ENDOCRINE DISORDERS EXAM Q & A
1. The nurse caring for clients with endocrine disorders knows that the endocrine system is
intricately involved in regulating nearly all body processes. What hormone aids the
transport of glucose into cells and decreases blood glucose levels?
A) Testosterone
B) Cortisol
C) Insulin
D) Thyroid hormone
2. A client is undergoing tests to confirm a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. What test
would be ordered for this client?
A) Thyroid scan
B) Thyroid suppression test
C) TSH stimulation test
D) TRH stimulation test
3. A 30-year-old client arrives at the healthcare facility with complaints of losing
weight despite eating voraciously. She feels unusually hot. Her menstruation has
also ceased. The physician has advised a radioactive iodine uptake test. Which of
the following information should be provided to the client before performing a
radioactive iodine uptake test?
A) Inform the client about the side effects of radiation.
B) Encourage reduction of the amount of iodized salt in food.
C) Instruct the client to take the test after a regular breakfast.
D) Ask the client to avoid eating ocean shellfish 1 week before the test.
, ENDOCRINE DISORDERS EXAM Q & A
4. Urine tests have been ordered to evaluate the adrenal function of a client. Which of
the following tests is the most diagnostic urine test of adrenal medulla function?
A) Clonidine suppression test
B) Urinary metanephrine
C) 24-hour urine specimen
D) Histamine administration
5. The nurse prepares a client for an adrenal angiogram to detect tumors of the adrenal
glands. The nurse states that a catheter will be inserted and a contrast medium injected
to initiate contrast studies. What type of test is this client undergoing?
A) CT scan of the adrenals
B) MRI
C) Ultrasonography
D) Adrenal angiogram
6. The nurse is reading a client's fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test results. Which of the
1. The nurse caring for clients with endocrine disorders knows that the endocrine system is
intricately involved in regulating nearly all body processes. What hormone aids the
transport of glucose into cells and decreases blood glucose levels?
A) Testosterone
B) Cortisol
C) Insulin
D) Thyroid hormone
2. A client is undergoing tests to confirm a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. What test
would be ordered for this client?
A) Thyroid scan
B) Thyroid suppression test
C) TSH stimulation test
D) TRH stimulation test
3. A 30-year-old client arrives at the healthcare facility with complaints of losing
weight despite eating voraciously. She feels unusually hot. Her menstruation has
also ceased. The physician has advised a radioactive iodine uptake test. Which of
the following information should be provided to the client before performing a
radioactive iodine uptake test?
A) Inform the client about the side effects of radiation.
B) Encourage reduction of the amount of iodized salt in food.
C) Instruct the client to take the test after a regular breakfast.
D) Ask the client to avoid eating ocean shellfish 1 week before the test.
, ENDOCRINE DISORDERS EXAM Q & A
4. Urine tests have been ordered to evaluate the adrenal function of a client. Which of
the following tests is the most diagnostic urine test of adrenal medulla function?
A) Clonidine suppression test
B) Urinary metanephrine
C) 24-hour urine specimen
D) Histamine administration
5. The nurse prepares a client for an adrenal angiogram to detect tumors of the adrenal
glands. The nurse states that a catheter will be inserted and a contrast medium injected
to initiate contrast studies. What type of test is this client undergoing?
A) CT scan of the adrenals
B) MRI
C) Ultrasonography
D) Adrenal angiogram
6. The nurse is reading a client's fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test results. Which of the
