1. Which of the following factors determine whether a patient develops acromegaly or gigantism

A. Sex
B. Age at onset of the tumor
C. Amount of available calcium
D. Degree of function of the tumour

Ans. B

2. Acromegaly occurs

A. Before closure of epiphyses of long bones
B. After closure of epiphyses of long bones
C. Not related to closure of epiphyses of long bones
D. Depending on functioning of posterior pitutary gland

Ans. B

3. Atrial fibrillation is common in

A. Adrenogenital syndrome
B. Addisons disease
C. Hyperthyroidism
D. Von willebrands disease

Ans. C

4. Diminution in normal size of the body, well proportioned body, fine sparse hair on the head and other hairy regions, wrinkled atrophic skin and other hypogonadism could be diagnosis as suffering from

A. Hypothyroidism
B. Hypopituitarism
C. Hyperthyroidism
D. None of the above

Ans. B

5. In Grave’s disease

A. Exophthalmus is due to proliferation of tissue behind the eye ball
B. Overactive thyroid is in nervous patients only
C. Adenoma of pitutary is there
D. CHF can occur

Ans. A
Graves disease is distinguished clinically from other forms of hyperthyroidism by the presence of diffuse thyroid enlargement, ophthalmopathy and pretibial myxoedema

6. Thyrotoxicosis is characterised by

A. Exophthalmus
B. Sinus bradycardia
C. Constipation
D. Slow relaxation of deep tendon reflexes

Ans. A

7. The following are true of primary thyrotoxicosis except

A. Tremors
B. Warm extremities
C. Diarrhoea
D. Intolerance to cold

Ans. D

8. Thyroid carcinoma with pulsating vascular skelet metastasis is

A. Follicular
B. Anaplastic
C. Medullary
D. Papillary

Ans. A
Determination that a follicular neoplasm is a carcinoma is not contigent only on the specific cellular architectute but instead is based on the findings of vascular invasion and capsular invasion.

9. The commonest cause of primary hyperparathyroidism

A. Solitary adenoma
B. Chief cell hyperplasia
C. Carcinoma parathyroid
D. Chronic renal failure

Ans. A

10. The following occurs in hypoparathyroidism except

A. Tetany
B. Chvostek’s sign
C. Trousseau’s sign
D. Troisier’s sign

Ans. D