ATI LPN · Medical Surgical Nursing · Medical Surgical Endocrine Questions

Hormones are classified into three types:

The nurse is caring for a patient who has been experiencing infertility. Which statement indicates that the patient understands the impact of inadequate luteinizing hormone (LH) levels?

The nurse is admitting a client who has hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar state (HHS). Which of the following assessment findings is consistent with this diagnosis?

A 26-year-old man developed sudden severe abdominal pain. On physical examination, he had marked abdominal tenderness and guarding. Laboratory studies showed serum glucose, 76 mg/dL; calcium, 12.2 mg/dL; phosphorus, 2.6 mg/dL; creatinine, 1.1 mg/dL; and parathyroid hormone, 62 pg/mL (normal range 9 to 60 pg/mL). During surgery, four enlarged parathyroid glands were found and excised, with reimplantation of one half of one gland. After the surgery, his serum calcium concentration returned to normal. Three years later, he had an episode of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. An endoscopy and biopsy specimen showed multiple benign gastric ulcerations. Abdominal MRI indicated multiple 1- to 2-cm mass lesions in the pancreas. He underwent surgery, and multiple tumors were found. Which of the following additional neoplasm lesions is he most likely to have?

Which class of hormones triggers the synthesis of new intracellular proteins within the target cell?