Case Study Practice: Endocrine System -
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1. Tess is obviously overweight and has glandular problems. She says she actually eats fairly
normally, yet she always seems to be gaining weight. She feels sluggish and cold all of the time.
1.a. Which gland is most likely malfunctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER The thyroid.
1.b. What is the problem with the gland? - CORRECT ANSWER Hypothyroidism.
1.c. What would you prescribe as a treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER Thyroid hormone therapy.
2. Shorty walks into your office next. His body is normally proportioned for an adult male, but
he is only 39 inches tall.
, 2.a. What gland is probably malfunctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER The anterior pituitary gland.
2.b. What is the problem with the gland? - CORRECT ANSWER Hyposecretion of growth
hormone (GH).
2.c. What is his diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Dwarfism.
2.d. Can you help shorty? - CORRECT ANSWER Yes, by giving him an injection of synthetic
growth hormone.
3. "Grapefruit" Sally comes to your office for her checkup. She had this unusual nickname
because her neck looks as though she swallowed a large grapefruit. She tells you that she never
eats salt, because she hear it was unhealthy.
3.a. What is her diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Goiter.
3.b. What gland is malfunctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER The thyroid.
3.c. How would you correct her problem? - CORRECT ANSWER Eat more salt (more iodine).
3.d. How could Sally have prevented this problem in the first place? - CORRECT ANSWER By
eating more salt... it's not unhealthy!
4. You give your patient Harry a urinalysis test and find that he has 500mg of sugar in his urine,
although he hasn't had any carbohydrates for 6 hours. He keeps losing weight and he is not
trying. His urine and breath are strangely sweet smelling. - CORRECT ANSWER
4.a. Which gland is malfunctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER The pancreas.
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1. Tess is obviously overweight and has glandular problems. She says she actually eats fairly
normally, yet she always seems to be gaining weight. She feels sluggish and cold all of the time.
1.a. Which gland is most likely malfunctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER The thyroid.
1.b. What is the problem with the gland? - CORRECT ANSWER Hypothyroidism.
1.c. What would you prescribe as a treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER Thyroid hormone therapy.
2. Shorty walks into your office next. His body is normally proportioned for an adult male, but
he is only 39 inches tall.
, 2.a. What gland is probably malfunctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER The anterior pituitary gland.
2.b. What is the problem with the gland? - CORRECT ANSWER Hyposecretion of growth
hormone (GH).
2.c. What is his diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Dwarfism.
2.d. Can you help shorty? - CORRECT ANSWER Yes, by giving him an injection of synthetic
growth hormone.
3. "Grapefruit" Sally comes to your office for her checkup. She had this unusual nickname
because her neck looks as though she swallowed a large grapefruit. She tells you that she never
eats salt, because she hear it was unhealthy.
3.a. What is her diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Goiter.
3.b. What gland is malfunctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER The thyroid.
3.c. How would you correct her problem? - CORRECT ANSWER Eat more salt (more iodine).
3.d. How could Sally have prevented this problem in the first place? - CORRECT ANSWER By
eating more salt... it's not unhealthy!
4. You give your patient Harry a urinalysis test and find that he has 500mg of sugar in his urine,
although he hasn't had any carbohydrates for 6 hours. He keeps losing weight and he is not
trying. His urine and breath are strangely sweet smelling. - CORRECT ANSWER
4.a. Which gland is malfunctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER The pancreas.
