CM Endo Flashcards
what is the purpose of the endocrine system?
speed?
uses hormones released from glands into the blood and transports them throughout the body to influence the activity in other tissues
slow speed
longer results
(takes longer than neurotransmitters but sticks around for longer)
what are 7 endocrine glands in the body?
pituitary
thyroid
parathyroid
adrenal glands
pancreas
gonads
hypothalamus
endocrine hormones
what are they?
released into the bloodstream, this is most common, circulates to distant targets,
paracrine hormones
what are these?
hormone acts locally on other cells other than the ones that produce it
ex: sex steroids on the ovary
autocrine hormones
what are these?
acts on the tissue it comes from
ex: release on insulin from pancreatic beta cells since the release inhibits these same cells
hormones
4 properties
- blood borne signals released by endocrine glands
- may be transported free or bound to carrier protein
- different cells can respond differently to the same hormone
- cells can have the same response to different hormones
what are the transportation mechanisms for hormones?
free
bound
free or unbound molecules
what is this?
peptide hormones and protein hormones are water soluble so therefore don’t need a carrier
free=water soluble
hormones bound to carriers
what are these? (2)
what do they come from?
length of activity?
steroid hormones and thyroid hormones are carried by specific carrier proteins synthesized in the liver and cross membrane because lipid soluble
***the more binding that is present, the longer it stays in the system**
bound hormone=lipid soluble
what are 3 ways hormones are degredated?
1
1
3
- may be destroyed by enzymes at the receptor site (epi)
- may be taking up by cells and destroyed (peptide hormones)
- may be destroyed in the liver and excreted in the bile (steroid hormones, T3, T4)
protein and peptide/polypeptide hormones
solbulity?
size?
how eliminated?
length of life?
receptor binding mechanism?
4 example hormones?
- water soluble and circulate freely in the blood
- small to large
- degraded by enzymes in the blood or tissue and excreted by kidneys and liver
- short lifespan in circulation
- bind with RECEPTORS on the surface and use secondary messangers
Ex:
- insulin
- glucagon
- hypothalmus hormones
- pituitary hormones
steroid hormones
what does it come from?
membrane permeability?
receptor location?
type of messenge?
ultimate effect?
5 hormones
- come from cholesterol
- can pass through lipid membrane
- interacts with intracellular receptors in cytoplasm or on nucleus
- primary messenger since enters cell
- effect is transcription and translation of new gene
ex:
- estradiol
- testosterone
- aldosterone
- cortisol
- glucocorticoids
amines/amino acids
made from?
behave like?
2 hormone examples? made from?
- derived from tyrosine
- behave like proteins and peptides
ex:
- NE and EPI
- made from 1 single amino acid tyrosine - thyroid hormones
- makde from 2 tyrosines
T3/T4 and NE/EPI, although being amines, behave like? what does this mean?
BEHAVE LIKE PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES
- water soluble
- bind with receptor on surface and use secondary messangers
what is the range in size for the polypeptides/proteins?
3-200 amino acids
explain how proteins and polypeptides are synthesized?
4
vessicle mediated
- synthesizied in the rough endoplasmic reticulum into precursor hormone called “prohormone”
- moves to golgi appartus** and **packaged into vessicles
- prohormones are converted to hormones once in the vessicle, if present
- once endocrine cell is stimulated** the **vessicles go to the surface to release hormone
what is the most prominent class of hormones?
proteins and poly peptides
explain the synthesis of steroid hormones?
what to keep in mind about this process?!
nonvessicle mediated
- synthesized in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (hence why steroid producing tissues have a large amouth of SER)
- some steroids serve as precursors for production of other hormones
- *****process not completely understood****
what type of receptors do polar, water soluble hormones bind to?
what two types of hormones use this methode?
example hormones within that class?
