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ATI Medical Surgical Endocrine Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
Patients with this syndrome usually die from malignant spread
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, death is more commonly due to complications of severe peptic ulceration (e.g., perforation, bleeding) rather than malignant spread, though gastrinomas can metastasize.
Question 2 of 5
The most common cause of hypoparathyroidism is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Accidental removal or damage to parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy is the leading cause of hypoparathyroidism.
Question 3 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 4 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 5 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.