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1. Question: What serious condition can occur when a patient with hyperthyroidism stops treatment, develops an infection or has surgery?
2. Question: Vasopressin is a commonly used pressor in critically ill patients that are hemodynamically unstable. Vasopressin is essentially given as an intravenous medication.
3. Question: A patient presents with hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis, hyponatremia, hypotension and low blood glucose levels. What endocrine disorder do you suspect in this patient?
4. Question: Interleukin is a hormone secreted by T-cells to signal the cells to increase the effectiveness of the immune response. What class of hormone does interleukin fall into based on its function?
5. Question: Which of the following hormones is produced by the adrenal cortex?
6. Question: A patient complaining of headaches, nausea, vomiting, tremors and muscle cramps has low serum sodium and osmolarity with elevated urine sodium and osmolality. What would be your top differential for this patient?
7. Question: Which gland produces androgens such as testosterone in women?
8. Question: Which endocrine gland is responsible for the regulation of the body’s serum calcium levels?
9. Question: Which hormone increases the cell’s basal metabolic rate causing it to burn more energy, increases cardiac output, stimulates bone reabsorption, and activates the sympathetic nervous system?
10. Question: Steroid hormones made by the adrenal cortex are primarily derived from _____________.