الاثنين، 11 مارس 2013

MCQs in Syndromes

Q1:

The parents of a 4-year-old girl who has just been diagnosed as having Turner syndrome are concerned about her future health.
Of the following, the MOST appropriate statement to include in your discussion is that:

A. because affected girls have no ovaries, estrogen replacement should begin at the age of 5 years
B. it is likely that the girl will have mild mental retardation
C. most affected girls have a cardiac defect that requires surgical repair
D. renal disease in adulthood is common
E. treatment of short stature with growth hormone therapy has been effective in many affected individuals

Answer

E

The use of growth hormone in Turner syndrome has been evaluated in a number of clinical trials. These studies have revealed that growth hormone accelerates the linear growth rate and increases final height, although the degree of gain has varied among studies. 

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