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Medical Surgical Endocrine ATI Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient complains of episodes of palpitations, headache & during one of these attacks glycosuria was discovered, the history is most compatible with:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pheochromocytoma causes episodic palpitations, headaches, and hypertension with catecholamine-induced glycosuria.
Question 2 of 5
Supplemental potassium is usually used in the treatment of:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Diabetic ketoacidosis treatment requires potassium supplementation as insulin shifts potassium intracellularly.
Question 3 of 5
Diabetes insipidus is characterized by all but which of the following:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Diabetes insipidus features dilute urine, polydipsia, and polyuria from ADH deficiency, not increased sweating.
Question 4 of 5
Parasitic infection
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Parasitic infections (e.g., helminths) commonly cause eosinophilia.
Question 5 of 5
All but one of the following are signs of the marfan's syndrome:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Marfan syndrome features long extremities and autosomal dominant inheritance; aortic dilation, not stenosis, is typical.