Endocrinology — Flashcards

Symptomatic patients with insulinoma have _____ blood glucose and high C-peptide levels

11-hydroxylase deficiency presents with _____ (K+) and hypertension (blood pressure)

In patients with normal adrenal function, the metyrapone stimulation test results are _____ ACTH and increased 11-deoxycortisol

What is the level of insulin in a patient with type 2 diabetes (elevated, decreased, normal)? _____

One clinical feature of Addison disease is _____, due to increased levels of MSH secondary to elevated ACTH

Up to 25% of cases of pheochromocytoma are associated with germline mutations, including _____, VHL, and RET (MEN2A/2B)

Acromegaly causes impaired _____ tolerance (i.e. insulin resistance), which may present as secondary diabetes mellitus

Patients taking exogenous testosterone can develop hormone imbalances, resulting in _____ testes, low sperm count, and gynecomastia

_____ insufficiency occurs when there is insufficient CRH (uncommon) or insufficient ACTH

Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a, or Albright hereditary osteodystrophy, is due to a defective _____ protein in the kidney and bone, which causes end-organ resistance to PTH