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Q.1
Acromegaly is a chronic metabolic disorder of adults caused by an overabundance of:

Q.2
A 58-year-old female has had a 20-pound weight gain over the past two years. She has noticed increasing cold intolerance and sluggishness. On physical exam her heart rate is decreased, and her reflexes are delayed. Her serum TSH is 11.8 mU/L (normal = 0.3 - 3.0), and her T4 is 2.3 micrograms/dL (normal = 4.5 - 12.5). A year ago, anti-TSH-receptor antibodies were detected at high titer. Which of the following diseases does she most likely have?

Q.3
Extreme hypothyroidism in adults is called:

Q.4
All of the following are true regarding type I diabetes EXCEPT:

Q.5
Addison disease is caused by damage to the:

Q.6
Positive Chvostek and Trousseau signs indicate:

Q.7
A 55-year-old patient presents with recently diagnosed diabetes. He also has front teeth that are more widely spaced than normal and have recently begun to flare. Which undiagnosed disease does this patient most likely have?

Q.8
A patient presents with osteomalacia, loss of the lamina dura around the teeth, brown tumors in bone, and duodenal ulcers. His family reports his personality has changed. Which of the following disorders should you suspect him of having?

Q.9
All of the following statements regarding multiple endocrine neoplasia II are true EXCEPT:

Q.10
Which of the following symptoms would be most likely in a patient with pheochromocytoma?

Q.11
Cushing Syndrome may be caused by all of the following EXCEPT:

Q.12
Patients with Graves Disease may show all of the following EXCEPT:

Q.13
Which of the following is associated with Addison disease?

Q.14
Patients with hypothyroidism may show all of the following symptoms EXCEPT:

Q.15
Which of the following is a function of the parathyroid glands:

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