Endocrinology — Flashcards

_____ tumors are testicular sex cord stromal tumors that produce estrogens or androgens, causing gynecomastia (men) or precocious puberty (boys)

11-hydroxylase deficiency presents with _____ (K+) and hypertension (blood pressure)

Patients taking exogenous testosterone can develop hormone imbalances, resulting in _____ testes, low sperm count, and gynecomastia

Treatment of Conn syndrome consists of administration of an _____ antagonist, such as spironolactone, followed by removal of the aldosterone-secreting tumor

One clinical feature of Addison disease is _____, due to increased levels of MSH secondary to elevated ACTH

In patients with normal adrenal function, the metyrapone stimulation test results are _____ ACTH and increased 11-deoxycortisol

Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a, or Albright hereditary osteodystrophy, is due to a defective _____ protein in the kidney and bone, which causes end-organ resistance to PTH

In primary adrenal insufficiency, the metyrapone stimulation test results are _____ ACTH with decreased 11-deoxycortisol

_____ insufficiency occurs when there is insufficient CRH (uncommon) or insufficient ACTH

_____parathyroidism can present with proximal myopathy