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Medical Surgical Endocrine Practice Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
Gallstones are statistically associated in a positive way with all of the following except:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Gallstones are linked to age, female sex (especially premenopausal), obesity, and diabetes; 'none of these' is incorrect as all are risk factors.
Question 2 of 5
Insulin requirement for diabetics are reduced in:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Exercise increases insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake, reducing insulin needs.
Question 3 of 5
Moon face, cutaneous telangectasia, muscular weakness and buffalo hump are characteristic of:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cushing's syndrome features moon face, telangiectasia, weakness, and buffalo hump from cortisol excess.
Question 4 of 5
Iodine is not used exclusively in the treatment of grave's disease because of:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Iodine provides temporary control in Graves' disease but not sustained remission, limiting its exclusive use.
Question 5 of 5
Immunologic aberration has been implicated in all but one of the following disease:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is primarily metabolic, not autoimmune, unlike the others.