ATI LPN
ATI The Medical Surgical Endocrine Test Questions
Question 1 of 5
A key hormone from the hypothalamus called ___ stimulates the onset of puberty and sexual development in adolescent boys and girls.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: GnRH from the hypothalamus triggers the anterior pituitary to release FSH and LH, initiating puberty and sexual development.
Question 2 of 5
Which information should the nurse include in the education for a client who has been prescribed levothyroxine (Levothroid)?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All are correct: Levothyroxine takes weeks to show effects, follow-ups are crucial, fiber can affect absorption, and calcium should be timed separately.
Question 3 of 5
A patient with hypothyroidism asks why the neck has become so large. What should the nurse respond to this patient?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hypothyroidism is a major cause of goiter and develops secondary to thyroid gland hypertrophy in an attempt to produce normal amounts of T3 and T4.
Question 4 of 5
A patient spontaneously develops manifestations of hypoparathyroidism. The nurse correlates which data from the patient's history as the cause for this health problem?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Autoimmune disease is suspected in patients with spontaneous presentation of hypoparathyroidism with no identifiable cause. In these cases, antiparathyroid antibodies have been detected in patients with other autoimmune disorders such as diabetes mellitus.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse correlates which laboratory values to the patient diagnosed with primary hypothyroidism?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 1: Primary hypothyroidism is diagnosed with decreased T3 and T4 levels. 2: Primary hypothyroidism is diagnosed with decreased T3 and T4 levels.