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ATI Medical Surgical Endocrine Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
Hepatic cancer should be considered diagnostically in the following circumstances:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hepatocellular carcinoma may present with a friction rub, rapid deterioration, fever, and elevated alpha-fetoprotein (fetal alpha-1 globulin) in cirrhosis patients.
Question 2 of 5
All the following are characteristic of Cushing's disease, except:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cushing's disease (pituitary-driven) causes alkalosis (high CO2 combining power) from cortisol excess, not low CO2.
Question 3 of 5
For four or five days prior to having a glucose tolerance test, a patient omits all foods containing sugar from his diet and eats little of any foods containing carbohydrates, such a procedure will:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Low carbohydrate intake depletes glycogen stores, impairing glucose tolerance and causing an exaggerated OGTT response.
Question 4 of 5
The eye lesion most characteristic of diabetes is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Diabetic retinopathy features microaneurysms (capillary aneurysms) as an early, characteristic sign.
Question 5 of 5
Hyperlipidemia can be seen in:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Essential hypercholesterolemia and myxedema (hypothyroidism) cause hyperlipidemia; pheochromocytoma does not.