ATI LPN
ATI Targeted Medical Surgical Endocrine Questions
Question 1 of 5
Congenital heart disease
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Mongolism (Down syndrome) is associated with congenital heart defects.
Question 2 of 5
The outstanding clinical feature of methemoglobinemia is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Methemoglobinemia causes cyanosis from impaired oxygen binding.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following statements regarding tuberculosis is true:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cellular immunity in TB involves sensitized lymphocytes activating macrophages.
Question 4 of 5
A hospitalized patient is diagnosed with a pheochromocytoma, a tumor of the adrenal medulla. Which clinical manifestation should the nurse expect to observe?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A pheochromocytoma is a tumor of the adrenal medulla. It results in the hypersecretion of catecholamines, such as norepinephrine. Signs and symptoms are related to the effects of increased catecholamines: tachycardia, hypertension, palpitations, headaches, weight loss, and hyperglycemia.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a closed traumatic brain injury and suspects that the client is developing diabetes insipidus (DI). Which of the following findings would be consistent with this diagnosis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: DI involves dilute urine (low specific gravity) due to ADH deficiency, not glucose or BP changes.