Nutrition and Lifestyle in Endocrine Disease Practice Questions
28 free Nutrition and Lifestyle in Endocrine Disease practice questions for the NCLEX Exam, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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- Q1. Which type of hormones are most likely to bind to intracellular receptors?
- Q2. In a client with a tumour of the posterior pituitary leading to excessive ADH release, what is the most likely clinical finding?
- Q3. In the feedback regulation of hormone secretion, what does a 'negative feedback' mechanism mean?
- Q4. What is the most likely outcome of a patient with untreated hyperthyroidism?
- Q5. What is the key monitoring priority in a patient with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)?
- Q6. What complication should the nurse assess for immediately after a thyroidectomy?
- Q7. What is the most typical electrolyte imbalance in adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s disease)?
- Q8. When is the greatest benefit:risk ratio for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) initiated in menopause?
- Q9. Which type of hormones are most likely to bind to intracellular receptors instead of cell-surface receptors?
- Q10. What is the most likely clinical finding in a client with a tumour of the posterior pituitary leading to excessive antidiuretic hormone (ADH) release?
- Q11. What are the age-related endocrine changes that may occur in older adults?
- Q12. In a patient with elevated TSH and low free T4, what condition are these findings most consistent with?
- Q13. What does a 'negative feedback' mechanism in hormone secretion mean?
- Q14. What is a patient with untreated hyperthyroidism at risk for?
- Q15. How are the endocrine and nervous systems similar?
- Q16. A client on high-dose exogenous corticosteroids is at risk for which endocrine disorder?
- Q17. In a patient with hypoglycemia from insulin overdose, which autonomic sign would likely appear first?
- Q18. What is correct about growth hormone deficiency in adulthood?
- Q19. What is the most appropriate instruction for a client taking levothyroxine (thyroid hormone replacement)?
- Q20. What lab findings would the nurse anticipate in a client with primary hyperparathyroidism?
- Q21. What is the key nursing monitoring priority in a patient with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)?
- Q22. What is a common presentation of a patient with diabetes insipidus (DI)?
- Q23. After a thyroidectomy, what post-operative complication should the nurse assess for immediately?
- Q24. How do endocrine glands differ from exocrine glands?
- Q25. What sign should alert the nurse to possible thyroid storm in a client on antithyroid therapy for hyperthyroidism?
- Q26. In adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s disease), which electrolyte imbalance is most typical?
- Q27. When is the greatest benefit:risk ratio for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in menopausal women?
- Q28. What is accurate regarding insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome?