The hormone responsible for the maturation of white blood cells known as T lymphocytes is:

Diabetes insipidus is caused by hyposecretion of:

The enzyme produced by the kidneys when blood pressure drops, stimulating a release of aldosterone, is called:

Which of the following is NOT an effect of testosterone:

The glucocorticoids help the body handle long-term stress primarily by increasing blood glucose levels.

While assessing the skin of a patient with anemia, the nurse would observe for which manifestations?

Melatonin production peaks during the night to help regulate the body’s day-night cycle.

Questions 1 to 6: Transfer of Care Mrs. PS, who is 86-years-old, is admitted to the Accident and Emergency department following a fall at home.  She lives alone in her own home and was found lying on the bathroom floor by her domiciliary carer. She is conscious and does not appear confused. According to the NICE Medicines Optimisation Guidance, within what time frame should medicines reconciliation occur when a patient is admitted to hospital? (1 mark)

An enlargement of the thyroid gland resulting from a deficiency of dietary iodine is called:

Mrs. PS is found to have a fracture of her right hip joint and it is decided that she will have an operation to replace her joint.  She is admitted to an orthopaedic ward and two days later she has the operation and returns to the ward for a few days recuperation and mobilisation with physiotherapy support.  As part of preparing her for discharge, she is visited by the ward pharmacist who uses the PREVENT tool to see if any extra support is required. ‘R’ in the PREVENT tool is ‘Risk from specific meds/med-related admissions’. List TWO examples of classes of high-risk medicines included in this section of the tool.  What other TWO areas are mentioned under ‘R’ to minimise risk from medicines? (3 marks)