EXAM 2027

Diabetes Insipidus is generally caused by a decrease in the hormone known as?

Cortisol levels are controlled by negative feedback. Which hormone stimulates the release of cortisol

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is an incorrect term to use for differentiating diabetes mellitus. This is because

Portal hypertension has several potential complications such as

Select the most likely cause of renal acute kidney injury

Antihistamines are used in the treatment of which hypersensitivity

Trachoma prevention includes

Diabetic retinopathy is caused by

Characteristic of Polycystic ovarian syndrome include at least two:

A medication given for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) that inhibits the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterons decreasing the amounts circulating and in the prostate glands

Diabetes insipidus may be caused by

Which one of the following is a common cause of hypercortisolism?

Which of the following are symptoms of hypocortisolism? (hint: it may be more than one)

Which of the following are a treatment for hyperthyoidism? (hint: it may be more than one!)

This disorder is characterised by tachycardia, weight loss and protruded eyes

Type 1 diabetes is when cells that make insulin (beta cells) in the pancreas are destroyed. What destroys them?

Which of these can raise blood sugar?

Why is insulin important for your body to use blood sugar? Select one:

A diabetic patient is fasting after midnight for surgery. The patient has a morning dose of Actrapid pre breakfast. The nurse looking after the patient should

Diabetes happens because of which of these?

Hepatic encephalopathy is defined as

The cause of cirrhosis may be (may be more than one!)

A cirrhotic liver has

Ascites is always caused by liver disease

Vitamin K/ Phytomenadione is used in liver disease to Question Select one:

The leading cause for acute kidney failure is

The nurse identifies the patient with the greatest risk for a urinary tract infection as a

This disorder affects the glomeruli (clusters of microscopic blood vessels with small pores through which blood is filtered). Glomerulonephritis is characterized by which of the following?

Upper urinary tract infection involves

A woman complains of severe menstrual cramps. What uterine structure is responsible for this complaint?

These are specific glycoproteins found in plasma and produced by B cells when body detects non-self cells

Main function is to recognise cells as self or non self

Cytotoxic T cells are crucial in what type of immunity

This medication is important post receiving grafts because it suppresses the immune response and enhances graft success

The patient of blood group O is receiving a blood transfusion when the nurse noticed he started having shortness of breath and itchiness. The nurses' immediate reaction should be

A person who is using atropine eye drops has a poor consensual light response. What is this finding considered to be?

A person with a sore throat is complaining of ‘trouble hearing.’ What might this person be experiencing?

During a Weber test, an older person is found to have increased hearing in the right ear. With what is this finding consistent?

A person is having difficulty maintaining equilibrium. Which part of the ear is involved with this symptom?

A man’s prostate specific antigen (PSA) level is elevated. The nurse realises that this man most likely will need which of the following diagnostic tests to accurately diagnose the presence or absence of cancer?

A man has an infection of his epididymis. Because of this infection the person will have a reduction in what?

During an assessment, the woman asks why the nurse is ‘feeling her armpit.’ Which of the following would be an appropriate response for the nurse to make to this woman?

An elderly man comes into the emergency department for an oedematous and painful scrotum. The scrotum transilluminates. What is this man’s scrotum filled with?