KROK 1 2011 – Question 104 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient complains of hydruria (7 liters per day) and polydipsia. Examination reveals no disorders of carbohydrate metabolism. These abnormalities might be caused by the dysfunction of the following endocrine gland:
- A. Adrenal medulla
- B. Adrenal cortex
- C. Islets of Langerhans (pancreatic islets)
- D. Adenohypophysis
- E. Neurohypophysis
Hint
Polyuria and thirst with normal glucose point to a failure of water conservation; ask which hormone controls free-water reabsorption and which gland releases it.
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