Chapter 220 of 2362 min read

Disorders

Why this is asked: The same underlying problem, hypothyroidism, gets two different names depending on when it strikes: cretinism if present from childhood (stunted growth, mental retardation), myxoedema if it develops in an adult (low metabolic rate, puffiness) — a naming-by-age distinction NEET tests directly rather than asking about the hormone deficiency in the abstract.

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Match List I with List II.

List I	List II
A. Exophthalmic goitre	I. Excess secretion of cortisol, moon face & hyperglycaemia
B. Acromegaly	II. Hyposecretion of thyroid hormone and stunted growth
C. Cushing's syndrome	III. Hypersecretion of thyroid hormone & protruding eyeballs
D. Cretinism	IV. Excessive secretion of growth hormone

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