PNP301 final Exam Questions and
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What is the most common cause of endocrine disorders?
a. Malignant neoplasm
b. Infection
c. Congenital defect
d. Benign tumor
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
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
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.
C.
Which of the following may cause goiter?
1. Hyperthyroidism
2. Hypothyroidism
3. Lack of iodine in the diet
4. Pheochromocytoma
a. 1, 4
,b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 3
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
C.
- both hyper + hypothyroidism
- lack of iodine
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)
B.
Characteristics of Cushing's syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT:
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
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
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
D.
What is/are the effect(s) of thyrotoxic crisis?
a. Hyperthermia and heart failure
b. Hypotension and hypoglycemia
c. Toxic goiter and hypometabolism
d. Decreased stress response
A.
Answers| Latest Update
What is the most common cause of endocrine disorders?
a. Malignant neoplasm
b. Infection
c. Congenital defect
d. Benign tumor
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
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
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.
C.
Which of the following may cause goiter?
1. Hyperthyroidism
2. Hypothyroidism
3. Lack of iodine in the diet
4. Pheochromocytoma
a. 1, 4
,b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 3
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
C.
- both hyper + hypothyroidism
- lack of iodine
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)
B.
Characteristics of Cushing's syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT:
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
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
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
D.
What is/are the effect(s) of thyrotoxic crisis?
a. Hyperthermia and heart failure
b. Hypotension and hypoglycemia
c. Toxic goiter and hypometabolism
d. Decreased stress response
A.
