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CCS Exam 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024-2025| GRADED A+ WITH100% ACCURATE ANSWERS | CORRECT SCORE!!
A patient has just suffered a serious traumatic injury, resulting in the release of high levels of
endogenous catecholamines. As part of the admission laboratory assessment, the nurse notices a
high serum glucose level. What is the most appropriate nursing assessment? - (answer)Reassess
glucose levels.
Patients being cared for in ICUs secrete increased amounts of glucocorticoids in response to
stress. What laboratory test result is most indicative of the development of a life-threatening
complication secondary to the increased secretion of glucocorticoids? - (answer)Decreased
lymphocytes
A patient is found to have a vitamin D deficiency, putting her at risk for bone demineralization.
What factors would contribute to this deficiency? Select all that apply. - (answer)A. Lack of
exposure to sunlight
D. Dietary deficiency
A patient has a plasma calcium level of 10.5 mg/dL due to excessive intake of vitamin D-
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enriched foods. In response, the nurse should expect to see which of the following? -
(answer)Increased serum calcitonin
A patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes demonstrates high levels of serum C-peptide.
What other findings should the nurse expect in this patient? Select all that apply. - (answer)A.
High levels of serum insulin
B. High levels of blood glucose
,A patient with stable type 1 diabetes is in the ICU. He has been taking insulin injections
regularly. The nurse receives blood test results back for this patient. What should she most expect
to see in the test results? - (answer)Low C-peptide
A patient in the ICU has been under tremendous stress following myocardial infarction. She has
no history of diabetes, but her blood glucose level is elevated. Increase in the serum level of
which substance would most likely explain the elevated blood glucose level in this patient? -
(answer)Cortisol
A patient has been prescribed an incretin. Which of the following should the nurse expect to seen
in the patient as a result of taking this medication? - (answer)Delayed gastric emptying
A patient just underwent a kidney transplant and is receiving a glucocorticoid to suppress his
immune system to avoid organ rejection. Which side effect should the nurse most expect to find
in this patient? - (answer)Cushing's syndrome
A patient has been diagnosed with a tumor of the hypothalamus gland and demonstrates
sustained elevated corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) levels. What should the nurse most
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expect to see in this patient? - (answer)Abnormal glucocorticoid secretion pattern over the course
of 24 hours
A patient in the ICU has cardiac failure and resultant low renal perfusion, which triggers the
renin-angiotensin mechanism. Which of the following should the nurse expect to happen as a
result of this mechanism? - (answer)Elevation of systemic blood pressure
, A patient with hypertension is receiving medication that disrupts the renin-angiotensin
mechanism and thus lowers his systemic blood pressure. Which of the following is most likely
the medication he is on? - (answer)Propranolol
Due to an interruption in the communication between the hypothalamus and the posterior
pituitary gland, a patient has a deficit of antidiuretic hormone (ADH). What physical symptom
does the nurse expect? - (answer)Very dilute urine with high volume
An adult has experienced damage to the anterior pituitary gland that has interfered with the
secretion of growth hormone. The nurse expects what adverse effect on the patient as a direct
result? - (answer)Increased risk for anemia
In a patient with hyperthyroidism, what symptoms does the nurse most expect? -
(answer)Tachycardia and muscle weakness
A patient has a parathyroid tumor causing oversecretion of parathyroid hormone. What
intervention does the nurse implement to prevent a complication of this oversecretion? -
(answer)Fall precautions
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What is the main aspect of diabetes mellitus type 2 that is not found in type 1? -
(answer)Increased secretion of insulin by the pancreas
A patient is receiving a glucocorticoid to reduce inflammation and has a persistently high blood
glucose level. What action is this glucose level most likely due to? - (answer)Glucagon
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