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2. Tertiary adrenal insufficiency is caused by what?

  • Adrenal pathology
  • Hypothalamic pathology
  • Pituitary pathology

3. Which of these is indicative of primary hyperaldosteronism?

  • Hypotension
  • Hyperkalaemia
  • Suppressed renin
  • Increased renin

4. Von-Hippel-Lindau syndrome causes what?

  • Neurofibromas
  • Gliomas of CNS
  • Pheochromocytomas of the mediastinum
  • Thyroid cancer

5. Which of these statements is true?

  • Cushing's disease is an excess of aldosterone due to adrenal hypersecretion
  • Cushing's disease is depleted cortisol levels due to autoimmunity
  • Cushing's disease is excess cortisol due to hypersecretion of ACTH
  • Cushing's disease is excess cortisol due to an ACTH producing tumour

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