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#1. Addison’s Disease I. Cortisol a. increase b. decrease c. no change II. ACTH

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Question

#1. Addison’s Disease

I. Cortisol a. increase b. decrease c. no change

II. ACTH a. increase b. decrease c. no change

III. Blood glucose a. increase b. decrease c. no change

#2. Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus

I. ADH a. increase b. decrease c. no change

II. Urine osmolality a. increase b. decrease c. no change

#3. Cushing’s Disease

I. Cortisol a. increase b. decrease c. no change

II. ACTH a. increase b. decrease c. no change

III. Blood glucose a. increase b. decrease c. no change

#4. Surgical Parathyroidism

I. Serum Calcium a. increase b. decrease c. no change

II. Serum Phosphate a. increase b. decrease c. no change

#5. Autoimmune Destruction of the Thyroid

I. T4 a. increase b. decrease c. no change

II. TSH a. increase b. decrease c. no change I

II. Basal metabolic rate a. increase b. decrease c. no change

IV. T3 resin uptake a. increase b. decrease c. no change

#6. Car accident that severs the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Stalk

I. Prolactin a. increase b. decrease c. no change

II. ADH a. increase b. decrease c. no change

III. Serum Osmolarity a. increase b. decrease c. no change

#7. Administration of Sythetic Glucocorticoid (Dexamethasone) to a normal person

I. ACTH a. increase b. decrease c. no change

II. Cortisol a. increase b. decrease c. no change

#8. 17-alpha Hydroxylase Deficiency

I. Blood Pressure a. increase b. decrease c. no change

II. Blood glucose a. increase b. decrease c. no change

III. DHEA a. increase b. decrease c. no change I

V. Aldosterone a. increase b. decrease c. no change

#9. 21-beta Hydroxylase Deficiency

I. ACTH a. increase b. decrease c. no change

II. Cortisol a. increase b. decrease c. no change

III. DHEA a. increase b. decrease c. no change I

V. Aldosterone a. increase b. decrease c. no change

V. Urinary 17-ketosteroids a. increase b. decrease c. no change

#10. Lung Cancer producing Para-thyroid Hormone-related peptide (PTH-rp)

I. Serum Calcium a. increase b. decrease c. no change

II. PTH a. increase b. decrease c. no change

Explanation / Answer

1. Addison’s Disease is characterized by

I. Decreased cortisol

II. Decreased ACTH

II. Decreased blood glucose levels

2. Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus is characterized by

I. Decreased levels of ADH

II. Decreased urine osmolarity (Dilute urine)

3. Cushing's disease is characterized by

I. Elevated cortisol

II. Elevated ACTH

II. Elevated blood glucose levels