Pathology EMQ template.

Name: Kavita Aggarwal

Candidate number

Theme:Adrenal

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Adrenaline	I	Noradrenaline
B	Aldosterone	J	Oestrogen
C	Corticotrophin (ACTH)	K	Parathyroid hormone
D	Cortisol	L	Renin
E	Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)	M	Serotonin
F	Dopamine	N	Testosterone
G	Glucose	O	Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
H	Insulin	P	Thyroxine (T4)

 

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. A steroid hormone produced in the zona reticularis which acts naturally and through its metabolites on androgen receptors.

 

 

2. Produced in the zona glomerulosa.

 

 

3. Produced in the zona fasciculate and levels in the blood undergo diurnal variation.

 

 

4. Cushing’s disease leading to bilateral adrenal hyperplasia is caused by overproduction of this hormone.

 

 

5. Overproduction of this hormone, a common cause of secondary hypertension, is known as Conn’s syndrome.

 

 

ANSWERS

1. E

2. B

3. D

4. C

5. B