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Medical Surgical Endocrine Practice Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 9
Which patient is MOST likely to develop Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Type 1 DM patient missing insulin during illness is at highest DKA risk due to absolute insulin deficiency.
Question 2 of 9
Myasthenia gravis:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Thymectomy can improve myasthenia gravis in cases with thymoma by reducing autoantibody production.
Question 3 of 9
Immunologic aberration has been implicated in all but one of the following disease:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is primarily metabolic, not autoimmune, unlike the others.
Question 4 of 9
Steroid hormones lead to the ______ .
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Steroid hormones activate gene expression, leading to new enzyme synthesis.
Question 5 of 9
A client has undergone a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. Which intervention does the nurse implement to avoid increasing ICP in the client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Straining increases ICP; coughing and nose blowing also risk CSF leak.
Question 6 of 9
Which of the following lymphocytes are involved in innate immunity?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: NK cells are innate, targeting infected/cancer cells; others are adaptive (T/B) or phagocytic.
Question 7 of 9
Insulin requirement for diabetics are reduced in:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Exercise increases insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake, reducing insulin needs.
Question 8 of 9
Which action describes a function of aldosterone?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Aldosterone is classified as a mineralocorticoid. It promotes conservation of water by acting on the kidneys to retain sodium in exchange for potassium, which is excreted in the urine.
Question 9 of 9
Select the incorrect association.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Vasopressin is from the posterior pituitary, not adrenal medulla.