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Question 1 of 5

Which of the following is false regarding medullary carcinoma of thyroid?

A. Cervical Iymphadenopathy

B. High serum calcitonin

C. Carcinoid syndrome may be associated with

D. Psychosis

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Psychosis

Question 2 of 5

Oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone (ADH; vasopressin) are:

A. complex steroids.

B. synthesized and stored in the posterior pituitary.

C. released from the anterior pituitary where blood is hypotonic.

D. synthesized in the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: synthesized in the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary.

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following tests should be used to make the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome?

A. 24-hour urine free cortisol

B. Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) level at 8 a.m.

C. Inferior petrosal venous sampling

D. Overnight 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Overnight 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following does the adrenal cortex produce?

A. Adrenaline

B. Aldosterone

C. Cortisol

D. Noradrenaline

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Aldosterone

Question 5 of 5

Postmenopausal estrogen therapy has been shown to increase a female's risk of all the following clinical outcomes except:

A. Breast cancer

B. Hip fracture

C. Myocardial infarction

D. Venous thromboembolism Endocrine Answers 1 C 26 B 51 D 76 B 2 C 27 A 52 A 77 C 3 B 28 C 53 B 78 D 4 B 29 D 54 B 79 D 5 C 30 B 55 C 80 C 6 A 31 B 56 C 81 C 7 A 32 D 57 B 82 A 8 B 33 D 58 C 83 C 9 C 34 C 59 A 84 B 10 C 35 C 60 A 85 A 11 B 36 A 61 B 86 B 12 A 37 D 62 A 87 D 13 B 38 B 63 A 88 A 14 C 39 D 64 B 89 C 15 D 40 A 65 B 90 A 16 D 41 D 66 D 91 D 17 A 42 D 67 A 92 B 18 C 43 D 68 C 93 A 19 A 44 B 69 A 94 A 20 B 45 B 70 A 95 A 21 A 46 A 71 A 96 D 22 B 47 C 72 B 97 D 23 B 48 A 73 D 98 B 24 B 49 D 74 B 99 D 25 B 50 C 75 D 100 B

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Hip fracture

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