Endocrinology — Practice

Question 1

A patient has a low free thyroxine with a thyroid stimulating hormone in the middle of the reference range. What is the diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 2

Which glycated haemoglobin value is diagnostic of diabetes?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 3

A thyrotoxic patient has a tender gland, raised sedimentation rate and reduced radioiodine uptake. What is the correct treatment?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 4

Cortisol excess is confirmed and corticotropin is suppressed. Where is the lesion?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 5

A patient in ketoacidosis has a potassium of 5.4. What does this indicate about total body potassium?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 6

A patient on basal insulin has persistent morning hyperglycaemia. A glucose measured at three in the morning is 55 mg/dL. What should be done?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 7

A hypoadrenal patient has no hyperpigmentation. What does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 8

A patient with medullary thyroid carcinoma is scheduled for thyroidectomy. What must be excluded first?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 9

An inpatient with lung cancer has a calcium of 12.8 mg/dL. What would you expect the parathyroid hormone to be?

Accepted Answer

B

Practice — Endocrinology