ATI LPN
Medical Surgical Endocrine ATI Questions
Question 1 of 5
Fatty liver occurs in:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Fatty liver is associated with late pregnancy (acute fatty liver), tetracycline toxicity, obesity, diabetes (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease), and Reye's syndrome (microvesicular steatosis).
Question 2 of 5
The blood sugar fails to rise normally during an oral glucose tolerance test in:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Sprue (celiac disease) impairs glucose absorption, flattening the OGTT curve; the others do not typically affect it this way.
Question 3 of 5
Common causes of stupor and coma include:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All listed causes "toxic, structural, infectious, and metabolic "can lead to stupor or coma.
Question 4 of 5
In hyperparathyroidism all of the following are seen except:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hyperparathyroidism causes hyporeflexia (from hypercalcemia), not hyperreflexia; other findings are typical.
Question 5 of 5
Tendon xanthomas and an elevated serum cholesterol is characterized of:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nephrotic syndrome features hypercholesterolemia and xanthomas due to lipid loss and compensatory synthesis.