Chapter 25: Pre/Post Quiz

Question 1

If a diabetic pt is experiencing problems with bile acid, you should consider administering:

Answer 1

colesevelam

Question 2

The endocrine gland that dysfunctions in pts with diabetes mellitus is the:

Answer 2

pancreas

Question 3

You find a pt with warm, flushed skin and protruding eyes. What should you suspect?

Answer 3

graves disease

Question 4

Which of the following is important for signaling, but not in the endocrine system?

Answer 4

spinal cord

Question 5

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is secreted by:

Answer 5

pituitary

Question 6

What occurs after a pt takes a dose of insulin?

Answer 6

glucose enters the cell

Question 7

Which kind of cell produces glucose?

Answer 7

alpha

Question 8

A pt with a pituitary tumor would most likely present with which of the following?

Answer 8

Cushing syndrome

Question 9

An older adult pt with dementia and thickened skin is found passed out in the snow. You should suspect:

Answer 9

myxedema coma

Question 10

Digestion begins in the:

Answer 10

mouth

Question 11

The generic form of Glucophage is:

Answer 11

metformin

Question 12

To prevent the accumulation of glucose, you could:

Answer 12

use your muscles

Question 13

If you were reading about a newly discovered endocrine hormone, you would know it reaches the blood:

Answer 13

via a duct

Question 14

Endocrine dysfunction should make the paramedic suspicious of:

Answer 14

malnutrition

Question 15

What blood glucose concentration would indicate insufficient insulin?

Answer 15

130 mg/dL

Question 16

Adrenal insufficiency is caused by an underproduction of which of the following?

Answer 16

cortisol and aldosterone

Question 17

The adrenal glands produce:

Answer 17

epinephrine and norepinephrine

Question 18

Which of the following conditions would most likely present with diaphoresis?

Answer 18

thyrotoxicosis

Question 19

A person with Type 1 diabetes:

Answer 19

generally does not produce any insulin and requires daily insulin injections

Question 20

You suspect that an older adult pt accidentally overdosed on insulin. This would be partly confirmed by a blood glucose concentration of:

Answer 20

50 mg/dL

Question 21

Oxytocin’s action during birth exemplifies:

Answer 21

positive feedback

Question 22

Upon assessing a pt, you notice that the pt exhibits a “buffalo hump” and moderate acne. Based on these findings, you suspect that the pt has which of the following conditions?

Answer 22

Cushing syndrome