MRCPUK Endocrinology and Diabetes (Specialty Certificate Examination) 認定 SEND 試験問題:

1. A 24-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of secondary amenorrhoea. She also complained of milky discharge from her breasts. She was otherwise well, but had been having difficulty getting pregnant despite regular sexual intercourse. She was taking no medication.
Investigations:
serum prolactin3214 mU/L (<360)
serum thyroid-stimulating hormone2.4 mU/L (0.4-5.0)
serum free T415.6 pmol/L (10.0-22.0)
MR scan of pituitary7-mm left-sided pituitary mass
with no extension beyond the sella
What is the most appropriate licensed therapy in the UK to assist conception?

A) clomifene
B) gonadotropin therapy
C) bromocriptine
D) cabergoline
E) quinagolide

2. A 76-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus was reviewed. Treatment with thiazolidinedione was being considered, but she was worried about the effect this medication might have on the incidence of complications. She had known background retinopathy.
What complication is more likely to worsen in a patient taking a thiazolidinedione?

A) cataract
B) retinal haemorrhages
C) macular oedema
D) retinal vein thrombosis
E) hard exudates

3. A 66-year-old woman was admitted with carpopedal spasm. During the previous week she had had 2 days of diarrhoea following treatment with ciprofloxacin for a urinary tract infection. She had long-standing rheumatoid arthritis treated with prednisolone 5 mg daily, and was also taking alendronic acid, omeprazole and furosemide.
Investigations:
serum creatinine115 ?mol/L (60-110)
serum corrected calcium1.79 mmol/L (2.20-2.60)
serum alkaline phosphatase124 U/L (45-105)
serum magnesium0.26 mmol/L (0.75-1.05)
plasma parathyroid hormone2.7 pmol/L (0.9-5.4)
Which medicine is most likely to be responsible for her metabolic derangement?

A) furosemide
B) prednisolone
C) omeprazole
D) ciprofloxacin
E) alendronic acid

4. A 62-year-old woman was admitted with right lower lobe pneumonia. She was taking
amiodarone for atrial fibrillation. Routine thyroid function tests were performed.
Investigations:
serum thyroid-stimulating hormone0.3 mU/L (0.4-5.0)
serum free T427.0 pmol/L (10.0-22.0)
serum free T34.2 pmol/L (3.0-7.0)
anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies32 IU/mL (<50)
What is the most appropriate interpretation of the thyroid function tests?

A) amiodarone effect in a euthyroid patient
B) amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis type I
C) subclinical amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis
D) Wolff-Chaikoff effect
E) amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis type II

5. A 77-year-old woman presented with acute severe pain in the mid-thoracic spine after lifting a heavy bag of shopping. She had reported losing 6 cm in height over the preceding 5 years.
On examination, she was of slight build and experienced difficulty rising from a chair. There was tenderness in the region of T9/10.
Investigations:
plain thoracic X-ray of spinewedge fracture of T10
DXA scanT score -2.7 at L1-L4 and -2.3 at
the left total hip
What is the best estimate for the proportion of vertebral fractures that present clinically with back pain, as seen in this patient?

A) 5%
B) 25%
C) 60%
D) <1%
E) 90%

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