NURS 1141 EXAM 1 STUDY QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
After assessing a patient, the healthcare provider concludes that prompt action is
needed to control the patient's hypothyroid state. Which medication does the nurse
anticipate will be prescribed? ✅Liothyronine (Triostat)
Which medication used to treat thyroid diseases may cause lymph node enlargement?
✅Methimazole (Tapazole
Which conditions may lead to hyperactivity of the thyroid gland? Select all that apply
✅Thyroiditis, Graves' disease, thyroid carcinoma
Which medications does the nurse identify as antithyroid agents? Select all that apply
✅Propylthiouracil, Methimazole (Tapazole), Radioactive iodine (iodine-131)
Which hormone is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland? ✅Thyroid stimulating
Hormone (TSH)
A patient is receiving iodine-131 ( 131I) therapy. After administration of the drug, how
much time must pass before the benefits of therapy will be fully assessed? ✅3 to 6
months
Which medication is available as an injection? ✅Liothyronine (Cytomel)
Which term was historically used to refer to the condition where a child is born without a
thyroid gland? ✅Cretinism
Which medication for treatment of hypothyroidism is a synthetic mixture of levothyroxine
(Synthroid) and liothyronine (Cytomel)? ✅Liotrix (Thyrolar)
Which symptoms should the nurse assess for in a patient suspected of having
hypothyroidism? ✅Weight gain, Constipation, cold intolerance
Which body functions are regulated by the thyroid hormones? ✅Reproduction, Lip
metabolism, Growth and maturation
Which drugs block the synthesis of triiodothyronine (T 3) and thyroxine (T 4) in the
thyroid gland? ✅Propylthiouracil, Methimazole (Tapazole)
Which hormone is secreted by the hypothalamus? ✅Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
(TRH)
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
After assessing a patient, the healthcare provider concludes that prompt action is
needed to control the patient's hypothyroid state. Which medication does the nurse
anticipate will be prescribed? ✅Liothyronine (Triostat)
Which medication used to treat thyroid diseases may cause lymph node enlargement?
✅Methimazole (Tapazole
Which conditions may lead to hyperactivity of the thyroid gland? Select all that apply
✅Thyroiditis, Graves' disease, thyroid carcinoma
Which medications does the nurse identify as antithyroid agents? Select all that apply
✅Propylthiouracil, Methimazole (Tapazole), Radioactive iodine (iodine-131)
Which hormone is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland? ✅Thyroid stimulating
Hormone (TSH)
A patient is receiving iodine-131 ( 131I) therapy. After administration of the drug, how
much time must pass before the benefits of therapy will be fully assessed? ✅3 to 6
months
Which medication is available as an injection? ✅Liothyronine (Cytomel)
Which term was historically used to refer to the condition where a child is born without a
thyroid gland? ✅Cretinism
Which medication for treatment of hypothyroidism is a synthetic mixture of levothyroxine
(Synthroid) and liothyronine (Cytomel)? ✅Liotrix (Thyrolar)
Which symptoms should the nurse assess for in a patient suspected of having
hypothyroidism? ✅Weight gain, Constipation, cold intolerance
Which body functions are regulated by the thyroid hormones? ✅Reproduction, Lip
metabolism, Growth and maturation
Which drugs block the synthesis of triiodothyronine (T 3) and thyroxine (T 4) in the
thyroid gland? ✅Propylthiouracil, Methimazole (Tapazole)
Which hormone is secreted by the hypothalamus? ✅Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
(TRH)
