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Medical Surgical Endocrine Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
The dartos muscle is responsible for:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dartos muscle wrinkles scrotum, aiding temperature regulation indirectly.
Question 2 of 5
pyrogenic liver abscess
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pyogenic liver abscesses present with a dramatic clinical picture (fever, pain), often multiple, and jaundice is uncommon unless biliary obstruction occurs.
Question 3 of 5
Skeletal metastatic lesions are common in carcinoma of:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All listed cancers "kidney, thyroid, breast, and prostate "frequently metastasize to bone due to their vascular spread patterns.
Question 4 of 5
All of the following are true of hypothyroidism, except:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hypothyroidism is more common in women; the other statements are accurate reflections of its presentation and effects.
Question 5 of 5
The adrenal crisis is characterized by all but one:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Adrenal crisis features pain, hypotension, oliguria, and tachycardia from cortisol/aldosterone lack; glycosuria is not typical.