Pance Exam Preparation Questions and
Answer (latest Update 2024)
What lab tests would you monitor in a patient with medullary
thyroid cancer after treatment? - Correct Answer ✅
Calcitonin.
Patients with medullary thyroid cancer secrets calcitonin and
CEA. After complete treatment, the labs should show low
levels of calcitoin or CEA
Testing for calcitonin and CEA can be use to diagnose and
monitor medullary cancer
What antibodies will be seen in patients with hoshimoto's
autoimmune disease? - Correct Answer ✅ Anti-
thyroglobulin antibodies
What is the radionuclide imaging pattern noted during a
thyroid scan in patients with subacute thyroiditis? - Correct
Answer ✅ Low uptake of radioactive iodine
Acute inflammation is occurring during subacute thyroiditis,
causing leakage of stored thyroid hormone into the
circulation. The thyroid is not metabolically active, and
therefore there is low radioactive iodine uptake on scan.
,Pance Exam Preparation Questions and
Answer (latest Update 2024)
In patients with Pagets disease, what will happens to serum
calcium, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphate? - Correct
Answer ✅ Serum calcium and phosphorus are in normal
range
Alkaline phosphate levels are elevated
What is the treatment of choice for pagets disease? - Correct
Answer ✅ Bisphophates**
New drug, that seems to be effective in the treatmen of
paget is Tiludronate orally for 3months
Name the three cancers that are known to cause diabetes
insipidus - Correct Answer ✅ Metastatic lung and breast
cancer
cranipharyngiomas
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus and central diabetes insipidus
typically present in what type of patients? - Correct Answer
✅ young patients
,Pance Exam Preparation Questions and
Answer (latest Update 2024)
The leision for pheochromocytoma is typically seen where? -
Correct Answer ✅ Adrenal medulla
What you on the lab of a patient with pheochromocytoma? -
Correct Answer ✅ Elevated catecholamine
What is the best medication to use to treat hyperlipidemial
during pregnancy? - Correct Answer ✅ Colesevelam
(WelChol)
Its pregnancy category B
What is the most common cause of hypothyroidism? -
Correct Answer ✅ Autoimmune thyroiditis
With the use of Statins how much do u reduce LDL by
doubling of the dose? - Correct Answer ✅ 6%
What lipid drug is good for lowering LDL the most - Correct
Answer ✅ Enzetimide
, Pance Exam Preparation Questions and
Answer (latest Update 2024)
What is faticious hypoglycemia - Correct Answer ✅ This
occurs when patients accidentally or on purpose self-
administer insulin or an insulin secretagogue. This occurs
most commonly among health care personnel, patients with
diabetes or family members of those with diabetes, and
people with a history of other factitious diseases.
What lab sign will patient's with faticious hypoglycemia
present? - Correct Answer ✅ Increase insulin but decrease
in C-peptide
What labs will a patient with hypoglycemia due to beta
insulinoma present - Correct Answer ✅ Increase insulin and
increase C-peptide
unlike patients with faticious hypoglycemia
What tests can best determine whether the polyuria is
resulting from primary polydipsia or some form of diabetes
insipidus? - Correct Answer ✅ Water deprivation test
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