The most common cause of hypoparathyroidism is:

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Question 1 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 2 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 3 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.

Question 4 of 5

Hyperlipidemia can be seen in:

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Essential hypercholesterolemia and myxedema (hypothyroidism) cause hyperlipidemia; pheochromocytoma does not.

Question 5 of 5

Adreno-cortical steroids can be classified in all but one:

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Amino-corticoids' is not a recognized class; corticosteroids include mineralocorticoids, gluconeogenic, and glucocorticoids.

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