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15 The Endocrine System…. The rest ! Flashcards

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The endocrine system

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Multiple organs.

Highly integrated.

Secrete hormones to cause the effect

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Endocrine diseases

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Underproduction

Overproduction

Mass lesions

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Areas to be covered

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Hypothalamus
Pituitary
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Adrenals
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Hypothalamus

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Located in the brain – above brain stem

Links the Central Nervous system to the Endocrine system

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Pituitary gland

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Anterior
Growth hormone
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Adreno-corticotrophic hormone
Follicle stimulating hormone
Lutenising hormone
Prolactin

Posterior:
Antidiuretic hormone
Oxytocin

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Pituitary Diseases

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Hyperpituitarism-related effects
Adenomas

Hypopituitarism-related effectsInjury, surgery, radiation, inflammation

Local mass effectcompressing the optic chiasm

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Hyperpiuitarism

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Most common cause is an adenoma in anterior lobe.

Other causes:CancerHyperplasia

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Pituitary Adenoma

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Functional- prolactinoma

Non Functional

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Pituitary Adenoma

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Macroadenomas ( > 1 cm in diameter )

Microadenomas (

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Pituitary adenomas

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Hormone - Syndrome
ACTH - Cushings Disease

Growth hormone -
Gigantism (children)
Acromegaly (adults)

Prolactin - Galactorrhoea/amenorrhea
sexual dysfuntion
infertility

TSH - Hyperthyroidism

FSH, LH - Hypogonadism,
mass effects,
hypopituitarism

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Hypopituitarism

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Occurs with loss of 75% or more of the anterior pituitary parenchyma.

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Hypopituitarism: causes

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Ischemic necrosis of the pituitary: Sheehan’s syndrome

Non functioning adenomas

Surgery or irradiation

Inflammatory lesions

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Hyperthyroidism causes

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Grave’s disease (Autoimmune)
Over treatment by thyroxine
Infective – De Quervain’s thyroiditis
Toxic multinodular goitre
Toxic adenoma
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Hyperthyroidism: Management

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Testing: Clinical + thyroid function tests

Treat the cause

Carbimazole/propylthiouracil

Radioiodine

Thyroidectomy

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Hypothyroidism causes

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Iodine deficiency
Autoimmune – Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Iatrogenic: Surgery, radioiodine
Pituitary defects
Congenital
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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

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Autoimmune destruction of the thyroid gland.

Women > men

45 – 60 years old

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Hypothyroidism: Management

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Thyroxine

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Thyroid Cancer

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Relatively uncommon

Most common type is Papillary carcinoma.

Papillary thyroid carcinoma is a non-functional tumour.

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Hypoparathyroidism: Causes

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Removal by surgery (Thyroidectomy)
Congenital
Hereditary (autoimmune)

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Hypoparathyroidism: Symptoms

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Due to low calcium;- Irritability- Tetany- Seizures

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Hyperparathyroidism

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PRIMARY - Adenoma

SECONDARY - Chronic renal failure

TERTIARY - After renal transplant

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Hyperparathyroidism: Symptoms

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Due to hypercalcemia:ConstipationDepressionSeizuresMuscle wastingPolyuriaBone fracturesKidney stones

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Hyperaldosteronism

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Primary ( Conn’s Disease in > 50 %)

Secondary (due to high renin)

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Conn’s Disease: Symptoms

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Oedema
Hypertension
High Sodium
Low Potassium

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Glucocorticoids: Cortisol

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Essential to life

Regulates blood sugar

Inhibits inflammation

Stress response

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Glucocorticoids: Cortisol

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Release is by circadian rhythm (normal)

Stress

Excess release —— Cushing’s Syndrome

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Cushing’s Syndrome: Causes

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ACTH releasing tumour (pituitary/lung)

Steroids

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Addison’s disease (adrenal insufficiency)

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Multiple causes:
Autoimmune
Infection
Neoplasms

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Addison’s disease: Symptoms and signs

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GI Symptoms (Anorexia, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea)

Weight loss

Hyperpigmentation

Low Sodium, High Potassium

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Gonadocorticoids (sex hormones)

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Testosterone

Oestrogen

Both are also secreted from the gonads

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Phaeochromocytoma: Presentation

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Hypertension
Sweating
Palpitations
Nervousness
Increased metabolic ratio
Rapid heart rate
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)

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Group of inherited diseases resulting in proliferative lesions of multiple endocrine organs

Different types

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Summary

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Hypothalmus
Pituitary
Thyroid
Parathyroid
Adrenals

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