1 . All of the following are potential side-effects of lysodren therapy except which one?
a. vomiting
b. anorexia
c. hyperkalemia
d. polydipsia
e. depression

2.Which one of the following clinical findings is least common in dogs with an expanding pituitary tumor?
a. severe depression
b. head pressing
c. seizures
d. polyuria and polydipsia
e. blindness

3.Which one of the following screening adrenal function tests has the best accuracy in differentiating non-adrenopathic systemically ill dogs from those with hyperadrenocorticism?
a. Low-dose dexamethasone suppression test (LDDST)
b. ACTH stimulation test
c. urine cortisol/creatinine
d. combined LDDST and ACTH stimulation test
e. ACTH assay

4.Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding iotrogenic hyperadrenocorticism?
a. Endogenous cortisol production is decreased.
b. ACTH levels are decreased.
c. The ACTH stimulaton test is the confirmation test of choice.
d. Hyperkalemia and hypernatremia are common findings.
e. Trunkal alopecia and epidermal atropy are common dermatological signs.

5.Which one of the following is the most important dermatological sign of feline hyperadrenocorticism?
a. alopecia
b. increased cutaneous fragility
c. recurrent pyoderma
d. calcinosis cutis
e. seborrhea oleosa

6.Which one of the following diseases occurs commonly in feline hyperadrenocorticism?
a. cholangiohepatitis
b. hyperthyroidism
c. diabetes mellitus
d. inflammatory bowel disease
e. acute pancreatitis

7.Which one of the following statements is correct regarding the diagnosis of feline hyperadrenocorticism?
a. The LDDST is more accurate in cats than in dogs.
b. The ACTH stimulation test is a very accurate screening procedure.
c. In general, adrenal function tests in cats are less accurate and less reliable than in dogs.
d. The pituitary of cats is very sensitive to the suppressive effects of low doses of dexamethasone.
e. The urine cortisol/creatinine ratio is more reliable in cats than in dogs.

8.Which one of the following statements is the major action of l-deprenyl in dogs with pituitary dependent hyperadrenocorticism?
a. rapid reduction in ACTH production
b. increases dopamine in pars intermedia
c. supresses cortisol synthesis in zona fasiculata
d. suppresses ACTH secretion in pars distalis
e. causes necrosis of pars distalis

9.A major advantage of LDDST as a screening test for hyperadrenocorticism is?
a. greater accuracy than ACTH stimulation test in adrenopathic and non-adrenopathic ill dogs
b. can be used as a differentiating test in 60-70% of dogs with hyperadrenocorticism
c. least expensive test (procedure)
d. better safety
e. fewer blood samples required

10.All of the following are documented complications of canine hyperadrenocorticism except?
a. proteinuria and glomerulopathy
b. corneal ulcers
c. hypertension
d. hepatic failure
e. pulmonary thromboemblism