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ACUTE EXAM #4/ HESI A2 Questions & Answers 100% correct What is significant about the endocrine glands that allows them to enter the blood stream rapidly? To prevent accumulation of hormones i... n the blood stream, these hormones of the endocrine system function on a "__________ ____________ ___________," so that when the hormone concentration increases, further production of that hormone is inhibited Where does the body produce steroids? The size and lipid solubility of this bodily hormone allows them to penetrate cell membranes and interact with intracellular receptors This hormone stimulates growth of bone and muscle, promotes protein synthesis and fat metabolism and decreases carbohydrate metabolism This hormone stimulates synthesis and secretion of adrenocortical hormones This hormone stimulates synthesis and secretion of the thyroid hormone This hormone prepares female breasts for breast feeding This hormone increases water reabsorption by the kidneys This hormone stimulates contraction of pregnant uterus, milk ejection from breasts after childbirth What are the three hormones produced in the thyroid gland? These hormones produced by the thyroid gland increases the metabolic rate, increases protein and bone turnover, increases responsiveness to catecholamines and are necessary for fetal growth and development This hormone produced by the thyroid gland lowers blood calcium and phosphate levels This hormone, produced in the parathyroid glands, regulates serum calcium levels Produced in the pancreas, this compound lowers blood glucose by facilitating glucose transport across cell membranes of muscle, liver and adipose tissue Produced in the pancreas, this component increases blood glucose concentration by stimulation of glycogenolysis and glyconeogenesis This drug delays intestinal absorption of glucose Before any diagnostic procedures, what is the nurse's role in pt education? This gland is considered the "master gland" because of its influence on secretion of hormones by other endocrine glands This gland of the endocrine system is controlled by the hypothalamus What are the major hormones produced in the anterior pituitary gland? What is the half life of GH? Where in the body is it inactivated? What diseases/disorders are associated with anterior pituitary dysfunction? What are the major hormones produced by the posterior pituitary? When is anti-diuretic hormone stimulated in the body? What is the most common disorder r/t posterior pituitary dysfunction? Disorder of the posterior pituitary, characterized by production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine as a result of deficient vasopressin production In what occurrences can DI develop? Approximately 90% of these tumors are benign, may be primary or secondary This type of pituitary tumor secretes pituitary hormones This type of pituitary tumor does not secrete pituitary hormones This is the largest endocrine gland Secretion of t3 and t4 from the thyroid gland is controlled by what? This hormone, produced by the thyroid gland, is secreted in response to high calcium levels; Increases calcium deposition in bone Defined as inadequate secretion of thyroid hormone Defined as increased circulating catecholamines and enlarged thyroid gland What is an enlarged thyroid gland also called? What assessment findings will be noted for a pt with hyperthyroidism's thyroid gland? What are nursing responsibilities r/t diagnostic testing for thyroid dysfunction? What are a few medications that will alter thyroid test results used to determine hypo/hypethyroidism? Defined as sub-optimal level of thyroid hormone What is the most common cause of hypothyroidism? What is Hashimoto's disease? What can result after treatment of hyperthyroidism with either radioactive iodine or a thyroidectomy? Defined as severe hypothyroidism that can be present with or without coma; pt is hypothermic and unconscious Defined as high TSH low T4 What are some clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism? What is the medical management for hypothyroidism? How is dosage of levothyroxine (Synthroid) determined for pt's with hypothyroidism? What should pt's taking levothyroxine (Synthroid) avoid? For pt's with hypothyroidism taking Synthroid, what other medications are affected by this thyroid medication? What is the nursing priority for pt's with severe hypothyroidism or myxedema coma? For older adult patients, what lab values need to be continuously evaluated when they are taking Synthroid? What are some nursing responsibilities during pt discharge? [Show More]

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