ATI LPN
Medical Surgical Endocrine ATI Questions
Question 1 of 5
Hemolytic jaundice
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hemolytic jaundice elevates indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin from red cell breakdown.
Question 2 of 5
Pregnancy
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Pregnancy induces insulin resistance, contributing to gestational diabetes.
Question 3 of 5
a patient presents with hypothyroidism. The thyroid gland is found to be normal in size. The serum cholesterol is normal. The patient is started on thyroid replacement and develops high fever, nausea and vomiting. The error in clinical acumen is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Secondary hypothyroidism (pituitary origin) was missed; thyroid replacement without cortisol in adrenal insufficiency caused a crisis.
Question 4 of 5
A small irregular pupil responding to convergence accommodation but not to light is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Argyll-Robertson pupil (neurosyphilis) reacts to accommodation but not light.
Question 5 of 5
Petit mal seizures
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Petit mal (absence) seizures feature brief consciousness lapses.