PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER 16 -
TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes diabetes insipidus?
A) Increased insulin
B) Decreased glucocorticoids
C) Deficit of ADH
D) Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answer-C
What is caused by hyperparathyroidism?
A) Hypocalcemia
B) Tetany
C) Bone demineralization
D) Deficit of vitamin D - Answer-C
What is caused by hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism?
1. Skeletal muscle twitching or spasm
2. Weak cardiac contraction
3. Increased secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH)
4. Decreased serum phosphate level
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4 - Answer-A
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. - Answer-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 - Answer-C
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) - Answer-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 - Answer-C
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 - Answer-D
What is the most common cause of type 1 diabetes mellitus?
A) Increased glucose production in the liver
B) Destruction of pancreatic cells by an autoimmune reaction
C) Increased resistance of body cells to insulin action
D) Chronic obesity - Answer-B
Why does glucosuria occur in diabetics?
A) Excess ketoacids displace glucose into the filtrate.
B) Excess water in the filtrate draws more glucose into the urine.
C) The amount of glucose in the filtrate exceeds the renal tubule transport limit.
D) Sufficient insulin is not available for glucose reabsorption. - Answer-C
Which of the following are common early signs of a pituitary adenoma?
1. Persistent headaches
2. Hemianopia
3. Hypertension
4. Papilledema
A) 1, 4
B) 2, 3
C) 1, 2
D) 1, 3, 4 - Answer-C
Which of the following does NOT apply to inappropriate ADH syndrome?
A) The cause is excess ADH secretion.
B) Severe hyponatremia results.
C) Excessive sodium is retained.
D) Fluid retention increases. - Answer-C
What is/are the effect(s) of thyrotoxic crisis?
TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes diabetes insipidus?
A) Increased insulin
B) Decreased glucocorticoids
C) Deficit of ADH
D) Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answer-C
What is caused by hyperparathyroidism?
A) Hypocalcemia
B) Tetany
C) Bone demineralization
D) Deficit of vitamin D - Answer-C
What is caused by hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism?
1. Skeletal muscle twitching or spasm
2. Weak cardiac contraction
3. Increased secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH)
4. Decreased serum phosphate level
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4 - Answer-A
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. - Answer-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 - Answer-C
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) - Answer-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 - Answer-C
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 - Answer-D
What is the most common cause of type 1 diabetes mellitus?
A) Increased glucose production in the liver
B) Destruction of pancreatic cells by an autoimmune reaction
C) Increased resistance of body cells to insulin action
D) Chronic obesity - Answer-B
Why does glucosuria occur in diabetics?
A) Excess ketoacids displace glucose into the filtrate.
B) Excess water in the filtrate draws more glucose into the urine.
C) The amount of glucose in the filtrate exceeds the renal tubule transport limit.
D) Sufficient insulin is not available for glucose reabsorption. - Answer-C
Which of the following are common early signs of a pituitary adenoma?
1. Persistent headaches
2. Hemianopia
3. Hypertension
4. Papilledema
A) 1, 4
B) 2, 3
C) 1, 2
D) 1, 3, 4 - Answer-C
Which of the following does NOT apply to inappropriate ADH syndrome?
A) The cause is excess ADH secretion.
B) Severe hyponatremia results.
C) Excessive sodium is retained.
D) Fluid retention increases. - Answer-C
What is/are the effect(s) of thyrotoxic crisis?
