2015 exam Flashcards
Which of the following are not used to diagnose an adrenal tumor?
a. Tc99
b. Np 59
c. MIBG
d. In – 111
a. Tc99
In which part of the pituitary do you find small irregular colloid cell lined by cuboidal epithelium?
a. Pars intermedia
b. Pars distalis
c. Median eminence
a. Pars intermedia
Which is a better indicator of growth
a. Growth hormone
b. IGF 1
c. Cortisone
b. IGF 1
What is the mechanism of autoimmunity in oophoritis?
a. Antibody mediated cytotoxic killing
b. Inducers of suppressive T-cells
c. Cytotoxic t cell
d. NK cells
c. Cytotoxic t cell
Which of the following acts peripherally and antagonizes the effect of growth hormone?
a. Octreotide
b. Pegvisomant
b. Pegvisomant
Graph of oral glucose and IV glucose, why does oral glucose stimulate higher insulin release than IV? (graph about the insulin release after IV glucose injection & after intake of glucose in diet. What does this graph indicate?)
a. When glucose is given iv the pancreatic b cells response is exaggerated
b. Intestinal factors play a role in the release of insulin
b. Intestinal factors play a role in the release of insulin
Which of the following is the effect of parasympathetic nervous system on Langerhans islet cells?
a. Activates beta cells
b. Activates delta cells
c. Deactivates alpha cells
a. Activates beta cells
Which cells will be destroyed if the adenohypophysis is damaged?
a. Zona fasiculata
b. Zona glomurulosa
c. Zona reticularis
a. Zona fasiculata
Which of the following treats benign prostate hyperplasia by decreasing dihydrotestosterone?
a. Finasteride
b. Ketoconazole
a. Finasteride
What if the effect of long term use of prednisolone?
a. High fibroblast and collagen synthesis
b. High bronchial smooth muscle leukotriene synthesis
c. Low hepatic glycogen store
d. High circulation of insulin
d. High circulation of insulin
What stimulates the release of glucagon?
a. Amino acids
b. Insulin
c. Glucose
a. Amino acids
Which of the following decreases collagen formation?
a. Methimazole
b. Propylthiouracil
c. Rosiglitazone
d. Prednisolone
d. Prednisolone
Which of the following blocks the conversion of T4 to T3?
a. Methimazole
b. Propylthiouracil
c. Rosiglitazone
d. Prednisolone
b. Propylthiouracil
Which drug works on gene expression of increasing insulin sensitivity in tissues?
a. Methimazole
b. Propylthiouracil
c. Rosiglitazone
d. Prednisolone
c. Rosiglitazone
What’s the difference between dexamethasone and cortisol?
a. Potency of dexamethasone is less than cortisol
b. Half-life of dexamethasone is shorter than cortisol
c. Dexamethasone causes secondary hyperparathyroidism
c. Dexamethasone causes secondary hyperparathyroidism
Picture/diagram of 2 TG’s being coupled with oxygen bond, what enzyme catalyzes this?
a. TP
b. NADPH dual oxidase
a. TP
A 35-year-old single female with secondary amenorrhea and increase weight with 2-month sudden vision problems. What is the diagnosis?
a. Pituitary adenoma
b. Cushing syndrome
c. Hyperthyroidism
a. Pituitary adenoma
25year old female, having generalized weakness and numbness in circumoral region. What other sign you might find with further investigation (Patient with “symptoms of hypocalcemia”, what do you expect to find)?
Chvostek sign
Thyroid cancer with RET Rearrangement
a. papillary carcinoma
b. medullary carcinoma
c. follicular carcinoma
d. Anaplastic carcinoma
a. papillary carcinoma
Pure gonadal dysgenesis?
a. SRY gene mutation
b. Deletion of the whole Y chromosome
a. SRY gene mutation
What is Insulin shock\ What is a characteristic of insulin shock?
a. Severe hyperglycemia caused by omitting insulin dose
b. Severe hypoglycemia caused by overdose of insulin
c. An allergic reaction to insulin
d. Hyperglycemia caused by insulin resistance
e. Hypoglycemia caused by insulin antibodies
b. Severe hypoglycemia caused by overdose of insulin
What is true about glargine?
