Addison And cushing

Question 1

Inadequate corticosteroid and mineralocorticoid synthesis
Which disease

Answer 1

Addison disease

Question 2

Elevated ACTH levels
What disorder

Answer 2

Addison

Question 3

Symptoms of Addison disease are a result of what two conditions

Answer 3

Hypocortisolism
Hypoaldosteronism

Question 4

Hypocortisolism
Hypoaldosteronism
What condition

Answer 4

Addison

Question 5

Hypocortisolism
What condition

Answer 5

Addison

Question 6

Hypoaldosteronism
What condition

Answer 6

Addison

Question 7

Aldosterone’s primary function is to act on what organ

Answer 7

Kidney

Question 8

What hormone?
Favors sodium and water reabsorption and potassium excretion

Answer 8

Aldosterone

Question 9

What two things does aldosterone favor resorption?

Answer 9

Sodium
Water

Question 10

Aldosterone favors excretion of what

Answer 10

Potassium

Question 11

Hyperkalemia in Addison is a result of what

Answer 11

Not enough aldosterone

Question 12

Why is there hyperkalemia in Addison disease?

Answer 12

Not enough aldosterone

Question 13

Hypovolemia in Addison disease why?

Answer 13

Not enough aldosterone

Question 14

All clinical manifestations related to excessive exposure to cortisol

Answer 14

Cushing syndrome

Question 15

Hypokalemia
Cushing or Addison

Answer 15

Cushing

Question 16

Hyperkalemia
Cushing or Addison

Answer 16

Addison

Question 17

Hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia in Cushing

Answer 17

Hyperglycemia

Question 18

Sodium imbalance in Cushing?
Think opposite of Addison

Answer 18

Hypernatremia

Question 19

Potsssium imbalance in Addison?

Answer 19

Hyperkalemia

Question 20

Potassium imbalance in Cushing?

Answer 20

Hypokalemia

Question 21

Three signs (physical) of Cushing

Answer 21

Truncal obesity
Moon face
Buffalo hump

Question 22

Cortisol induced insulin resistance leads to what type of intolerance

Answer 22

Glucose

Question 23

Why is there hyperglycemia in Cushing syndrome?

Answer 23

Increased gluconeogenesis and glycogen storage by the liver

Question 24

Increased gluconeogenesis and glycogen storage by the liver lead to what in Cushing?

Answer 24

Hyperglycemia

Question 25

Catabolic effects of cortisol on peripheral tissues is caused by what in Cushing

Answer 25

Protein wasting

Question 26

Where is muscle wasting in Cushing most prominent?

Answer 26

Muscles of extremities Thinning of limbs

Question 27

Thin weakened integumentary tissues are due to loss of what

Answer 27

Collagen

Question 28

Exogenous Cushing like syndrome due to what

Answer 28

Long term administration of glucocorticoids

Question 29

Purple striae and easy bruising What condition

Answer 29

Cushing

Question 30

Loss of what leads to purple striae and easy bruising?

Answer 30

Collagen