Name: Farouk Olubajo
Theme: Congenital Adrenal
Hyperplasia (Clinical Chemistry)
OPTION LIST
|
A |
11β-Hydroxylase
deficiency |
I |
Hypernatreamia
with Hyperkalaemia |
|
B |
17-Hydroxyprogesterone |
J |
Hypernatreamia
with Hypokalaemia |
|
C |
17α-Hydroxylase
deficiency |
K |
Hyponatreamia
with Hypokalaemia |
|
D |
21-Hydroxylase
Deficiency |
L |
Hyponatreamia
with Hyperkalaemia |
|
E |
Aldosterone |
M |
Normal
ACTH levels |
|
F |
Chromosome
6 |
N |
Raised
ACTH |
|
G |
Cortisol |
O |
Reduced
Cortisol |
|
H |
Deoxycortisol |
P |
Pregnanetriol |
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. The
commonest enzyme deficiency seen in CAH
2. Levels
of this steroid are raised in the serum of CAH patients
3. Increased
levels are seen in the urine of CAH patients
4. The
sodium and potassium states seen in some CAH patients
5. A doctor
suspecting his patient is suffering from CAH has just received some results that
proves otherwise.
ANSWERS
|
1. D |
2. B |
3. P |
4. L |
5. M |