KROK 1 2015 – Question 34 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 41-year-old man has a history of recurrent attacks of heartbeats (paroxysms), profuse sweating, headaches. Examination revealed hypertension, hyperglycemia, increased basal metabolic rate, and tachycardia. These clinical presentations are typical for the following adrenal pathology:
- A. Hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex
- B. Primary aldosteronism
- C. Hyperfunction of the medulla
- D. Hypofunction of the medulla
- E. Hypofunction of the adrenal cortex
Hint
Identify which hormones can cause sudden bursts of palpitations, sweating, hypertension and high blood glucose, and in which part of the adrenal gland they are made.
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