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PATHO 101

Chapter 40

1)The pituitary gland produces a hormone that is a potent anabolic agent that causes the development of all tissues of the body that are capable of responding to it. This hormone is called

2. The conditions of pituitary gigantism in children and acromegaly in adults are produced by excessive levels of
3. The uncontrolled hormone production in acromegaly and gigantism is most often the result of
4. Low serum levels of which hormone is helpful in differentiating between primary or secondary causes of hypothyroidism?
5. Children who have midline craniocerebral defects, nystagmus, retinal abnormalities, and other midline or midfacial abnormalities (e.g., cleft lip or palate) should be evaluated for deficiencies in

6. If annual development assessment shows a child to have growth hormone deficiencies, treatment alternatives include
7. The most significant regulator of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) release is
8. When damage occurs to the antidiuretic hormone (ADH)-producing cells in the hypothalamus from head trauma, intracranial tumors, or neurosurgery, what disorder is suggested by a large diuresis of very dilute urine?
9. The pathology of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) secretion, leading to dilution of serum and an excess of water relative to solute, produces
10. Changes in urine osmolality seen in syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) secretion cause
11. An enlarged thyroid gland produces a colloid goiter when
12. In adrenocortical insufficiency, such as Addison disease, the most severe manifestations are the result of
13. Cushing syndrome differs from Cushing disease in that the term Cushing syndrome is used only to describe
14. If the cause of hypercortisolism is an adrenal tumor, which option is indicated?
15. A severely hypertensive patient presents with the classic triad of headache, tachycardia, and diaphoresis, and laboratory tests show excessive circulating catecholamine levels. Which rare, but treatable, disorder is suspected?
16. The origin of congenital adrenal hyperplasia occurs when circulating cortisol levels
17. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIAHD) secretion can be attributed to which of the following?
    1. Malignant lung disorders
    2. Nonmalignant lung disorders
18. A patient diagnosed with hormonal resistance can present with which assessment datum?
    1. No response to exogenous hormone replacement
    2. Lack of normal hormonal action
    3. Normal hormone levels
    4. Elevated hormone levels
19. The secretion of the appropriate amount of free thyroid hormones in circulating body fluid is regulated by the feedback interaction between which hormone sources?
    1. Pituitary
    2. Hypothalamus
    3. Thyroid