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Endocrine
1. Irregular frequent food intake, even the intake of low fat diet, can lead to obesity.
True/false
2. Ob/ob mouse can’t produce the hormone leptin, which leads to their obesity.
3. Which of the following makes it harder to maintain lean weight after weight loss?
4. Which of the following will NOT be seen on an untreated patient with diabetes mellitus?
a. Urine frequently
b. Overly excellent appetite
c. No glucose in urine
d. Always thirsty
e. High sugar level in blood
8. When anterior pituitary is injured, which of the following hormone(s) is (are) less likely to be
directly affected?
a. Growth hormone
b. TSH
c. ACTH
d. ADH
e. All of the above hormones can be directly affected
a. A goitre
b. Cushing’s syndrome
c. Insipidus
d. Gigantism
e. None of the above
10. Weight gain/loss is commonly seen in patients with hyperthyroidism, and weight
Gain/loss is commonly in patients with Cushing’s syndrome.
11. Please list two symptoms when blood ADH is increased inappropriately.
12. Acromegaly happens when growth hormone increase before/after long bones growth has
ceased.
Endocrine
1. How do you recognize an obese patient with Cushing’s disease?
a. Blood sugar level is higher
b. Diurnal pattern of cortisol disappeared
c. The patient has a beer belly
d. The patient has a round face
e. All of the above
a. Glucagon
b. Glycogen
c. Triglyceride
d. Insulin
e. Free fatty acid
4. It is 7am and Simon has not eaten for 10 hours. Which blood glucose level would be
considered above normal at this time?
a. 2mM
b. 4mM
c. 6.8mM
d. 8mM
e. All of the above are normal.
5. When anterior pituitary is injured, which of the following hormone(s) is (are) less likely to be
directly affected?
a. Growth hormone
b. TSH
c. ACTH
d. ADH
e. All of the above hormones can be directly affected
(a) Marguerite has thyroid gland of both sides removed due to cancer: 1 Primary
(b) Seth’s low cortisol hormone level is linked to defect in ACTH production: 2 secondary
7. What makes polyuria in diabetes insipdus different from that in diabetes mellitus?
8. Considering the normal function of the thyroid hormone and growth hormone, determine
which of the following description better applies to hypothyroidism or insufficient growth
hormone.
9. The main target organ for ADH (anti diuretic hormone) is the:
a. Kidney
b. Hypothalamus
c. Post pituitary
d. Adrenal cortex
e. Heart
10. The person shown in the photo below is likely to have _______________.
a. A goitre
b. Cushing’s syndrome
c. Insipidus
d. Gigantism
e. None of the above
11. Jane is coming for OGTT tomorrow. You would tell her to:
a. Eat freely
b. Quit breakfast tomorrow morning
c. Stop eating 10pm tonight
d. Quit both dinner and breakfast
e. Avoid sugar drink. No special diet is required
a. Abdominal obesity
b. Dyslipidemia
c. Increased blood pressure
d. Insulin resistance
e. None of the above