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Endocrine System Pediatrics Questions
Question 1 of 5
Type Ia accounts for the majority of patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP), they have the following skeletal abnormalities EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Bowing (D) is not a feature of PHP type Ia; others are part of Albright hereditary osteodystrophy.
Question 2 of 5
Classic 21-hydroxylase deficiency occurs in approximately 1 in 15,000-20,000 births in most populations. Of affected infants, the salt-losing form constitute about
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: About 70% (D) of 21-hydroxylase deficiency cases are salt-losing.
Question 3 of 5
In primary aldosteronism, one of the following is low
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Primary aldosteronism causes metabolic alkalosis, lowering serum CO₂ (B) due to HCO₃ retention.
Question 4 of 5
Klinefelter syndrome is the most common sex chromosomal aneuploidy in males, all the following features are true EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Many with Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY) complete high school (not few, D); other features are accurate.
Question 5 of 5
The MOST common cardiac defect in Turner syndrome is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Bicuspid aortic valve (B) is the most frequent cardiac anomaly in Turner syndrome.