Care Of Patients With Problems Of The
Thyroid And Parathyroid Glands Ch-63
Exam Newest Edition With Questions
And Correct Answers
What is the hallmark of thyroid cancer?
A. aggressive tumors
b. Elevated serum thyroglobulin level
c. Metastasis to other organs
d. Invasion of blood vessels - CORRECT ANSWER b
Serum calcium levels are maintained by which hormone?
A. Cortisol
b. Luteinizing hormone
c. ADH
d. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) - CORRECT ANSWER d
Production of which hormones causes lower levels of calcium?
A. Calcitonin
b. PTH
c. T4
d. TSH - CORRECT ANSWER a
Bone changes in the older adult are often seen with endocrine dysfunction and
increased secretion of which substance?
A. PTH
b. Calcitonin
, c. Insulin
d. Testosterone - CORRECT ANSWER a
In addition to regulation of calcium levels, PTH and calcitonin regulate the circulating
blood levels of which substance?
A. Potassium
b. Sodium
c. Phosphate
d. Chloride - CORRECT ANSWER c
A patient has positive Trousseau's and Chvostek's signs resulting from
hypoparathyroidism. What condition does this assessment finding indicate?
A. Hypercalcemia
b. Hypocalcemia
c. Hyperphosphatemia
d. Hypophosphatemia - CORRECT ANSWER B
Which foods will the nurse instruct a patient with hypoparathyroidism to avoid? (SATA)
a. Canned vegetables
b. yogurt
c. Fresh fruit
d. Red meat
e. Milk
f. Processed cheese - CORRECT ANSWER bef
A patient with continuous spasm of the muscle is diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism.
The muscle spasms are a clinical manifestation of which condition?
A. Nerve damage
b. Seizures
c. Tetany
d. Decreased potassium - CORRECT ANSWER c
Thyroid And Parathyroid Glands Ch-63
Exam Newest Edition With Questions
And Correct Answers
What is the hallmark of thyroid cancer?
A. aggressive tumors
b. Elevated serum thyroglobulin level
c. Metastasis to other organs
d. Invasion of blood vessels - CORRECT ANSWER b
Serum calcium levels are maintained by which hormone?
A. Cortisol
b. Luteinizing hormone
c. ADH
d. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) - CORRECT ANSWER d
Production of which hormones causes lower levels of calcium?
A. Calcitonin
b. PTH
c. T4
d. TSH - CORRECT ANSWER a
Bone changes in the older adult are often seen with endocrine dysfunction and
increased secretion of which substance?
A. PTH
b. Calcitonin
, c. Insulin
d. Testosterone - CORRECT ANSWER a
In addition to regulation of calcium levels, PTH and calcitonin regulate the circulating
blood levels of which substance?
A. Potassium
b. Sodium
c. Phosphate
d. Chloride - CORRECT ANSWER c
A patient has positive Trousseau's and Chvostek's signs resulting from
hypoparathyroidism. What condition does this assessment finding indicate?
A. Hypercalcemia
b. Hypocalcemia
c. Hyperphosphatemia
d. Hypophosphatemia - CORRECT ANSWER B
Which foods will the nurse instruct a patient with hypoparathyroidism to avoid? (SATA)
a. Canned vegetables
b. yogurt
c. Fresh fruit
d. Red meat
e. Milk
f. Processed cheese - CORRECT ANSWER bef
A patient with continuous spasm of the muscle is diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism.
The muscle spasms are a clinical manifestation of which condition?
A. Nerve damage
b. Seizures
c. Tetany
d. Decreased potassium - CORRECT ANSWER c
