NP 235 UNIT 4 STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ What is the most common type of thyroid carcinoma? Answer:
Papillary
◉ Failure of the pancreas to secrete insulin or a failure of target organs
to respond to this hormone causes: Answer: Diabetes mellitus
◉ Which of the following is a major complication of diabetes mellitus?
A. Obesity
B. Emaciation
C. Atherosclerosis
D. Polydipsia Answer: C. Atherosclerosis
◉ A diabetic patient is NPO for an upper GI exam. While waiting for
the radiologist to arrive, your patient complains of feeling lightheaded,
and you notice the patient is trembling. What is indicated, and what
should be done? Answer: Hypoglycemic shock; patient should be given
sugar in the form of candy or orange juice.
◉ Excess thyroid hormone production from the entire gland results in:
Answer: Grave's disease
, ◉ Which modality is superior for imaging of the thyroid gland? Answer:
Nuclear medicine
◉ Hypopituitarism in children causes a type of: Answer: Dwarfism
◉ Where does a pheochromocytoma occur? Answer: Adrenal medulla
◉ To what organs do neuroblastomas often metastasize? Answer: Bone,
liver, and lungs
◉ Cushing's syndrome is caused by: Answer: An excess of
glucocorticoid hormones
◉ Which of the following are responses to epinephrine?
1. Stimulated heart activity
2. Increased blood pressure
3. Increased levels of blood glucose Answer: 1, 2, 3
◉ Which group of steroid hormones is sex hormones that tend to
masculinization the body, to retain amino acids, and to enhance protein
synthesis? Answer: Androgens
◉ Which of the following are major glands of the endocrine system?
1. Adrenal
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ What is the most common type of thyroid carcinoma? Answer:
Papillary
◉ Failure of the pancreas to secrete insulin or a failure of target organs
to respond to this hormone causes: Answer: Diabetes mellitus
◉ Which of the following is a major complication of diabetes mellitus?
A. Obesity
B. Emaciation
C. Atherosclerosis
D. Polydipsia Answer: C. Atherosclerosis
◉ A diabetic patient is NPO for an upper GI exam. While waiting for
the radiologist to arrive, your patient complains of feeling lightheaded,
and you notice the patient is trembling. What is indicated, and what
should be done? Answer: Hypoglycemic shock; patient should be given
sugar in the form of candy or orange juice.
◉ Excess thyroid hormone production from the entire gland results in:
Answer: Grave's disease
, ◉ Which modality is superior for imaging of the thyroid gland? Answer:
Nuclear medicine
◉ Hypopituitarism in children causes a type of: Answer: Dwarfism
◉ Where does a pheochromocytoma occur? Answer: Adrenal medulla
◉ To what organs do neuroblastomas often metastasize? Answer: Bone,
liver, and lungs
◉ Cushing's syndrome is caused by: Answer: An excess of
glucocorticoid hormones
◉ Which of the following are responses to epinephrine?
1. Stimulated heart activity
2. Increased blood pressure
3. Increased levels of blood glucose Answer: 1, 2, 3
◉ Which group of steroid hormones is sex hormones that tend to
masculinization the body, to retain amino acids, and to enhance protein
synthesis? Answer: Androgens
◉ Which of the following are major glands of the endocrine system?
1. Adrenal
