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Test Bank Questions and Answers for Endocrine Health Care Updates and Management Strategies
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Adrenal Insufficiency (AI) - Answers Condition where adrenal glands produce insufficient hormones.

Peak Cortisol Level - Answers Cortisol measurement indicating adrenal function post-ACTH.

ACTH - Answers Adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulating cortisol production.

Cortisol Threshold - Answers Peak cortisol less than 18 µg/dL indicates AI.

Serum Cortisol Rise - Answers Less than 9 µg/dL indicates adrenal insufficiency.

Stress Doses - Answers Increased corticosteroids during critical illness or surgery.

Hydrocortisone Regimen - Answers 100 mg IV bolus, then 200 mg/24 h infusion.

Intravascular Volume Expansion - Answers Using isotonic crystalloid solutions to restore blood volume.

Maintenance Dose - Answers Tapered hydrocortisone after acute insult resolves.

Replacement Dose - Answers 15 to 25 mg hydrocortisone daily after tapering.

Fludrocortisone - Answers Mineralocorticoid prescribed for concurrent deficiencies.

Surgical Protocol for AI - Answers Continue steroid dose; administer hydrocortisone pre-op.

Postoperative Hydrocortisone - Answers 100 mg every 8 hours on first postoperative day.

HD Stable Patient - Answers Requires cortisol level check before corticosteroid therapy.

HD Unstable Patient - Answers Immediate glucocorticoids without waiting for tests.

Vasopressors - Answers Medications to maintain blood pressure during resuscitation.

Volume Resuscitation - Answers Initiated with 0.9% normal saline solution.

Fluid Monitoring - Answers Careful assessment of electrolytes and glucose status.

Extracellular Space Deficit - Answers Acute AI patients typically have 20% deficit.

Corticosteroid Therapy Response - Answers Blood pressure improvement expected within 6 hours.

Mineralocorticoid Initiation - Answers Start fludrocortisone when hydrocortisone < 100 mg/day.

Excess Mineralocorticoids - Answers Can cause heart failure, hypokalemia, and alkalosis.

Hypothyroidism - Answers Condition requiring glucocorticoid before thyroid hormone.

Glucocorticoid Metabolism - Answers Thyroid hormone increases glucocorticoid metabolism rate.

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