Mental retardation can occur in (A) Cretinism (B) Juvenile myxoedema (C) Myxoedema (D) Juvenile thyrotoxicosis

Mental retardation can occur in (A) Cretinism (B) Juvenile myxoedema (C) Myxoedema (D) Juvenile thyrotoxicosis
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Description : BMR is increased in (A) Endemic goitre (B) Thyrotoxicosis (C) Myxoedema (D) Cretinism

Last Answer : Answer : B

Serum cholesterol is decreased in (A) Endemic goitre (B) Thyrotoxicosis (C) Myxoedema (D) Cretinism

Description : Serum cholesterol is decreased in (A) Endemic goitre (B) Thyrotoxicosis (C) Myxoedema (D) Cretinism

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Excessive secretion of ACTH causes (A) Cushing’s syndrome (B) Addison’s disease (C) Myxoedema (D) Thyrotoxicosis

Description : Excessive secretion of ACTH causes (A) Cushing’s syndrome (B) Addison’s disease (C) Myxoedema (D) Thyrotoxicosis

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Excess secretion of thyroid hormones causes (A) Hyperthyroidism (B) Myxoedema (C) Cretinism (D) Cushing syndrome

Description : Excess secretion of thyroid hormones causes (A) Hyperthyroidism (B) Myxoedema (C) Cretinism (D) Cushing syndrome

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Toxic agents present in food which interfere with thyroxine synthesis lead to the development of (a) toxic goitre (b) cretinism (c) simple goitre (d) thyrotoxicosis

Description : Toxic agents present in food which interfere with thyroxine synthesis lead to the development of (a) toxic goitre (b) cretinism (c) simple goitre (d) thyrotoxicosis

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Description : A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxine in adults and characterised by (i) a low metabolic rate, (ii) increase in body weight and (iii) tendency to retain water in tissues is (a) simple goitre (b) myxoedema (c) cretinism (d) hypothyroidism.

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Description : Triiodothyronine is preferred over thyroxine in the treatment of: A. Endemic goiter B. Cretinism C. Papillary carcinoma of thyroid D. Myxoedema coma

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Description : Inborn errors of urea cycle can cause all the following except (A) Vomiting (B) Ataxia (C) Renal failure (D) Mental retardation

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Description : Inherited deficiency of purine nucleoside phosphorylase causes (A) Dwarfism (B) Mental retardation (C) Immunodeficiency (D) Gout

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Description : Inherited deficiency of adenosine deaminase causes (A) Hyperuricaemia and gout (B) Mental retardation (C) Immunodeficiency (D) Dwarfism

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Description : An important finding in Hyperammonemia type II is (A) Increased serum gluatmine level (B) Enlarged liver (C) Mental retardation (D) Increased carbamoyl phosphate synthetase level

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Description : Mental retardation occurs in (A) Tay-Sachs disease (B) Gaucher’s disease (C) Niemann-Pick disease (D) All of these

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Description : All of the following statements about generalized gangliosidosis are true except (A) It results from deficiency of GM1-βGangliosidase (B) Breakdown of GM1 ganglioside is impaired (C) GM2 ganglioside accumulates in liver and elsewhere (D) It leads to mental retardation

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Last Answer : Answer : C

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Description : Clinical symptom in urea cycle disorder is (A) Mental retardation (B) Drowsiness (C) Diarrhoea (D) Oedema

Last Answer : Answer : A

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Last Answer : Answer : D

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Description : Clinical features of Kwashiorkor include all of the following except (A) Mental retardation (B) Muscle wasting (C) Oedema (D) Anaemia

Last Answer : Answer : A

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Description : All the following statements about albinism are correct except (A) Tyrosine hydroxylase (tyrosinase) is absent or deficient in melanocytes (B) Skin is hypopigmented (C) It results in mental retardation (D) Eyes are hypopigmented

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Description : A decrease in serum sodium may occur in (A) Adrenocortical insufficiency (B) Hypoparathyroidism (C) Hyperparathyroidism (D) Thyrotoxicosis

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Description : Mental retardation in man, associated with sex chromosomal abnormality is usually due to (a) moderate increase in Y complement (b) large increase in Y complement (c) reduction in X complement (d) increase in X complement.

Last Answer : (d) increase in X complement.

