Prolactinomas Visual Findings PDF
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Emory & Henry College
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This document contains a series of questions related to medical conditions, such as prolactinoma, diabetes, and obesity. It includes questions about diagnostic characteristics and treatment recommendations.
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1. Which of the following visual findings is most commonly associated with prolactinoma? a. Amaurosis fugax b. Loss of central vision c. Bitemporal hemianopsia d. Leukocoria e. Homonymous hemianopsia 2. Which of the following is the most us...
1. Which of the following visual findings is most commonly associated with prolactinoma? a. Amaurosis fugax b. Loss of central vision c. Bitemporal hemianopsia d. Leukocoria e. Homonymous hemianopsia 2. Which of the following is the most useful test for monitoring glycemic control in the past 3 to 4 months in a patient who is diabetic? a. Fasting blood glucose b. Random blood glucose c. 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test d. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) 3. In patients diagnosed with obesity, what is the best recommendation for treatment? a. Diet and exercise b. Weight reduction surgery c. Group behavioral modification therapy and social support d. Medical therapy with semaglutide 4. According to guidelines from the NCEP-ATP III, which of the following is a diagnostic characteristic of metabolic syndrome? a. Fasting glucose level less than 75mg/dL b. Blood pressure greater than or equal to 120/80 mmHg c. Waist circumference greater than or equal to 40 inches in a male d. HDL level grater that 60 mg/dL 5. Which of the following choices best describes the characteristics of a Type 2 diabetic patient? a. The patient will have progressive loss of insulin secretion and increased insulin resistance b. The patient will always need insulin therapy c. Usually diagnosed because of accurate presentation of symptoms d. The condition will not respond to lifestyle management (diet, exercise, weight loss) 6. The single best test for screening a patient suspected of having acromegaly would be which of the following? a. Measurement of GnRH b. Measurement of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1) c. Random measurement of serum growth hormone d. Measurement of GHRH 7. You are caring for a patient who is 3 hours post operative from neurosurgery following MVC with head trauma. The nurse taking care of the patient calls you and says she emptied the patient’s foley catheter at least twice an hour and noticed > 3 litters of urine output since surgery. A urinalysis was sent to the lab and the specific gravity was
