NPTE Review: Metabolic/endocrine Pathology
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
An individual with phenylketonuria should be most cautious to avoid which food?
Ans: milk
explanation for "An individual with phenylketonuria should be most cautious to avoid
which food?" Ans: Individuals with phenylketonuria should avoid foods that contain
phenylalanine since they do not have the ability to break down the amino acid. Foods
that are high in phenylalanine include meats, dairy, eggs, nuts, legumes, seeds, some
breads, and foods that contain aspartame.
Which objective finding is not one of the diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome?
Ans: BMI > 30
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by at least three of the following five objective
findings: Ans: elevated blood glucose, elevated blood pressure, elevated triglycerides,
decreased high density lipoproteins (HDL), abdominal obesity (Abdominal obesity is
based on waist circumference, not BMI)
Which of the following is a common cause of metabolic alkalosis? Ans: vomiting
explanation for "Which of the following is a common cause of metabolic alkalosis?
Ans: Metabolic alkalosis occurs when excess bicarbonate accumulates in the body or
acid is lost. The most common cause is loss of stomach acid from prolonged vomiting
or excess gastric suction. Diarrhea and renal failure would be more likely to cause
metabolic acidosis, while hyperventilation causes respiratory alkalosis.
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
An individual with phenylketonuria should be most cautious to avoid which food?
Ans: milk
explanation for "An individual with phenylketonuria should be most cautious to avoid
which food?" Ans: Individuals with phenylketonuria should avoid foods that contain
phenylalanine since they do not have the ability to break down the amino acid. Foods
that are high in phenylalanine include meats, dairy, eggs, nuts, legumes, seeds, some
breads, and foods that contain aspartame.
Which objective finding is not one of the diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome?
Ans: BMI > 30
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by at least three of the following five objective
findings: Ans: elevated blood glucose, elevated blood pressure, elevated triglycerides,
decreased high density lipoproteins (HDL), abdominal obesity (Abdominal obesity is
based on waist circumference, not BMI)
Which of the following is a common cause of metabolic alkalosis? Ans: vomiting
explanation for "Which of the following is a common cause of metabolic alkalosis?
Ans: Metabolic alkalosis occurs when excess bicarbonate accumulates in the body or
acid is lost. The most common cause is loss of stomach acid from prolonged vomiting
or excess gastric suction. Diarrhea and renal failure would be more likely to cause
metabolic acidosis, while hyperventilation causes respiratory alkalosis.
