Which Hormone Has Both Inhibiting And Releasing Action

Question: Which drug can cause diabetes insipidus?

Cabergoline

demeclocycline

Metyrapone

aminoglutethimide

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Question: Which condition results in elevated serum adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and urine cortisol levels?

Diabetes insipidus

Cushing’s syndrome

Adrenal Cushing’s syndrome

Pituitary Cushing’s syndrome

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic

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Question: Which hormone is released from the posterior pituitary gland?

oxytocin

GH

prolactin

LH

Answer: Oxytocin is released from the posterior pituitary gland, which acts on the uterus and mammary glands. Prolactin, growth hormone, and luteinizing hormone are produced by the anterior pituitary gland.

Question: Which drug would be effective for the treatment of pituitary Cushing’s syndrome?

Cyproheptadine

Mitotane

Cabergoline

bromocriptine mesylate

Answer: Cyproheptadine is effective for the treatment of pituitary Cushing’s syndrome. Mitotane is prescribed for the treatment of adrenal Cushing’s syndrome. Cabergoline and bromocriptine mesylate are effective for the treatment of hyperpituitarism.

Question: Which organ has only beta 1-receptors?

Liver

Heart

Pancreas

Bladder

Answer: The heart has only beta 1 receptors, which increase heart rate and contractility. The liver has only alpha receptors. The bladder and pancreas have both alpha and beta receptors.

Question: Which clinical manifestation is found in a client with a deficiency of adrenocorticotropic hormone?

anovulation

menstrual abnormalities

Malaise and lethargy

Dehydration

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Question: What will the nurse expect diagnostic studies of a client with Cushing syndrome to indicate?

High levels of 17-ketosteroids in a 24-hour urine test

Moderately increased serum potassium levels

Increased number of eosinophils in the blood

Normal to low levels of ACTH

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Question: A nurse teaches a client who has had a thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer to observe for signs of surgically induced hypothyroidism. What should be included in the teaching plan? Select all that apply.

Dry skin

Lethargy

Insomnia

tachycardia

Sensitivity to cold

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Question: Which hormone regulates blood levels of calcium?

Parathormone

LH

TSH

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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