DAVIS ADVANTAGE STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS PROVIDED. 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
1. A patient had to have surgery to remove a parathyroid gland
tumor. What location of the body should the nurse help prepare
for surgery? Neck
2. Laboratory values for a patient reveal elevated parathyroid
hormone (PTH) and elevated serum calcium levels. What
condition is most likely? Primary hyperparathyroidism
3. A patient has a hyperfunctioning adrenal cortex tumor.
Which of the following will the nurse expect to observe?
suppressed adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels
4. A 24-hour urine collection reveals very elevated
catecholamine levels. What may account for these results?
pheochromocytoma
5. A dexamethasone suppression test is performed on a
patient. The diagnosis is Cushing's syndrome. What was the
result of the dexamethasone test? cortisol remained elevated
6. A nursing student asks whether there is a difference
between Cushing's disease versus Cushing's syndrome. Which
laboratory value can help differentiate Cushing's disease from
Cushing's syndrome? elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH)
7. A patient has a hyperfunctioning tumor of the parathyroid
gland. Which of the following conditions may the patient be
most at risk for? osteoporosis
8. Which of the following conditions may present with low
cortisol and elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
serum values? Addison's disease
9. A patient presents with a strange complaint of "I am more tan
than ever. I am seldom out in the sun, but I look so tan." Which
ANSWERS PROVIDED. 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
1. A patient had to have surgery to remove a parathyroid gland
tumor. What location of the body should the nurse help prepare
for surgery? Neck
2. Laboratory values for a patient reveal elevated parathyroid
hormone (PTH) and elevated serum calcium levels. What
condition is most likely? Primary hyperparathyroidism
3. A patient has a hyperfunctioning adrenal cortex tumor.
Which of the following will the nurse expect to observe?
suppressed adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels
4. A 24-hour urine collection reveals very elevated
catecholamine levels. What may account for these results?
pheochromocytoma
5. A dexamethasone suppression test is performed on a
patient. The diagnosis is Cushing's syndrome. What was the
result of the dexamethasone test? cortisol remained elevated
6. A nursing student asks whether there is a difference
between Cushing's disease versus Cushing's syndrome. Which
laboratory value can help differentiate Cushing's disease from
Cushing's syndrome? elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH)
7. A patient has a hyperfunctioning tumor of the parathyroid
gland. Which of the following conditions may the patient be
most at risk for? osteoporosis
8. Which of the following conditions may present with low
cortisol and elevated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
serum values? Addison's disease
9. A patient presents with a strange complaint of "I am more tan
than ever. I am seldom out in the sun, but I look so tan." Which
