Apex Endocrine Exam (Latest 2026/2027
Update) Questions with Verified Answers
100% Correct {Graded A}.
Which of the following is the most common etiology of Cushing's syndrome? - correct
answer Chronic glucocorticoid therapy
(also, adrenal cortex adenoma)
Cushings syndrome= low ACTH, high cortisol
bushings dz= high ACTH, high cortisol, cause= pituitary adenoma
Etiologies of Addison's dz include: - correct answer Adrenal tumor
Autoimmune disease
TB
primary Addisons= hypoadrenalism, high ACTH, low cortisol
secondary adrenal insuff= low ACTH, low cortisol
NO ETOMIDATE W THESE PATIENTS!
, Which hz has an EKG change of a U wave? - correct answer Conn's disease
sign of hypokalemia
All of the following hormones are released by the adenohypophysis except?
TSH
GH
LH
Cortisol - correct answer Cortisol (released from zona fasiculata of adrenal cortex)
adenohypophysis = anterior pituitary gland
What does somatotropin do? - correct answer Facilitates tissue growth
somatotropin = growth hormone
Match each steroid to its glucocorticoid potency relative to cortisol:
Prednisone
Dexamethasone
Methylprednisone
Hydrocortisone
Update) Questions with Verified Answers
100% Correct {Graded A}.
Which of the following is the most common etiology of Cushing's syndrome? - correct
answer Chronic glucocorticoid therapy
(also, adrenal cortex adenoma)
Cushings syndrome= low ACTH, high cortisol
bushings dz= high ACTH, high cortisol, cause= pituitary adenoma
Etiologies of Addison's dz include: - correct answer Adrenal tumor
Autoimmune disease
TB
primary Addisons= hypoadrenalism, high ACTH, low cortisol
secondary adrenal insuff= low ACTH, low cortisol
NO ETOMIDATE W THESE PATIENTS!
, Which hz has an EKG change of a U wave? - correct answer Conn's disease
sign of hypokalemia
All of the following hormones are released by the adenohypophysis except?
TSH
GH
LH
Cortisol - correct answer Cortisol (released from zona fasiculata of adrenal cortex)
adenohypophysis = anterior pituitary gland
What does somatotropin do? - correct answer Facilitates tissue growth
somatotropin = growth hormone
Match each steroid to its glucocorticoid potency relative to cortisol:
Prednisone
Dexamethasone
Methylprednisone
Hydrocortisone