Endocrine 2

A colorful and informative illustration of various endocrine glands (like the thyroid, adrenal, and pancreas) with medication bottles, charts, and graphs in a clinical setting.

Endocrine Disorders Quiz

Test your knowledge on endocrine disorders and medications with our comprehensive quiz. This quiz is designed for healthcare professionals, students, or anyone interested in expanding their understanding of endocrine treatments and management.

7 thought-provoking questions
Mix of multiple choice and checkbox styles
Focus on real-world applications

7 Questions2 MinutesCreated by BalancingHormones351

The nurse provides instructions to a client who is taking levothyroxine. The nurse should tell the client to take the medication in which way?

With food

At lunchtime

On an empty stomach

At bedtime with a snack

The nurse should tell the client who is taking levothyroxine to notify the PHCP if which problem occurs?

Fatigue

Tremors

Cold intolerance

Excessively dry skin

The nurse is providing instructions to the client newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus who has been prescribed pramlintide. Which instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?

�Inject the pramlintide at the same time you take your other medications”

�Take your prescribed pills 1 hour before or 2 hours after the injection”

�Be sure to take the pramlintide with food so you don't upset your stomach”

�Make sure you take your pramlintide immediately after you eat so you don't experience a low blood sugar”

The nurse teaches the client who is newly diagnosed with diabetes insipidus about the prescribed intranasal desmopressin. Which statements by the client indicate understanding? Select all that apply

�This medication will turn my urine orange”

�I should decrease my oral fluids when I start this medication”

�The amount of urine I make should increase if this medicine is working”

�I need to follow a low-fat diet to avoid pancreatitis when taking this medicine”

�I should report headache and drowsiness to my doctor since these symptoms could be related to my desmopressin”

A daily dose of prednisone is prescribed for a client. The nurse provides instructions to the client regarding administration of the medication and should instruct the client that which time is best to take this medication?

At noon

At bedtime

Early morning

Any time

The client with hyperparathyroidism is taking alendronate. Which statements by the client indicate understanding of the proper way to take this medication? Select all that apply

�I should take this medication with food”

�I should take this medication at bedtime”

�I should sit up for at least 30 minutes after taking this medication”

�I should take this medication first thing in the morning on an empty stomach”

�I can pick a time to take this medication that best first my lifestyle as long as I take it at the same time each day”

A client with diabetes mellitus visits a health care clinic. The client’s diabetes mellitus previously had been well controlled with glyburide daily, but recently the fasting blood glucose level has been 180 to 200. Which medication, if added to the client’s regime, may have contributed to the hyperglycemia?

Atenolol

Prednisone

Phenelzine

Allopurinol

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