APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY | Endocrine Function and Anesthesia Flashcards

1
Q

TRUE or FALSE

Patients who have received corticosteroids for more than 3 weeks in the past year may have adrenal suppression

A

True

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2
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What is the most potent endogenous glucocorticoid?

A

Cortisol (Hydrocortisone)

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3
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Which of the following is considered to be the daily production of endogenous cortisol?

A. 10 mg

B. 15 mg

C. 20 mg

A

10 mg

Most of the circulating hormone is bound to the α-globulin cortisol-binding globulin. It is the relatively small amount of free hormone that exerts the biologic effects.

Endogenous glucocorticoids are inactivated primarily by the liver and are excreted in the
urine as 17-hydroxycorticosteroids.

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4
Q

TRUE or FALSE

cortisol secretion is decreased in the elderly patient?

A

TRUE

cortisol secretion is decreased by approximately 30% in the elderly patient.

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5
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What is the most potent regulator of ACTH
secretion?

A. Cortisol

B. Vasopressin

C. Aldosterone

A

A. Cortisol

Cortisol is the most potent regulator of ACTH
secretion, acting by a negative-feedback mechanism to maintain cortisol levels in a physiologic range.

ACTH release follows a diurnal pattern, with maximal activity occurring soon after awakening

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6
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Which of the following is the most potent vasopressor produced in the body?

A. Angiotensin II

B. Epinephrine

C. Dopamine

D. Aldosterone

A

A. Angiotensin II

Angiotensin II is the most potent vasopressor produced in the body. It directly stimulates the
adrenal cortex to produce aldosterone.

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7
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What is the most common cause of Cushing syndrome?

A. adrenal carcinoma

B. neuroendocrine tumors

C. prolonged exogenous glucocorticosteroid use

A

C. prolonged exogenous glucocorticosteroid use

Overall, the most common cause of Cushing syndrome is the prolonged administration of exogenous glucocorticoids to treat a variety of illnesses.

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8
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What is the maintenance dose of fludrocortisone (9-α-fluorohydrocortisone) after bilateral adrenalectomy?

A. 0.05 to 0.1 mg/d

B. 0.5 to 1 mg/d

C. 0.1 to 0.5 mg/d

A

A. 0.05 to 0.1 mg/d

After bilateral adrenalectomy, most patients require 0.05 to 0.1 mg/d of fludrocortisone (9-α-fluorohydrocortisone) starting around day 5 to provide mineralocorticoid activity.

Slightly higher doses may be needed if
prednisone is used for glucocorticoid maintenance because it has little intrinsic mineralocorticoid activity.

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9
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Cathecolamines are synthesized from?

A. endoplasmic reticulum

B. cytoplasm

C. Mitochondria

A

A. Rough endoplasmic reticulum

Catecholamine prohormones are synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum of the chromaffin cells.

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10
Q

What β-blocker decreases peripheral conversion of T4 → T3?

A. Esmolol

B. Propranolol

C. Labetalol

A

B. Propranolol

The best β-blocker for thyroid storm is propanolol. Second choice is esmolol.

MOA:

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11
Q

TRUE or FALSE

Hyperthyroid patients are unlikely to be regulated to a euthyroid state with antithyroid drugs alone in
less than 6 to 8 weeks.

Why?

A

TRUE

Normal thyroid glands usually contain a
store of hormone that is large enough to maintain a euthyroid state for several months, even if synthesis is abolished. Therefore, hyperthyroid patients are unlikely to be regulated to a euthyroid state with anti-thyroid drugs alone in
less than 6 to 8 weeks.

Keyword: 6 - 8 WEEKS!

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12
Q

What is the role of steroid perioperatively?

What is the dose?

A

Glucocorticoids such as dexamethasone (8 to 12 mg/d) are used in the management of severe
thyrotoxicosis because they reduce thyroid hormone secretion and the peripheral conversion of T4 to T3.

PERIPHERAL CONVERSION of T4 to T3.

8 - 12 mg/d

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13
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TRUE or FALSE

Radioactive iodine crosses the placenta.

A

TRUE

It should not be administered to patients who
are pregnant because it crosses the placenta and may destroy the fetal thyroid.

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14
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TRUE or FALSE

Anti-thyroid medications are continued through the morning of surgery.

A

TRUE

All antithyroid medications are continued through the morning of surgery. The goal of intraoperative
management is to achieve a depth of anesthesia that prevents an exaggerated sympathetic response to surgical stimulation while avoiding the
administration of medication that stimulates the sympathetic nervous system.

AVOID: Ketamine

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15
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Should the initial dose of muscle relaxant should be reduced perioperatively in patients with hyperthyroidism?

Why?

A

YES

The incidence of myasthenia gravis is increased
in hyperthyroid patients; thus, the initial dose of muscle relaxant should be reduced, and a twitch monitor should be used to titrate subsequent doses.

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16
Q

TRUE or FALSE

Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) INCREASES in hyperthyroid patient.

A

FALSE

Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) requirement for anesthesia is not affected by hyperthyroidism

17
Q

How do you treat Thyroid Storm?

Does laboratory work-up play a role?

A

Thyroid storm must be distinguished from, or considered with, pheochromocytoma, malignant
hyperthermia, and light anesthesia.

Although free T4 levels are often markedly elevated, NO LABORATORY test is diagnostic.

18
Q

Aldosterone produces:

A. Acidosis
B. Alkalosis

A

Alkalosis

due to increased H+ excretion

19
Q

Which of the following is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitors?

A. Miglitol
B. Metformin
C. Gliclazide

A

A. Miglitol

Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (e.g. acarbose, miglitol) slow the absorption of carbohydrates from the GI tract.

20
Q

Severe hypothyroidism has the following symptoms EXCEPT:

A. hypoventilation, hypothermia, hypotension,
and hyponatremia

B. hypoventilation, hypothermia, hypotension,
and hypenatremia

C. stupor, hypoventilation, hypernatremia, hypotension

A

A. hypoventilation, hypothermia, hypotension,
and hyponatremia

Myxedema coma represents a severe form of hypothyroidism characterized by stupor or coma, hypoventilation, hypothermia, hypotension,
and hyponatremia.

21
Q

Synthesis of catecholamines:

A
22
Q

Albumin binds approximately __ percent of calcium?

A. 90%

B. 99%

C. 75%

A

A. 90%

Albumin binds approximately 90% of the
protein-bound fraction of calcium, and total serum Ca2+ consequently depends on albumin levels.

23
Q

TRUE or FALSE

Alkalotic state increases protein binding hence decreases the level of IONIZED Ca2+

A

TRUE

Acidosis decreases protein binding (increases ionized Ca2+), and alkalosis increases protein
binding (decreases ionized Ca2+).

Acidosis decreases protein

24
Q

What are the 3 Glucocorticoids that are devoid of Mineralocorticoid property?

A

Methyprednisolone
Triamcinolone
Dexamethasone

25
Q

Which of the following glucocorticoid has the highest anti-inflammatory property?

A. Prednisone

B. Dexamethasone

C. Hydrocortisone

D. Triamcinolone

A

B. Dexamethasone

26
Q

Which of the following glucocorticoid has the lowest anti-inflammatory property?

A. Cortisone

B. Prednisolone

C. Hydrocortisone

D. Prednisone

A

A. Cortisone