Endocrinology

1. Myxoedema coma is characterised by:

2. Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) excretion is increased in urine in:

3. Prader-Willi syndrome is featured by all except:

4. The commonest cause of coma in a diabetic is:

5. Which of the following is not a recognised feature of myxoedema?

6. Which of the following is not a part of metabolic ‘syndrome X’?

7. Acromegaly is associated with all of the following except:

8. In Somogyi phenomenon, commonly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus, the dose of insulin should be:

9. Which of the following is not a neuromuscular feature of thyrotoxicosis?

10. Beta-blockers can be used in all except:

11. Increased gonadal production of oestrogen is seen in:

12. Primary hyperaldosteronism is not featured by:

13. Which of the following is false regarding medullary carcinoma of thyroid?

14. The most common type of carcinoma of the thyroid gland is:

15. Tetany is characterised by all of the following signs except:

16. In injury to adrenal cortex, secretion of which is least affected?

17. Turner’s syndrome is not associated with:

18. Thyroid acropachy is found in:

19. Hirsutism may develop from all except:

20. Percussion myxoedema is characteristic of:

21. Thiazolidinedione group of antidiabetic is:

22. Pheochromocytoma is not associated with:

23. Cushing’s syndrome does not give rise to:

24. Phaeochromocytoma may be associated with following anomalies except:

25. Gynaecomastia may be produced after treatment with all except:

26. The commonest cause of ambiguous genitalia in newborns is:

27. The earliest changes observed by the ophthalmoscope in background retinopathy of diabetes is:

28. A patient with impaired fasting glucose ranges blood glucose value between:

29. Increased muscle mass with the slowness of activity (Hoffman syndrome) is seen in:

30. Which of the following is not a feature of diabetes mellitus?

31. Increased serum aldosterone level is not associated with:

32. The triad of hyponatremia, haemodilution and urine hypertonic to plasma suggests a diagnosis of:

33. Glycated fructosamine gives an indication of glycaemic control for the last:

34. Charcot joint in diabetes mellitus commonly affects:

35. In pregnancy, the antithyroid treatment of choice is:

36. Hiirthle cells are pathognomonic of:

37. In parathyroid pathology, the investigation of choice is:

38. Which of the following options is also considered to be an endocrine organ?

39. Tall stature is not characteristic of:

40. Which hormone stimulates ova production in the ovaries?

41. Orlistat is used to treat:

42. Effect of diabetes on fetus includes all except:

43. POEMS syndrome aggregates polyneuropathy, organomegaly, M-proteins, skin changes and __.

44. Which of the following augments growth hormone release?

45. Schmidt syndrome (polyglandular deficiency syndrome) is not associated with:

46. Malignant hypercalcaemia is treated by all except:

47. Froehlich’s syndrome is characterised by alt except:

48. Tertiary hyperparathyroidism is commonly found in:

49. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus may develop due to all except:

50. All are features of diabetic ketoacidosis except: