ENDOCRINOLOGY

Question 1

growth hormone is also known as

Answer 1

Somatotropin

Question 2

growth hormones Major Stimulus

Answer 2

DeepSleep
Hypoglycemia

Question 3

growth hormones Major inhibitor

Answer 3

Stomatostatin

Question 4

It is due to over production of GH (somatotropin)

Answer 4

acromegaly

Question 5

Acromegaly: Clinical Feature

Answer 5

Prognathism

Question 6

Acromegaly: Causes

Answer 6

Iatrogenic
Ectopic
Pituitary tumor
wermer’s syndrome

Question 7

Acromegaly: Signs and Symptoms

Answer 7

Skin thickening
Hyperhidrosis
Protrusion of the mandible
elongation of the facial bone

Question 8

Screening test for acromegaly

Answer 8

Somatomedin C
Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Test

Question 9

Confirmatory Test for acromegaly

Answer 9

Glucose Suppression Test - Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)

Question 10

growth hormone reference range

Answer 10

<1 ng/mL

Question 11

it is caused by a lack of antidiuretic hormone
(ADH),

Answer 11

diabetes insipidus

Question 12

antidiuretic hormone
(ADH) is also known as

Answer 12

vasopressin

Question 13

Four types of diabetes insipidus

Answer 13

cranial,
nephrogenic
gestational
dipsogenic

Question 14

characterized by excessive release of the enzyme vasopressin by the placenta

Answer 14

Gestational Diabetes Insipidus

Question 15

serum osmolality of diabetes insipidus

Answer 15

increased

Question 16

urine osmolality of diabetes insipidus

Answer 16

decreased

Question 17

normal level of osmolality

Answer 17

275-295 mOsm/kg

Question 18

it measures the serum
and urine osmolality

Answer 18

Water Deprivation Test (Gold Standard) -

Question 19

differential test for diabetes insipidus

Answer 19

Desmopressin Test

Question 21

is a disorder that occurs when
your body makes too much of the hormone cortisol
over a long period of time.

Answer 21

cushing’s syndrome

Question 22

It is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland
in the brain. The primary function of ACTH is to
stimulate the production and release of cortisol
from the adrenal glands.

Answer 22

andrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Question 23

manifestation of patient with cushing’s syndrome

Answer 23

Striae rubrae Hematoma Muscle weakness
Obesity Buffalo hump Moon face
Hirsutism / Acne

Question 24

is a rare endocrine disease in
which there is destruction of the adrenal cortex
caused by autoimmune adrenalitis, tuberculosis,
hemorrhage, or HIV infection, with resultant
inadequate secretion of the adrenal cortical
hormones-cortisol, aldosterone and androgens

Answer 24

addison’s disease

Question 25

it is the Principal Glucocorticoid

Answer 25

cortisol

Question 26

cortisol reference range

Answer 26

5-25 ug/dl

Question 27

level of cortisol and aldosterone during primary adrenal insufficiency

Answer 27

primary hypocortisolism

Question 28

treatment for addison’s disease

Answer 28

Prednisone
Hydrocortisone