Endocrine Disorders

What is the disorder that is caused by a deficit of insulin secretion?

• diabetes mellitus

• hypothyroidism

• Cushing syndrome

• Addison disease

Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism.

• True

• False

What is the name of the autoimmune disease that is more severe and is a result of the body not producing insulin?

• hypoglycemia

• Type 1 diabetes

• diabetes insipidus

• Type 2 diabetes

Diabetic complications include:

• fever

• lack of thyroid hormone

• retinopathy

• peripheral vascular disease

Type 2 diabetes always requires insulin replacement.

• True

• False

If not treated with insulin, a diabetic would be unable to

• metabolize fat

• metabolize sugar

• metabolize cholesterol

• digest fiber

Hypothyroidism is low levels of thyroid hormones.

• True

• False

Diabetic ketoacidosis can result from insufficient insulin, which leads to high blood sugar levels.

• True

• False

Which of the following are diabetic medications?

• Humulin

• metformin

• Lantus

• Humalog

Name a medication commonly used to treat hypothyroidism.

• hydrocortisone

• glucophage

• levothyroxine

• metformin