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ATI Medical Surgical Endocrine Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient has a serum potassium of 2 mg/100, muscular weakness, tetany and hypertension, the possible cause is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Primary aldosteronism causes hypokalemia, weakness, tetany, and hypertension from aldosterone excess.
Question 2 of 5
Dubin-Johnson syndrome
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Dubin-Johnson syndrome (conjugation defect) increases direct bilirubin.
Question 3 of 5
Diabetics are prone to develop:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Diabetes accelerates arteriosclerosis due to hyperglycemia and vascular damage.
Question 4 of 5
Bilateral adrenalectomy results in a large depression in urinary catecholamines
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Adrenalectomy eliminates adrenal catecholamine production, not urinary levels if extra-adrenal sources (e.g., sympathetic nerves) persist.
Question 5 of 5
One finds oral mucosal pigmentation in idiopathic hemochromatosis at least as frequently as in Addison's disease
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Oral pigmentation is rare in hemochromatosis but common in Addison's disease due to ACTH excess.