HARR Clinical Endocrinology questions
well answered graded A+
A - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following hormones is often decreased by approximately
25% in the serum of pregnant women who have a fetus with Down Syndrome?
A. estriol (E3)
B. human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
C. progesterone
D. estradiol (E2)
D - correct answer ✔✔The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)
causes:
A. low serum vasopressin
B. hypernatremia
C. urine osmolality to be lower than plasma
D. low serum electrolytes
D
- with galactorrhea think "prolactin" - correct answer ✔✔Select the hormone which when
elevated is associated with galactorrhea, pituitary adenoma, and amenorrhea
A. estradiol
B. progesterone
C. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
D. prolactin
, A - correct answer ✔✔Zollinger-Ellison (Z-E) syndrome is characterized by great (e.g., 20-fold)
elevation of:
A. gastrin
B. cholecystokinin
C. pepsin
D. glucoagon
A - correct answer ✔✔Which statement about multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) is true?
A. it is associated with hyperplasia or neoplasia of at least two endocrine organs
B. insulinoma is always present when the pituitary is involved
C. it is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder
D. plasma hormone levels from affected organs are elevated at least 10 fold
B - correct answer ✔✔Select the main estrogen produced by the ovaries and used to evaluate
ovarian function
A. E3
B. E2
C. epiestriol
D. hydroxyestrone
C - correct answer ✔✔Which statement best describes the relationship between luteinizing
hormone (LH) and FSH in cases of dysmenorrhea?
A. both are usually increased when there is pituitary adenoma
B. increases in both hormones and a decrease in estrogen signal a pituitary cause of ovarian
failure
C. both hormones normally peak 1 to 2 days before ovulation
D. in menopause, the LH level at the midcycle peak is higher than the level of FSH
well answered graded A+
A - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following hormones is often decreased by approximately
25% in the serum of pregnant women who have a fetus with Down Syndrome?
A. estriol (E3)
B. human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
C. progesterone
D. estradiol (E2)
D - correct answer ✔✔The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)
causes:
A. low serum vasopressin
B. hypernatremia
C. urine osmolality to be lower than plasma
D. low serum electrolytes
D
- with galactorrhea think "prolactin" - correct answer ✔✔Select the hormone which when
elevated is associated with galactorrhea, pituitary adenoma, and amenorrhea
A. estradiol
B. progesterone
C. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
D. prolactin
, A - correct answer ✔✔Zollinger-Ellison (Z-E) syndrome is characterized by great (e.g., 20-fold)
elevation of:
A. gastrin
B. cholecystokinin
C. pepsin
D. glucoagon
A - correct answer ✔✔Which statement about multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) is true?
A. it is associated with hyperplasia or neoplasia of at least two endocrine organs
B. insulinoma is always present when the pituitary is involved
C. it is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder
D. plasma hormone levels from affected organs are elevated at least 10 fold
B - correct answer ✔✔Select the main estrogen produced by the ovaries and used to evaluate
ovarian function
A. E3
B. E2
C. epiestriol
D. hydroxyestrone
C - correct answer ✔✔Which statement best describes the relationship between luteinizing
hormone (LH) and FSH in cases of dysmenorrhea?
A. both are usually increased when there is pituitary adenoma
B. increases in both hormones and a decrease in estrogen signal a pituitary cause of ovarian
failure
C. both hormones normally peak 1 to 2 days before ovulation
D. in menopause, the LH level at the midcycle peak is higher than the level of FSH
