ATI LPN
Medical Surgical Endocrine ATI Questions
Question 1 of 5
The blood sugar fails to rise normally during an oral glucose tolerance test in:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Sprue (celiac disease) impairs glucose absorption, flattening the OGTT curve; the others do not typically affect it this way.
Question 2 of 5
In hyperparathyroidism all of the following are seen except:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hyperparathyroidism causes hyporeflexia (from hypercalcemia), not hyperreflexia; other findings are typical.
Question 3 of 5
Tendon xanthomas and an elevated serum cholesterol is characterized of:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nephrotic syndrome features hypercholesterolemia and xanthomas due to lipid loss and compensatory synthesis.
Question 4 of 5
The one of the following which does not occur in a patient receiving cortisone or corticotropin is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cortisone causes potassium loss (hypokalemia), not retention, via mineralocorticoid effects.
Question 5 of 5
Asthma
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Asthma is associated with eosinophilia due to allergic inflammation.