MEDSURG II ENDOCRINE EXAM 4 REVIEW | 2025-2026 LATEST
UPDATED| 80 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY
GRADED A+
Hormone secretion does what when circulating levels drop? - (answer)increase
Elevation of T3 T4 levels being released means - (answer)TSH levels drop
How would you palpate and assess a tumor on the thyroid? - (answer)ISTHMUS.
Stand behind the pt (posterior approach) and palpate anterior neck below chricoid
cartilage and have the patient swallow.
What is the best indication to determine if someone has hypothyroidism -
(answer)TSH level (high)
What would be the difference between thyroid storm and hyperthyroidism -
(answer)thyroid storm will appear with fever, tremors, severe htn, tachycardia,
CHANGE IN LOC.
, What clinical manifestations would we see with hyperthyroidism? -
(answer)tachycardia, weight loss, thyroid bruits, hairloss, bulging eyes
(exopthalmus), goiter, anxiety, insomnia, increased appetite
Not all hormones need to be imbalanced to - (answer)diagnose
Anytime we have a subtotal or total thyroidectomy pts are at risk for -
(answer)hypoparathyroidism and hypothyroidism
Postop complications for total or subtotal thyroidectomies - (answer)airway
(swelling), laryngeal nerve damage (change in voice or tone, stridor),
hypocalcemia (hypoparathyroidism), hyperthyroid symptoms (thyroid storms),
hyperthermic
For hypoparathyroidism we wanna check what type of calcium level -
(answer)ionized calcium level
UPDATED| 80 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY
GRADED A+
Hormone secretion does what when circulating levels drop? - (answer)increase
Elevation of T3 T4 levels being released means - (answer)TSH levels drop
How would you palpate and assess a tumor on the thyroid? - (answer)ISTHMUS.
Stand behind the pt (posterior approach) and palpate anterior neck below chricoid
cartilage and have the patient swallow.
What is the best indication to determine if someone has hypothyroidism -
(answer)TSH level (high)
What would be the difference between thyroid storm and hyperthyroidism -
(answer)thyroid storm will appear with fever, tremors, severe htn, tachycardia,
CHANGE IN LOC.
, What clinical manifestations would we see with hyperthyroidism? -
(answer)tachycardia, weight loss, thyroid bruits, hairloss, bulging eyes
(exopthalmus), goiter, anxiety, insomnia, increased appetite
Not all hormones need to be imbalanced to - (answer)diagnose
Anytime we have a subtotal or total thyroidectomy pts are at risk for -
(answer)hypoparathyroidism and hypothyroidism
Postop complications for total or subtotal thyroidectomies - (answer)airway
(swelling), laryngeal nerve damage (change in voice or tone, stridor),
hypocalcemia (hypoparathyroidism), hyperthyroid symptoms (thyroid storms),
hyperthermic
For hypoparathyroidism we wanna check what type of calcium level -
(answer)ionized calcium level
