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Supplemental potassium is usually used in the treatment of:

A. cirrhosis B. meningitis C. diabetes ketosis D. diabetes insipidus

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Diabetic ketoacidosis treatment requires potassium supplementation as insulin shifts potassium intracellularly.

Parasitic infection

A. eosinophilia B. Kayser-Fleischer ring C. cholelithiasis D. joint pain

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Parasitic infections (e.g., helminths) commonly cause eosinophilia.

All but one of the following are signs of the marfan's syndrome:

A. long & thin extremities B. inherited as a dominant trait C. aortic stenosis D.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Marfan syndrome features long extremities and autosomal dominant inheritance; aortic dilation, not stenosis, is typical.

The most common causes for panhypopituitarism in the adult include all, except:

A. chromophobe B. post-partum pituitary necrosis C. craniopharyngioma D. acromegaly in end stage

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: End-stage acromegaly does not typically cause panhypopituitarism; it results from GH excess, not deficiency.

Diazoxide

A. poor response to insulin at fat cell B. destruction of endogenous insulin C. inhibition of insulin release D. increased hepatic glycogenolysis

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Diazoxide inhibits insulin release, raising blood glucose.

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