Question

You have just become the nurse manager of a nursing home and you are reminding yourself about what problems your nursing home population might have by studying your old pathophysiology books from nursing school. many of the residents are tired and have problems with blood glucose levels. which hormones might be related?

Answer 1

epinephrine, cortisol, amylin, GIP, glucagon, insulin

Step-by-step explanation:

There are two basically two hormones that are related with the level of glucose as they are released only when the level of glucose is either high or low. They are insulin and glucagon

However, certain hormones such as epinephrine, cortisol, amylin, GIP, glucagon and also the growth hormones that also effect the blood glucose/sugar level.

Since many of the residents are suffering from issues associated with blood glucose levels, the above specified hormones are mainly responsible for such variation.

Answer 2

The many residents are tired and having problems with blood glucose levels, the hormones that might be related are the following;
- GH
- Cortisol
- Thyroid Hormones
- Insulin
They are the hormones that contribute as to why problems with blood glucose levels arise from the residents.