CCII QUIZ 16 Exam Guide Questions And Answers
What is the screening test for the presumptive diagnosis
of pheochromocytoma?
A. 24-hour urine metanephrines
C. Plasma fractionated metanephrines
B. 24-hour urine vanillylmandelic acid
C. Plasma fractionated metanephrines
D. Plasma catecholamines
Which of the following laboratory results would warrant a
patient with low blood pressure be prescribed a diuretic
and placed on a low-salt diet?
A. Increased renin, increased aldosterone, hypernatremia,
hypokalemia
A. Increased renin, increased aldosterone, hypernatremia,
B. Decreased renin, decreased aldosterone, hyponatrem-
hypokalemia
ia, hyperkalemia
C. Decreased renin, increased aldosterone, hyponatremia,
hyperkalemia
D. Increased renin, decreased aldosterone, hypernatrem-
ia, hypokalemia
Which of the following expected laboratory results corre-
lates with Addison's disease?
A. High sodium, high potassium levels
D. Low sodium, high potassium levels
B. High sodium, low potassium levels
C. Low sodium, low potassium levels
D. Low sodium, high potassium levels
Which of the following is a metabolite of epinephrine and
can be measured in urine?
A. Norepinephrine
B. Vanillylmandelic acid
B. Vanillylmandelic acid
C. Homovanillic acid
D. Dopamine
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Which of the following specimens are collected during a
petrosal sinus sampling with CRH stimulation procedure?
A. Aldosterone and sodium
B. ACTH and cortisol
B. ACTH and cortisol
C. Cortisol and glucose
D. Renin and potassium
Which of the following is used to ditterentiate between an
aldosterone-producing adenoma and idiopathic hyperal-
dosteronism?
A. Fractionated catecholamines B. Adrenal vein sampling
B. Adrenal vein sampling
C. Petrosal sinus sampling
D. Urinary metanephrines
To demonstrate diurnal variation, at what times should
specimens be drawn for plasma cortisol determination?
A. 8 a.m., 8 p.m.
A. 8 a.m., 8 p.m.
B. 12 noon, 6 p.m.
C. 6 a.m., 12 noon
D. 8 a.m., 2 p.m.
Which of the following tests for adrenal cortical hyper-
function has the greatest diagnostic sensitivity?
A. Plasma cortisol
B. Urinary free cortisol
B. Urinary free cortisol
C. Salivary cortisol
D. Plasma corticosterone
Which of the following is a genetic disorder caused by
enzyme deficiencies involved in the production of miner-
alocorticoids and glucocorticoids? A. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
A. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
B. Conn's syndrome
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What is the screening test for the presumptive diagnosis
of pheochromocytoma?
A. 24-hour urine metanephrines
C. Plasma fractionated metanephrines
B. 24-hour urine vanillylmandelic acid
C. Plasma fractionated metanephrines
D. Plasma catecholamines
Which of the following laboratory results would warrant a
patient with low blood pressure be prescribed a diuretic
and placed on a low-salt diet?
A. Increased renin, increased aldosterone, hypernatremia,
hypokalemia
A. Increased renin, increased aldosterone, hypernatremia,
B. Decreased renin, decreased aldosterone, hyponatrem-
hypokalemia
ia, hyperkalemia
C. Decreased renin, increased aldosterone, hyponatremia,
hyperkalemia
D. Increased renin, decreased aldosterone, hypernatrem-
ia, hypokalemia
Which of the following expected laboratory results corre-
lates with Addison's disease?
A. High sodium, high potassium levels
D. Low sodium, high potassium levels
B. High sodium, low potassium levels
C. Low sodium, low potassium levels
D. Low sodium, high potassium levels
Which of the following is a metabolite of epinephrine and
can be measured in urine?
A. Norepinephrine
B. Vanillylmandelic acid
B. Vanillylmandelic acid
C. Homovanillic acid
D. Dopamine
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Which of the following specimens are collected during a
petrosal sinus sampling with CRH stimulation procedure?
A. Aldosterone and sodium
B. ACTH and cortisol
B. ACTH and cortisol
C. Cortisol and glucose
D. Renin and potassium
Which of the following is used to ditterentiate between an
aldosterone-producing adenoma and idiopathic hyperal-
dosteronism?
A. Fractionated catecholamines B. Adrenal vein sampling
B. Adrenal vein sampling
C. Petrosal sinus sampling
D. Urinary metanephrines
To demonstrate diurnal variation, at what times should
specimens be drawn for plasma cortisol determination?
A. 8 a.m., 8 p.m.
A. 8 a.m., 8 p.m.
B. 12 noon, 6 p.m.
C. 6 a.m., 12 noon
D. 8 a.m., 2 p.m.
Which of the following tests for adrenal cortical hyper-
function has the greatest diagnostic sensitivity?
A. Plasma cortisol
B. Urinary free cortisol
B. Urinary free cortisol
C. Salivary cortisol
D. Plasma corticosterone
Which of the following is a genetic disorder caused by
enzyme deficiencies involved in the production of miner-
alocorticoids and glucocorticoids? A. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
A. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
B. Conn's syndrome
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