Endo

Question 1

Mcc of thyroid disease in children and adolescents

Answer 1

Thyroiditis

Question 2

Antigen assoc with increased risk of goiter and thyroiditis

Answer 2

HLA DR4, HLA DR 5

Question 3

First sign of graves disease

Answer 3

Emotional disturbance with motor hyperactivity

Question 4

21 hydroxylase deficiency

Answer 4

CAH

Question 5

Type of CAH in which sx begin shortly after birth

Answer 5

Salt losing

Question 6

Type of CAH, normal at birth but signs of sexual precocity appear w/ in 1st 6 mos of life

Answer 6

Non-salt losing

Question 7

Deficient production of cortisol or aldostrone due to congenital or acquired lesions of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland or adrenal cortex

Answer 7

Addison’s disease

Question 8

Obesity with assoc HPN

Answer 8

Cushing syndrome

Abnormally high blood levels of cortisol resulting from hyperfunction of adrenal cortex

Question 9

Cardinal clinical feature of gigantism

Answer 9

Longitudinal growth acceleration due to GH excess