glucocorticoids
| |
c. Deficit of ADH
| | |
d. Deficit of T3 and T4 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.
| | | | | | | |
Which of the following applies to acromegaly?
| | | | | |
,a. It occurs in infants and children.
| | | | | |
b. It causes excessive longitudinal bone growth.
| | | | | |
c. It results from excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH).
| | | | | | | | |
d. It does not change soft tissue growth. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.
| | | | | | | | | |
Which of the following may cause goiter?
| | | | | |
1. Hyperthyroidism
|
2. Hypothyroidism
|
3. Lack of iodine in the diet
| | | | | |
4. Pheochromocytoma
|
a. 1, 4
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b. 2, 3
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c. 1, 2, 3
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d. 1, 2, 3, 4 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.
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- both hyper + hypothyroidism
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- lack of iodine
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Which signs are typical of Graves' disease?
| | | | | |
a. Facial puffiness, bradycardia, and lethargy
| | | | |
b. Exophthalmos and tachycardia
| | |
c. delayed physical and intellectual development
| | | | |
d. Goiter and decreased basal metabolic rate (BMR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B.
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, Characteristics of Cushing's syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT:
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a. Heavy body and round face
| | | | |
b. Atrophied skeletal muscle in the limbs
| | | | | |
c. Staring eyes with infrequent blinking
| | | | |
d. Atrophy of the lymph nodes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C.
| | | | | | | |
Which of the following is an effect of long-term glucocorticoid therapy?
| | | | | | | | | |
a. Decreased secretion from the adrenal cortex gland
| | | | | | |
b. An increased inflammatory response to irritants
| | | | | |
c. Hypotension and poor circulation
| | | |
d. Increased number of hypersensitivity reactions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A.
| | | | | | | |
Which of the following is an effect of Addison's disease?
| | | | | | | | |
a. Elevated blood glucose levels
| | | |
b. High blood pressure
| | |
c. Low serum potassium levels
| | | |
d. Poor stress response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.
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What is/are the effect(s) of thyrotoxic crisis?
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a. Hyperthermia and heart failure
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b. Hypotension and hypoglycemia
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c. Toxic goiter and hypometabolism
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d. Decreased stress response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A.
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