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ATI Medical Surgical Endocrine Questions
Question 1 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 2 of 5
Agnosia is a defect in:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Agnosia is a failure to recognize sensory input despite intact sensation, due to cortical processing deficits.
Question 3 of 5
Myasthenia gravis:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Myasthenia gravis can increase urinary creatine from muscle breakdown.
Question 4 of 5
Wernicke syndrome
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Wernicke's (thiamine deficiency) features ocular motility issues.
Question 5 of 5
Predominantly in Jewish infant
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tay-Sachs disease predominantly affects Ashkenazi Jewish infants.