{"id":107,"date":"2017-04-20T03:06:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T03:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imgmedicaldoctor.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2025-12-06T18:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T18:54:13","slug":"endocrinology-questions-1-for-usmle-mccee-plab-fcps-pdmcmrcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imgmedicaldoctor.com\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"Endocrinology Questions (1) for USMLE, MCCEE, PLAB, FCPS, PDMC,MRCP&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-2708967997486115\",\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\n  });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- USMLE Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2708967997486115\" data-ad-slot=\"2268670784\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 40-year-old woman presents to her regular physician for evaluation of a left adrenal mass. This mass was seen by accident last week on a CT scan during a visit to the emergency room for abdominal pain. Her vital signs, physical examination, and review of systems are all normal. Her past history and family history are unremarkable.<\/p>\n<p>What is the first step in management for this patient?<\/p>\n<p>A- Assure the patient and schedule another CT scan after 6 months<\/p>\n<p>B- Order a hormonal assay to evaluate if the mass is functional or not<\/p>\n<p>C- Order MRI of the mass<\/p>\n<p>D- Perform a needle biopsy<\/p>\n<p>E- Refer to surgery for removal of the adrenal mass<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- USMLE Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2708967997486115\" data-ad-slot=\"2268670784\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a case of incidentaloma, as it name implies, a tumor that it discovered incidentally. The first crucial step is to find out if it is functional or not. Hormonal assay is the most appropriate method to figure that out.<\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is B<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- shorter link --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 468px; height: 15px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2708967997486115\" data-ad-slot=\"2174551186\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 40-year-old woman presents to her regular physician for evaluation of a left adrenal mass. This mass was seen by accident last week on a CT scan during a visit to the emergency room for abdominal pain. Her vital signs, physical examination, and review of systems are all normal. 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