ATI LPN
Medical Surgical Endocrine Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
Islet cells tumors cause the following:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Insulinomas (islet cell tumors) cause hypoglycemia, leading to fatigue, hunger, and sweating.
Question 2 of 5
Asthma
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Asthma is associated with eosinophilia from allergic inflammation.
Question 3 of 5
The treatment of exophthalmos includes all of the following, except:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Exophthalmos treatment (e.g., in Graves') uses steroids or surgery, not thyroid hormone, which worsens it.
Question 4 of 5
which of the following have been found to explain hyperuricemia:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All listed mechanisms "renal underexcretion, overproduction (PRPP), and HGPRT deficiency (Lesch-Nyhan) "cause hyperuricemia.
Question 5 of 5
A patient is very ill with pneumonia, despite large doses of sulfadiazine. Suddenly he develops weakness of the left arm and leg and becomes semi-stuporous. The stupor gradually clears and the weakness of the left side improves a little, but after three weeks a papilledema of four diopters appears. The patient is probably suffering from:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Brain abscess fits this progression: focal neurologic signs, stupor, and late papilledema from mass effect post-pneumonia.