ATI MEDICAL-SURGICAL: ENDOCRINE 2023 PROCTORED EXAM
VERSIONS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is monitoring a client who has syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
(SIADH). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Polyuria
Dehydration
Hyponatremia
Hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWERS-C Hyponatremia
The client who has SIADH will have hyponatremia caused by the excessive release of an antidiuretic
hormone (ADH). As a result of the excess ADH, the client retains water that causes dilutional
hyponatremia
A nurse is checking a client who has Graves' disease for a development of thyroid storm. The nurse
should report which of the following findings to the provider?
Constipation
Headache
Bradycardia
Fever - CORRECT ANSWERS-D Fever
, The client who is experiencing a thyroid storm will have an exaggerated condition of hyperthyroidism
associated with the development of a sudden extreme elevation in body temperature, hypertension,
abdominal pain, and tachycardia
A nurse is reinforcing with a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus about exercise. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
"You should exercise during a peak insulin time"
"Wear a medical alert identification tag when you exercise"
"Exercise can decrease the effects of insulin and cause the blood glucose levels to increase"
"You will get the most benefit from exercise when your glucose levels are higher than normal" -
CORRECT ANSWERS-B. "Wear a medical alert identification tag when you exercise"
A nurse is preparing a 24-hour urine specimen for a client who is suspected to have pheochromocytoma.
Which of the following laboratory tests from the 24-hour urine specimen should the nurse use to
determine the client's condition?
Creatinine clearance
Catecholamine metablolites
17-hydroxycorticosteroids (17-OHCS)
Protein - CORRECT ANSWERS-B Catecholamine metabolites
The nurse should expect 24-hr urine specimen to test for Catecholamine metabolites. The test is used to
determine if the client has pheochromocytoma, which measures the level of catecholamines
(epinephrine and norepinephrine) secretion in a 24-hr urine sample. Pheochromocytoma is a tumor of
VERSIONS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is monitoring a client who has syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
(SIADH). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Polyuria
Dehydration
Hyponatremia
Hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWERS-C Hyponatremia
The client who has SIADH will have hyponatremia caused by the excessive release of an antidiuretic
hormone (ADH). As a result of the excess ADH, the client retains water that causes dilutional
hyponatremia
A nurse is checking a client who has Graves' disease for a development of thyroid storm. The nurse
should report which of the following findings to the provider?
Constipation
Headache
Bradycardia
Fever - CORRECT ANSWERS-D Fever
, The client who is experiencing a thyroid storm will have an exaggerated condition of hyperthyroidism
associated with the development of a sudden extreme elevation in body temperature, hypertension,
abdominal pain, and tachycardia
A nurse is reinforcing with a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus about exercise. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
"You should exercise during a peak insulin time"
"Wear a medical alert identification tag when you exercise"
"Exercise can decrease the effects of insulin and cause the blood glucose levels to increase"
"You will get the most benefit from exercise when your glucose levels are higher than normal" -
CORRECT ANSWERS-B. "Wear a medical alert identification tag when you exercise"
A nurse is preparing a 24-hour urine specimen for a client who is suspected to have pheochromocytoma.
Which of the following laboratory tests from the 24-hour urine specimen should the nurse use to
determine the client's condition?
Creatinine clearance
Catecholamine metablolites
17-hydroxycorticosteroids (17-OHCS)
Protein - CORRECT ANSWERS-B Catecholamine metabolites
The nurse should expect 24-hr urine specimen to test for Catecholamine metabolites. The test is used to
determine if the client has pheochromocytoma, which measures the level of catecholamines
(epinephrine and norepinephrine) secretion in a 24-hr urine sample. Pheochromocytoma is a tumor of
