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NSG 4100 Critical and Objective Assessment Exam Questions and verified and correct Marking Scheme, Newest Guaranteed 2024/2025 What causes Cushing's? - correct answer excess steroid use, pituitary tumor Treatment of Cushing's with pituitary tumor? - correct answer transsphenoidal hypophysecto...

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  • what causes cushings correct answer excess ste
  • what is hypocortisolism correct answer congenit
  • tx of congenital adrenal hyperplasia correct ans
  • normal serum osmolality correct answer 280 295
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NSG 4100 Critical and Objective Assessment Exam
Questions and verified and correct Marking Scheme,
Newest Guaranteed 2024/2025

What causes Cushing's? - correct answer excess steroid use, pituitary tumor


Treatment of Cushing's with pituitary tumor? - correct answer transsphenoidal
hypophysectomy- check for clear fluid with halo/ glucose (CSF)


What is hypocortisolism? - correct answer Congenital adrenal hyperplasia


S/s of congenital adrenal hyperplasia? - correct answer ambiguous genitalia- females:
masculine features, men- feminine features. Easier to visually see in women


Tx of congenital adrenal hyperplasia - correct answer steroid use


Normal serum osmolality - correct answer 280-295


What is serum osmolality? - correct answer how concentrated blood is


With dehydration what will the concentration of serum osmolality be? - correct answer
increased concentration


Hypertonic blood - correct answer increased concentration- ex: hyperglycemia with
DKA


Hypotonic blood - correct answer decreased concentration- ex: fluid overload with
SIADH


Normal urine specific gravity - correct answer 1.005-1.030

, Example of low urine specific gravity - correct answer DI (low concentration because
the urine is really diluted d/t excess urination)


Example of high urine specific gravity - correct answer SIADH (high urine
concentration because you are not peeing and holding onto fluids)


What is SIADH - correct answer increased ADH secretion from the pituitary gland


S/s of SIADH - correct answer hyponatremia- neuro (seizures, confusion),
hypervolemia- Swimming in fluids, HTN, fluid overload- listen for crackles


What is SIADH caused by? - correct answer lung cancer/ tumor, hyponatremia


Tx of SIADH - correct answer tumor removal, radiation, diuretics- LASIX, NOT! HCTZ!


Diabetes insipidus - correct answer decreased secretion of ADH from the pituitary


S/s of DI - correct answer polydipsia, polyuria, dehydration, increased Na- d/t
dehydration


What causes DI? - correct answer head trauma, brain surgery d/t brain tumor


Tx of DI - correct answer DDAVP (vasopressin), fluids, thiazide diuretics


Fluids for tx of HHS & DKA - correct answer 0.9% NS then 0.45% NS then when the
BS is 250 give D5W


S/s of adrenal hyperplasia - correct answer virilization, masculine feature in women-
masculine placement of pubic hair, beard, baldness, masculine build

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