Pathophysiology Endocrine

Absence of insulin leads to a disease known as:

• Diabetes insipidus

• Juvenile Diabetes

• Diabetes mellitus

Absence of insulin leads to:

• Hyperglycemia  

• Hypoglycemia

• Glucosuria    

• Hyperglycemia and Glucosuria

Absence of the parathyroid hormone (parathormone) leads to all of the following except:

• Hypercalcemia

• Hypocalcemia

• Tetanic convulsions

• Death

Excess cortisol secretion leads to the clinical condition known as ___ .

• Diabetes insipidus

• Diabetes mellitus

• Addison's

  disease.

• Cushing's 

  syndrome

Absence of corisol leads to _____disease.

• Diabetes insipidus

• Diabetes mellitus

• Addison's

  disease.

• Cushing's 

  syndrome

Primary Cushing's syndrome can be caused by a tumor of the _____

• Anterior pituitary gland 

• Adrenal gland  

• (C)   Endocrine pancreas

• Thyroid gland

• Parathyroid gland

Secondary Cushing's syndrome can be caused by a tumor of the ____   

• Anterior pituitary gland

• Adrenal gland

• Endocrine pancreas

• Thyroid gland

This clinical condition results from hypothyroidism and is characterized by a nonpitting type edema. 

• Edema

• Myxedema

• Cushing's Disease

• Addison's Disease

Hair loss may occur in both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.

   

• True

• False

Type I diabetes mellitus is also referred to as:

(A)  

• Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)

• Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)