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1. In the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasis in which there is excess production of cortisol precursors due to a lack of 21β-hydroxylase activity, the purpose of administration of a synthetic glucocorticoid is
2. Which of the following glucocorticoids produces the least sodium retention?
3. Which one of the following hormones not synthesized in the hypothalamus?
4. Estrogens
5. Actions of thyroxine include the following except
6. A 60-year-old male presents with severe hyperthyroidism and multinodular goiter. It was decided to treat him with 131I. The most appropriate course of treatment would be
7. All of the following substances are endogenous topic hormones secreted by the pituitary gland except
8. An important difference between leuprolide and the new drug ganirelix is that ganirelix
9. A 46-year-old male patient has Cushing’s syndrome that is due to the presence of an adrenal tumor. Which of the following drugs would be expected to reduce the signs and symptoms of this man’s disease?
10. A 54-year-old obese patient with type 2 diabetes and a history of alcoholism probably should not receive metformin because it can increase his risk of
11. Several actions of growth hormone are exerted through the elaboration of
12. Which of the following tissues is most sensitive to oxytocin.
13. Which of the following is true of anabolic steroids ?
14. On stoppage of the combined estrogenprogestin contraceptive pill, fertility returns after
15. Which of the following is an idiosyncratic adverse drug reaction ?
16. Which of the following substances when present in urine is the most likely positive sign of pregnancy?
17. A 42-year-old woman requires treatment for diabetes insipidus following surgical removal of part of her pituitary gland. The advantage of treating this patient with desmopressin instead of vasopressin is that desmopressin
18. Which of the following preparations is used to attain remission of thyrotoxicosis?
19. Under physiological conditions the rate limiting enzyme in the generation of angiotensin II is
20. The primary mechanism of action of the combined estrogen-progestin oral contraceptive pill is
21. Glucose entry into the cells of the following organ/ tissue is highly dependent on the presence of insulin.
22. Which of the following is an orally active ovulation inducing agent ?
23. The purpose/purposes served by the progestin component of the combined estrogen + progestin contraceptive pill is/ are
24. Which of the following drugs has potent antiandrogenic and weak progestational activity ?
25. Which of the following drugs is an antiprogestin

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