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Features of Cushing’s syndrome may include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is the leading cause of end stage renal disease?

After giving birth, a 30-year-old woman developed heat intolerance and loses more weight than expected postpartum.  On physical exam, her thyroid is enlarged but painless.  Lab studies show increased serum T4 and low TSH level.  A year later, she is euthyroid.  Which of the following is most likely to be the pathogenesis of this patient’s disease?

Zollinger-Ellision syndrome can be part of MEN-1 sydrome

A 28-year-old, otherwise healthy man has had headaches for the past 2 weeks.  His blood pressure is measured as 174/116 mm Hg.  A right adrenalectomy is done and the gross photo is shown as below.  Which of the following lab findings in his blood is most likely reported before surgery?

A 50-year-old man with fasting blood glucose > 150 mg/dL on two occasions and is put on a restricted caloric diet and started on oral medications to reduce blood glucose.  Which of the following lab test is most likely to be the best to monitor disease control in this man?

For the patient in previous question, what type of the cells is the mass composed of?

A 25-year-old woman has noted breast secretions for the past month.  She is not breastfeeding and has never been pregnant.  She has not menstruated for the past 5 months.  MRI of brain shows a 0.7 cm mass within the sella turcica.  Which of the following additional complications is she most likely to have?

These adrenal neoplasms are composed of chromaffin cells, which synthesize and release catecholamines and in some instances peptide hormones. They are a rare cause of surgically correctable hypertension.

Which of the followings is not part of hypothalamus-pituitary-endocrine organ pathways?