3
4
bind to plasma membrane receptors on outside of cell
1. proteins and peptides/polypeptides
-hypothalmus and pituitary hormones
-glucagon
-insulin
2. amines
(epi, NE, dopamine, T3, T4)
what type of receptors do non-polar, lipid soluble molecules bind to?
class that uses this method?
4 hormones that use this?
pass through membrane and bind to intracellular receptor
example:
steroids
- aldosterone
- cortisol
- estradiol
- testosterone
amino acid hormones (proteins + peptides/polypeptides)
what is there ultimate effect?
speed?
duration of effect?
use cell membrane receptors to alter existing proteins in target cells
fast-acting
shor duration of effects
steroid hormones
what is their ultimate effect?
speed of effect?
duration of effect?
use intracellular receptors to synthesize new proteins
slow acting
long lasting effects
hormone receptors
where are they?
what do they do?
response is dependent on? 2
can they number increase or decrease?
- located intracellularly or on membrane
- recognize a specific hormone and translate it into cellular response
3. response varies with number of receptors present and affinity
- the number of receptors changes for number of reasons
upregulation of hormone receptors
what are two ways this can occur?
- decreased hormone levels increases the number of receptors so the cell is more sensitive to the decreased levels of hormone, negative feedback
- sometimes the receptors can increase in response to increase hormone, causing a positive feedback
down regulation of hormones
what is 1 thing that causes this?
increased hormone levels cause the number of receptors to decrease and therefore decreasing the sensitivity to the hormone
cell surface receptors
what are 2 things this method requires?
binding of hormone can signal what 2 things?
require:
- first messenger
- second messenger
binding of hormone can cause:
1. cause intracellular cascade
2.direct effect on opening ion channel in cell membrane which influx becomes the secondary messenger
ex: calcium
what is the most widely distributed secondary messenger system?
cyclic adenosine monophosphate system (cAMP)
secondary messenger system:
cyclic adenosine monophosphate system
what are the 5 steps in creating this pathway?
- first messenger** **hormone** binds with the **surface receptor
- the binding activates the G protein and converts ADP to ATP
- this conversion cause the G protein to move through the membrane and activate adenylate cyclase
- this activation cconverts ATP to cAMP which is the SECOND MESSENGER
- cAMP goes on to activate OTHER PROTEIN
**phosphidesterase breaks down the cAMP which causes the actions of the hormone to stop and shuts the effect off**
what is the advantage of the secondary messenger system?
amplification
allows a small amount of hormone to have a large effect
EPINEPHRINE
what type of receptor pathway does it use?
what recptor type does it bind to?
what is its effect on the targe cell? 2
uses secondary messenger system using cAMP system
epi binds to the
beta adrenergic receptor
EFFECTS IN TARGET CELL:
- smooth muscle relaxation
- vasodilation
secondary messenger system:
inositol-phospholipid calcium plathway
- hormone binds to the plasma membrane receptor
- activates G protein
- G protein acitvates phospholipase C** which cleaves and creates **inositol triphosphate and Diacylglycerol (DAG)
.4. inositol triphosphate causes release of Ca ions from intracelluar stores
- DAG activates protein kinase C
norepinephrine
what pathway does it initiate?
what receptor does it bind to?
what two effects does it have on the target cell?
binds to plasma membrane receptors and activates inisitol-phosphilipid-calcium pathway
BINDS WITH ALPHA-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR
effect on the target cell:
- smooth muscle contraction
- vasoconstriction
nuclear receptors
what are the 5 steps that occur when these are stimulated?
- passively diffuse through the membrane and bind to receptors in on the nuclear membrane or in the cytoplasm
- enter the nucleus as hormone receptor complexes
- they bind to the DNA reponse elements or “HORMONE RESPONSE ELEMENTS** whic is the **promoter site that initiates transcription
- transcription produces mRNA
- mRNA moves into the cytoplams to be translated to proteins
***these proteins either work internaly or externally and can have an inhibitory or promotionary overall effect***
hypophysis
what is this?
the combination of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland
connected by the hypophysial portal system which goes from the hypothalamus and drains into the anterior pituitary
hypothalmus/hypothalmic hormones
4 things it controls?
regulated by what two things?
