FRACP questions

Question 1

Empagliflozin

Answer 1

Question 2

SGLT-2 inhibitor side effects

Answer 2

Question 3

Sitagliptin MOA

Answer 3

Question 4

Liraglutide (GLP-1) use in T2DM

Answer 4

Question 5

Incidentaloma

Answer 5

Question 6

Cushing syndrome workup

Answer 6

Question 7

Monitor what in papillary and follicular thyroid cancer:

Answer 7

Monitor thyroglobulin

Question 8

Monitor what in medullary thyroid cancer

Answer 8

monitor calcitonin

Question 9

HNF1A mutations in diabetes

Answer 9

Question 10

Insulin analogue MOA

Answer 10

Question 11

artifical beta cell aka ‘closed-loop isnulin-delivery system’ benefits

Answer 11

Question 12

Adiponectin

Answer 12

Question 13

TSH in pregnancy

Answer 13

Question 14

factors contributing to low T3, low T4 and low TSH

Answer 14

Question 15

De Quervain’s thyroiditis

Answer 15

Question 16

Vitamin D synthesis

Answer 16

Question 17

Hormone activity significantly effected by abnormal levels of carrier proteins

Answer 17

Question 18

Familal Hypocalciuric hypercalcemia

Answer 18

Question 19

Risedronate therapy indications

Answer 19

Question 20

Addisons disease diagnosis

Answer 20

Question 21

Hyperemesis gravidarum + Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy

Answer 21

Question 22

Dopamine effect on TFTs

Answer 22

Question 23

Estrogen and serum TBG

Answer 23

Estrogen cuases high serum TBG among others such as tamoxifen, raloxifen, methadone

Question 24

Graves disease - most specific test

Answer 24

TSH receptor antibody is the most specific test for Graves disease

Question 25

Insulin - can it cross the placenta?

Answer 25

NO

Question 26

HMG CoA MOA

Answer 26

Question 27

Which hormone fails to secrete in hypoglycaemia unawareness?

Answer 27

Question 28

Sheehans syndrome mgt

Answer 28

Question 29

Diagnoses pathway in Cushing syndrome

Answer 29

Question 30

Maternal complications that can arise from obesity in pregnancy

Answer 30

Question 31

Hypertension and hypokalemia pathway of investigations

Answer 31

Question 32

IMPROVE IT Trial - start statin AND ezetimibe in patients post recent ACS

Answer 32

Question 33

Thyroid scintigraphy

Answer 33

Question 34

genetic defects of beta cell function

Answer 34

Question 35

HbA1c errors in accuracy

Answer 35

Question 36

Diagnosis of Acromegaly

Answer 36

Question 37

Major determinant for calcium binding in the blood

Answer 37

50% of blood calcium is free calcium - rest s bound to either plasma proteins such as albumin, citrate, lactate and phosphate.