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WorksheetsDFT-MEDICINE D1-08/10/2025-MaXeMo
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
A middle-aged woman with progressively enlarging hands and feet is diagnosed with a pituitary adenoma. The over-secreted hormone mediates its effects on cellular growth primarily through which signaling protein?
Janus Kinase (JAK)
SMAD
Gαs
Retinoid X Receptor (RXR)
A 48-year-old male is on the neurosurgery ward, day 8 post-transsphenoidal resection of a large pituitary macroadenoma. He develops confusion and a severe headache. His labs reveal a serum sodium of 122 mEq/L, serum osmolality of 260 mOsm/kg, and a urine osmolality of 450 mOsm/kg. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH)
Acute central diabetes insipidus
Cerebral salt wasting syndrome
Adrenal crisis
A 29-year-old female treated for a psychiatric condition develops galactorrhea. Her symptoms mimic the 'stalk effect' seen with pituitary stalk compression. Which medication is the most likely cause?
Risperidone
Bromocriptine
Levodopa
Lithium
A young adult female with a hemorrhagic sellar mass and hypotension has a serum sodium of 132 mEq/L. What is the primary mechanism for her hyponatremia?
Impaired free water excretion due to cortisol deficiency
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)
Cerebral salt wasting syndrome
Osmotic diuresis from hyperglycemia
The patient in the vignette is diagnosed with a pituitary adenoma. The presence of which of the following co-morbidities would be most suggestive of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN 1)?
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
Pheochromocytoma
Cushing's disease
A 28-year-old woman presents with a 9-month history of amenorrhea and bilateral galactorrhea. Her serum prolactin level is 220 ng/mL. A subsequent MRI of the brain reveals a 6 mm pituitary microadenoma. What is the most appropriate initial management for this patient?
Initiation of cabergoline
Transsphenoidal surgery
Radiation therapy
Monthly observation with serial prolactin levels
In the context of the patient described, the absence of the 'posterior pituitary bright spot' on a T1-weighted MRI is primarily due to the depletion of which of the following?
Arginine vasopressin (AVP) neurosecretory granules
Pituicytes within the neurohypophysis
Prolactin-secreting lactotrophs
Colloid from Rathke's pouch remnants
The ability of the kidneys to excrete a maximal volume of free water is most directly dependent on which physiological parameter?
The quantity of daily solute excretion
The glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
The circulating level of aldosterone
The renal plasma flow rate
A man with a history of a recently resected pituitary adenoma presents with lethargy. His labs show TSH 0.1 mU/L (normal: 0.4–4.0) and free T4 0.6 ng/dL (normal: 0.8–1.8). What is the most likely diagnosis?
Central hypothyroidism
Subclinical hyperthyroidism
Primary hypothyroidism
Graves' disease
A woman at 10 weeks of gestation undergoes routine screening. Her laboratory results show a TSH of 8.4 mIU/L (trimester-specific reference <2.5 mIU/L) and a normal free T4. She is asymptomatic. What is the most appropriate next step?
Initiate levothyroxine therapy immediately.
Recheck thyroid function tests in 4 weeks.
Measure anti-TPO antibody levels before treatment.
Reassure the patient and monitor clinically.