a. Less hypoglycemia than NPH
b. less potent than NPH
c. can’t be combined with other drugs
a. Less hypoglycemia than NPH
Treating hyperglycemia in diabetics will decrease the incidence of all except?
a. Retinopathy
b. Microvascular complications
b. Microvascular complications
What is the cause of CAH if low levels of deoxy-cortisol 11 metabolite were detected?
a. 21 alpha hydroxylase deficiency
b. 11 b hsd deficiency
c. 3 b hsd deficiency
d. 17 b hsd deficiency
a. 21 alpha hydroxylase deficiency
What is the relative risk of CVD death in diabetics?
a. 2-3
b. 3-5
a. 2-3
Study of Diabetes and mean cholesterol (i.e. categorical x continuous)?
a. Anova
b. chi2
c. paired T test
c. paired T test
S100 cells are found in? (Contains sustentacular cell)?
a. aldosterone producing adenoma
b. incidentaloma
c. pheochromocytoma
d. tuberculoma
e. cortisol producing adenoma
f. adrenocortical carcinoma
g. metastatic carcinoma
h. lymphoma
c. pheochromocytoma
Origin of thyroglossal duct/cysts?
a. roof of mouth
b. floor of pharynx
c. roof of pharynx
b. floor of pharynx
What’s the effect of leptin on food intake?
a. Increases ghrelin secretion
b. increases a-msh secretion
c. Decreases NPY secretion
b. increases a-msh secretion
Which drug taken orally treats hyper ADH state?
a. Tolvaptan
b. Conivaptan
a. Tolvaptan
What hormone is needed for the formation of catecholamines?
Dopamine
Which of the following hormones comes from the supraoptic region of the hypothalamus?
a. ADH
b. Oxytocin
a. ADH
Retrograde neurotransmitters?
Endocannabinoid
A 40-year old man with BMI of 34, and family history of cardiovascular disease, complaining of low energy level. His random glucose level is 11.1 mmol/l ((man has 11.1 random glucose level, what is the appropriate management))?
a. Diet and exercise
b. Metformin
c. Insulin
d. Oral glucose
e. Stop treatment
f. No treatment
a. Diet and exercise
Mechanism of action of Cosyntropin?
a. decrease glucose
b. increased aldosterone
b. increased aldosterone
What is the function of dual oxidase?
a. oxidizes nadh
b. produces hydrogen peroxide
b. produces hydrogen peroxide
What causes more ossification and stops cartilage synthesis?
a. Excess vitamin A
b. Excess vitamin K
c. Decreased vitamin A
a. Excess vitamin A
Patient presented to the ER with tachycardia and hypotension.
a. Waterhouse-friderichsen
b. Pheochromocytoma
c. Addisonian crisis
c. Addisonian crisis (aka adrenal crisis)
Patient (child) w/CSF and/or blood positive w/ Neisseria meningitides & symptoms of adrenal insufficiency?
a. Waterhouse-friderichsen
b. Pheochromocytoma
c. Adrenal crisis
d. Conn’s syndrome
e. Cushing’s disease
f. Cushing’s syndrome
g. congenital adrenal hyperplasia
h. constitutional delay of growth and development
a. Waterhouse-friderichsen
A 30-year-old woman arrives to ER in a very distressed state. She complains from lethargy and confusion following her recent knee surgery. She had tachycardia and postural hypotension. Investigations revealed hyponatremia and hyperkalemia?
a. Waterhouse-friderichsen
b. Pheochromocytoma
c. Adrenal crisis
d. Conn’s syndrome
e. Cushing’s disease
f. Cushing’s syndrome
g. congenital adrenal hyperplasia
h. constitutional delay of growth and development
c. Adrenal crisis
18 year old male with no secondary sexual characteristics and dad remembered not shaving until university?
a. Constitutional growth delay
b. Klinefelters syndrome
a. Constitutional growth delay
Patient removed left part of thyroid gland and later presented with symptoms of low calcium, what should we do first?
Give oral calcium and Vit. D
What is the mechanism of tc99 use in radioactive scanning?
a. Trapping/uptake in follicular cells
b. Increases blood flow to thyroid
a. Trapping/uptake in follicular cells
A tumor from the thyroid was excised, it was encapsulated, follicular epithelial cells arranged in nests and scanty colloid
a. Follicular adenoma
b. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
c. Papillary carcinoma
a. Follicular adenoma