Adrenal

Question 1

Cushings disease

Answer 1

-Excess cortisol
- adrenal glands hypersech cortisol bkz pituitary gland hypersecretes ACTH

Question 2

Characteristics of cushing’s disease

Answer 2

• moon face, wt gain
• purple stretch marks
  -excessive hair in females
• high BG
  -HTN
  -HYPOKALEMIA

Question 3

Complications of cushing’s disease

Answer 3

MI, Stroke, blood clots
Obesity, DM, Metabolic syndrome

Question 4

Cortisol’s function

Answer 4

Fight or flight
⬆️blood sugar levels
⬆️ blood pressure
Immune fxn
Metabolic fxn

Question 5

Primary addisons disease

Answer 5

-Autoimmune= most common cause
- can also be caused by infection, tumors, hemorrhage
- affects adrenal cortex
-⬇️ levels of cortisol and aldosterone

Question 6

⬇️ cortisol levels cause

Answer 6

Hypoglycemia
Fatigue
Immune dysfunction

Question 7

⬇️ levels of aldosterone cause

Answer 7

⬇️ Na+
⬆️K+
Hypotension

Question 8

Secondary addison’s disease

Answer 8

Caused by pituitary and hypothalamic dysfunction

Question 9

Characteristics of addison’s disease

Answer 9

Bronze color skin (HALLMARK)
Postural hypotension(d/t ⬇️ Na)
Wt loss, salt cravings, N/V
Loss of genital hair and libido
Myalgia and arthralgia(w/ no swelling)

Question 10

Electrolyte imbalances in addison’s disease

Answer 10

⬇️ Na, ⬆️ K

Question 11

Adrenal Crisis

Answer 11

Profound hypotension causes shock