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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 NR 283 NEWEST 2025
COMPLETE EXAM| 150 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ( VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
You are experiencing constipation, dry skin, weight gain, and cold intolerance. Which condition are you most likely experiencing?
- Hyperthyroidism
- Addison disease
- Cushing syndrome
- Hypothyroidism - Correct Answer - d. Hypothyroidism
Which of the following occurs with elevated levels of cortisol?
- Fatty acids are mobilized
- Glucose levels are suppressed
- Plasma protein levels increase
- Inflammation increases - Correct Answer - a. Fatty acids are
mobilized
Rationale: With Cushing syndrome, excess secretion of glucocorticoids
can result in excessive circulating glucose and subsequent glucose intolerance, suppression of the inflammatory and immune responses, protein degradation, and mobilization of fats and changes in fat metabolism)
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pg. 2 A patient presents with exophthalmos. What condition is she likely experiencing?
- Addison disease
- Cushing disease
- Graves disease
- Diabetes insipidus - Correct Answer - c. Graves disease
A patient with weight loss, GI disturbances, dehydration, fatigue, and a craving for salty food probably has which disorder?
- Cushing's syndrome
- Addison's disease
- Hypothyroidism
- Diabetes insipidus - Correct Answer - b. Addison's disease
Cushing's syndrome may be caused by which of the following?
- Destruction of more than 90% of the adrenal gland
- Thyroid hormone overproduction
- Glucocorticoid excess
- Insufficient antidiuretic hormone production - Correct Answer - c.
Glucocorticoid excess
Excess cortisol is represented by which condition?
- Addison disease
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- Diabetes insipidus
- Hyperthyroidism - Correct Answer - b. Cushing syndrome
Which of the following is not a steroid-based hormone?Estrogen Aldosterone Epinephrine Cortisone - Correct Answer - Epinephrine
Diabetes insipidus, if left untreated, will rapidly develop into:
- Malignant hypertension
- Diabetic coma
- Dehydration
- Metabolic alkalosis - Correct Answer - Dehydration
Which of the following is not a sign of DKA?
- Kussmaul respirations
- Dehydration
- Ketonuria
- Low blood glucose level - Correct Answer - d. Low blood glucose
level
The nurse is working at an osteoporosis screening clinic and is interviewing and performing health assessments on women. Which
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