A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of (a) cancer of the thyroid gland (b) oversecretion of pars distalis (c) deficiency of iodine in diet (d) low secretion of growth hormone

Description : A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of (a) cancer of the thyroid gland (b) oversecretion of pars distalis (c) deficiency of iodine in diet (d) low secretion of growth hormone

Last Answer : (c) deficiency of iodine in diet

Hypocholesterolemia is found in (A) Thyrotoxicosis (B) Diabetes mellitus (C) Obstructive jaundice (D) Nephrotic syndrome

Description : Hypocholesterolemia is found in (A) Thyrotoxicosis (B) Diabetes mellitus (C) Obstructive jaundice (D) Nephrotic syndrome

Last Answer : Answer : A

Hypercholesterolemia is found in (A) Xanthomatosis (B) Thyrotoxicosis (C) Hemolytic jaundice (D) Malabsorption syndrom

Description : Hypercholesterolemia is found in (A) Xanthomatosis (B) Thyrotoxicosis (C) Hemolytic jaundice (D) Malabsorption syndrom

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Two conditions in which gluconeogenesis is increased are (A) Diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis (B) Fed condition and thyrotoxicosis (C) Diabetes mellitus and Starvation (D) Alcohol intake and cigarette smoking

Description : Two conditions in which gluconeogenesis is increased are (A) Diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis (B) Fed condition and thyrotoxicosis (C) Diabetes mellitus and Starvation (D) Alcohol intake and cigarette smoking

Last Answer : C

Glucose tolerance is increased in (A) Diabetes mellitus (B) Adrenalectomy (C) Acromegaly (D) Thyrotoxicosis

Description : Glucose tolerance is increased in (A) Diabetes mellitus (B) Adrenalectomy (C) Acromegaly (D) Thyrotoxicosis

Last Answer : B

Low uptake of 123I on the thyroid uptake scan would be an expected finding in: 1) A solitary toxic nodule 2) A multi-nodular toxic goitre 3) Amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis type 1 4) DeQuervain's thyroiditis 5) Graves' thyrotoxicosis

Description : Low uptake of 123I on the thyroid uptake scan would be an expected finding in: 1) A solitary toxic nodule 2) A multi-nodular toxic goitre 3) Amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis type 1 4) DeQuervain's thyroiditis 5) Graves' thyrotoxicosis

Last Answer : Answers-4 DeQuervain's thyroiditis is classically associated with low or absent 123I (the 131 radioactive isotope of iodine) uptake. The others will have high or normal uptake. In particular type ... may be distinguished from the thyroiditis of type 2 by the normal or high uptake scan.

Decreased secretion of growth hormone during childhood causes (A) Simmond’s disease (B) Cushing’s disease (C) Dwarfism (D) Cretinism

Description : Decreased secretion of growth hormone during childhood causes (A) Simmond’s disease (B) Cushing’s disease (C) Dwarfism (D) Cretinism

Last Answer : Answer : C

Degradation of proteins to amino acids, glucose from carbohydrates and fatty acids from lipids is known as (A) Anabolism (B) Metabolism (C) Catabolism (D) Cretinism

Description : Degradation of proteins to amino acids, glucose from carbohydrates and fatty acids from lipids is known as (A) Anabolism (B) Metabolism (C) Catabolism (D) Cretinism

Last Answer : Answer : C

Radioactive iodine uptake by thyroid gland is increased in (A) Endemic goitre (B) Hyperthyroidism (C) Myxoedema (D) Creatinism

Description : Radioactive iodine uptake by thyroid gland is increased in (A) Endemic goitre (B) Hyperthyroidism (C) Myxoedema (D) Creatinism

Last Answer : Answer : B

The isozyme CK-MB is specifically increased in the blood of patients who had (A) Skeletal muscle disease (B) Recent myocardial infarction (C) Infective hepatitis (D) Myxoedema

Description : The isozyme CK-MB is specifically increased in the blood of patients who had (A) Skeletal muscle disease (B) Recent myocardial infarction (C) Infective hepatitis (D) Myxoedema

Last Answer : Answer : B

There is polyuria without glycosuria in this disorder (A) Diabetes insipidus (B) Diabetes millitus (C) Bronze diabetes (D) Juvenile diabetes

Description : There is polyuria without glycosuria in this disorder (A) Diabetes insipidus (B) Diabetes millitus (C) Bronze diabetes (D) Juvenile diabetes

Last Answer : Answer : A

Digoxin given for cardiac failure is extremely valuable in patients of (a) Thyrotoxicosis (b) Beriberi (c) Cor pulmonale (d) Atrial fibrillation

