Questions With Complete Solutions
Addison's Disease Correct Answers chronic adrenal
insufficiency marked by lack of glucocorticoids,
mineralocorticoids and androgens.
Adrenal crisis Correct Answers acute adrenal insufficiency that
is a medical emergency and leads to extreme hypotensive
episodes and possible shock
Choriocarcinoma Correct Answers highly malignant testicular
tumor
Conn's Disease Correct Answers inappropriate secretion of
aldosterone from hyperplasia adrenal glands or an adrenal
tumor- causes asymptomatic hypertension
cretinism Correct Answers mental retardation
dwarfism
-untreated/corrected hypothyroidism throughout pregnancy
Cryptorchidism Correct Answers failure of the testes to fall
within the scrotum
Cushing's Disease Correct Answers adrenal cortical
hyperfunction
Cystitis Correct Answers inflammation of the urinary bladder
, Diabetes Insidious Correct Answers lack of vasopressin
(antidiuretic hormone) inability to concentrate urine resulting in
polyuria and polydipsia
exstrophy Correct Answers exstrophy of the bladder is a
congenital anomaly characterized by the absence of the lower
abdominal wall and anterior wall of the bladder
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Correct Answers autoimmune disease
of the thyroid that causes gradual thyroid destruction leading to
hypothyroidism
hyperthyroidism: Clinical Manifestations Correct Answers
excessive amount of thyroid hormone
-hypermetabolic state, weight loss, nervousness, heat intolerance
Hypoparathyroidism Correct Answers decreased secretion of
parathyroid hormone
Hypopituitarism Correct Answers refers to a deficient secretion
of one or more of the hormones of the pituitary
hypothyroidism: CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS Correct
Answers thyroid hormone deficiency
-LETHARGY, tiredness, cold sensitivity and inability to
concentrate
Neuroblastoma Correct Answers malignant tumor of the neural
crest originating on the medulla, most common malignancy of
childhood