KROK 1 2011 – Question 93 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
The patient with complaints of permanent thirst applied to the doctor. Hyperglycemia, polyuria and increased concentration of 17-ketosteroids in the urine were revealed. What disease is the most likely?
- A. Addison’s disease
- B. Myxoedema
- C. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- D. Type I glycogenosis
- E. Steroid diabetes
Hint
Consider which endocrine disturbance raises blood glucose by stimulating gluconeogenesis while also increasing the urinary breakdown products of adrenal hormones.
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