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Medical Surgical Endocrine Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
The treatment of exophthalmos includes all of the following, except:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Exophthalmos treatment (e.g., in Graves') uses steroids or surgery, not thyroid hormone, which worsens it.
Question 2 of 5
A patient is very ill with pneumonia, despite large doses of sulfadiazine. Suddenly he develops weakness of the left arm and leg and becomes semi-stuporous. The stupor gradually clears and the weakness of the left side improves a little, but after three weeks a papilledema of four diopters appears. The patient is probably suffering from:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Brain abscess fits this progression: focal neurologic signs, stupor, and late papilledema from mass effect post-pneumonia.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following medications is known to be successful in reducing cerebral edema post cerebral infarction:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Mannitol reduces cerebral edema by osmotically drawing water from brain tissue.
Question 4 of 5
Pellagra
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Pellagra (niacin deficiency) leads to psychosis, dermatitis, and diarrhea.
Question 5 of 5
Impaired achilles reflexes
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Diabetes mellitus impairs Achilles reflexes from peripheral neuropathy.