Patho quiz hormone disorders

In assessing a client newly diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome, which manifestations would the nurse expect to find

Protruding abdomen, muscle wasting, rounded face

The overproduction of which hormone can result in acromegaly in adults

Growth hormone

A client with growth hormone deficiency is prescribed somatropin. The nurse should monitor which (2) laboratory results

Thyroid function tests, blood glucose

A client with Addison's disease is prescribed fludrocortisone. The nurse should monitor for which adverse effect

Hypertension

Autocrine action indicates that the hormones secreted act on which cells

The cells that secreted the hormone

Increased ocular pressure from accumulation of T3 in a client with Graves' disease results in which manifestation

Exophthalmos

The nurse should assess for which adverse effect(s) of calcitonin in a client with hyperparathyroidism

Flushing of the face and hands

The nurse determines the client understands hypothyroidism if the client states which symptoms

Loss of body hair, persistent lethargy, feeling cold

Education regarding levothyroxine — which statement indicates teaching is effective

“I should take this medication on an empty stomach in the morning.”

Primary

Thyroid gland under-secretes hormone despite presence of TSH and TRH

Secondary

Pituitary gland fails to produce TSH despite presence of TRH

Tertiary

Hypothalamus fails to produce TRH