Description : Digoxin given for cardiac failure is extremely valuable in patients of (a) Thyrotoxicosis (b) Beriberi (c) Cor pulmonale (d) Atrial fibrillation

Last Answer : Ans: D

A 54-year-old woman with severe hypercholesterolemia is to be treated with a combination of niacin and atorvastatin. With this drug combination, it is important that the patient be monitored closely for signs of (a) Agranulocytosis (b) Gallstones (c) Lactic acidosis (d) Myopathy (e) Thyrotoxicosis

Description : A 54-year-old woman with severe hypercholesterolemia is to be treated with a combination of niacin and atorvastatin. With this drug combination, it is important that the patient be monitored closely for signs of (a) Agranulocytosis (b) Gallstones (c) Lactic acidosis (d) Myopathy (e) Thyrotoxicosis

Last Answer : Ans: D

A 20 yr. old female patient presents with pain in thyroid region of the neck since few days. She gives recent history of mumps. On palpation thyroid is tender and her thyroid function test reveals raised levels of T3, T4 and low TSH. Iodine uptake is also low. Probable diagnosis in this case is:1) de Quervain’s thyroiditis 2) Silent thyroiditis 3) Primary thyrotoxicosis 4) Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Description : A 20 yr. old female patient presents with pain in thyroid region of the neck since few days. She gives recent history of mumps. On palpation thyroid is tender and her thyroid function ... 1) de Quervain's thyroiditis 2) Silent thyroiditis 3) Primary thyrotoxicosis 4) Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Last Answer : Correct Answer: 1) de Quervain’s thyroiditis

A patient who recently had a calculus removed from the kidney presented with radiolucent area in the left maxilla with clinical evidence of swelling. The disease that you would immediately suggest is,** M07 A. Diabetes B. Thyrotoxicosis C. Hyperparathyroidism D. Osteoporosis E. Adrenal insufficiency

Description : A patient who recently had a calculus removed from the kidney presented with radiolucent area in the left maxilla with clinical evidence of swelling. The disease that you would immediately suggest ... A. Diabetes B. Thyrotoxicosis C. Hyperparathyroidism D. Osteoporosis E. Adrenal insufficiency

Last Answer : C. Hyperparathyroidism

Which hormonal deficiency is responsible for the following? (a) Diabetes mellitus (b) Goitre (c) Cretinism

Description : Which hormonal deficiency is responsible for the following? (a) Diabetes mellitus (b) Goitre (c) Cretinism

Last Answer : Which hormonal deficiency is responsible for the following? (a) Diabetes mellitus (b) Goitre (c) Cretinism

Hormone responsible for cretinism is

Description : Hormone responsible for cretinism is

Last Answer : Hormone responsible for cretinism is A. Thyroxine B. Parathormone C. Growth Hormone D. Calcitonin

Insufficient dietary iodine can cause – (1) Cretinism (2) Giant build (3) Enlarged thyroid (4) Small thyroid

Description : Insufficient dietary iodine can cause – (1) Cretinism (2) Giant build (3) Enlarged thyroid (4) Small thyroid

Last Answer : (3) Enlarged thyroid Explanation: A severe iodine deficiency can cause hypothyroidism, and even developmental brain disorders and severe goiter. If there is not enough iodine in the diet, the ... the pituitary's continued high production of TSH in its attempt to raise thyroid hormone levels.

What is cretinism? What are its symptoms?

Description : What is cretinism? What are its symptoms?

Last Answer : Cretinism is a disorder caused in children due to improper functioning of thyroid gland. The symptoms are stunted growth, retarded mental development, bow legs, defective teeth, protrusion of tongue and loose wrinkled skin.

.Which of the following is not a hereditary disease? (a) Cystic fibrosis (b) Thalassaemia (c) Haemophilia (d) Cretinism

Description : .Which of the following is not a hereditary disease? (a) Cystic fibrosis (b) Thalassaemia (c) Haemophilia (d) Cretinism

Last Answer : (d) Cretinism

Which one of the following pairs correctly matches a hormone with a disease resulting from its deficiency ? (a) Relaxin – Gigantism (b) Prolactin – Cretinism (c) Parathyroid hormone – Tetany (d) Insulin – Diabetes insipidus

Description : Which one of the following pairs correctly matches a hormone with a disease resulting from its deficiency ? (a) Relaxin – Gigantism (b) Prolactin – Cretinism (c) Parathyroid hormone – Tetany (d) Insulin – Diabetes insipidus

Last Answer : (c) Parathyroid hormone – Tetany