APEA Endo questions with correct answers.

When patients administer regular insulin (Humulin R U-500), they should be taught: Answer 10 units of Humulin R U-500 is equal to 10 units on a U-500 insulin syringe. Radioiodine therapy is safe to administer to: Answer A 30-year-old man who desires natural fatherhood-used to tx hyperthyroidism and does not cause infantility or birth defects in the offspring of tx'd pts A pt who has Addison's disease has received a prescription for fludrocortisone. Fludrocortisone acts by: Answer Regulating salt and water balance-mineralocorticoid indicated as partial replacement therapy for pts with primary or 2ndary adrenocortical insufficiency Methimazole for the tx of Graves' disease is contraindicated in pts: Answer Who are pregnant-can cause fetal harm when administered, can readily cross the placental membranes Which of the following medications may cause gynecomastia? Answer Enalapril (Vasotec)-ACE inhibitors may cause gynecomastia A pt is started on a sulfonylurea (i.e. glyburide). The NP informs the pt that sulfonylureas are likely to: Answer Reduc