CONTROLS:
- PAIN
- EMOTION
- BODY TEMP
- NEURAL INPUT
regulated by BOTH hormonal feedback mechanisms and neural input (neurotransmitters)
what are the 7 hypothalmic hormones? what part of the pituitary do they go to? how do they get there?
released into hypophyseal portal to anterior pituitary:
- gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)
- corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)
- thyroid releasing hormone (TRH)
- growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)
- prolactin inhibitory factor
made in hypothalmus, travel down axon, stored in posterior piruitary:
- ADH
- oxytosin
what are the two hormones that are made in the hypothalmus and stored the posterior pituitary?
- ADH
- oxytocin
what are the 5 anterior pituitary hormones and their locations of function?
- FSH/LH-gonads
- ACTH-adrenal glands
- TSH-thyroid
- GH-long bones and muscles
- prolactin-breasts
what is the difference between the types of tissues in the anterior and posterior pituitary? nickanems for these?
ANTERIOR: endocrine/glandular tissue adenophypopphysis
POSTERIOR: neural tissue, connection and extension of the hypothalmus also called “neurohypophysis”
**the tissues between the two are very different!!**
what are the 5 types of cells in the anterior pituitary? what do they produce and where does it go?
1. thyrotrophs: TSH to thyroid
2. corticostrophs: ACTH to glucocorticoid levels
3. gonadotrophs: LH and FSH to gonads
4. somatotrophs: GH to metabolism and growth
5. lactotrophs: prolactin to breast growth and milk production
what are the 4 regulation methods of hormones?
- negative feedback regulation
- positive feedback regulation
- exogenous feedback mechanism
- regulation via hormone they produce
negative feedback mechanism of hormones
how does this work?
ex?
higher levels of hormone cause negative feedback on the hypothalmic system and decrease production
ex: TSH
positive feedback mechanism of hormones
how does this work?
example?
higher levels of hormone cause positive feedback and increase the levels are are secreted
ex: estradiol, during the follicular phase once it reaches threshold it increases the amount that is produced to reach the LH surge
exogenous hormones
what can these do?
example?
can influence the normal feedback control of hormone production and release
ex: administration of corticosteroids hormones causes suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-target cell system that regulates the production of these hormones
regulation via substance the hormone produces
what is this?
2 examples?
regulated by the level of substance they regulate
ex: insulin; insulin levels are regulated in response to to blood glucose levels
ex: aldosterone; levels change in response to the blood levels of sodium and potassium
what are the 8 functions of the hypothalamus?
- temp
- osmolarity
- blood nuitrients
- inflammation mediatiors
- emotions
- pain
- blood hormone levels
- rgulates secretion of pituitary gland
what are the two ways the hypothalmus releases (neuro)hormones?
- neurosecretory neurons extend into posterior pituitary and secrete neurohormones ADH and oxytocin into SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION
- neurosecretory neurons secrete RELEASING HORMONES into PORTAL CIRCULATION that stimulate the anterior pituitary endocrine cells appropriate receptors
anterior pituiary hormones
where are they released?
act on what?
enter systemic circulation and act on receptors on the cell
**many targets of pituitary hormones also act on endocrine cells causing them to release hormones**
types of anterior pituitary hormones:
- trophic (3)
- direct (2)
what do each of these mean?
trophic: stimulate other endocrine cells
- FSH/LH
- ACTH
- TSH
direct: act directly on effector
- GH
- prolactin
*****PNEUMONIC: FLAT PEG******
radioimmunoassay
what is this?
what do you use?
what one dxs is particullary important?
radiolabeled form of the hormone antibody to quantify the hormone level in the sample
decreases as the amount of unlabeled hormone in the sample is increased
antithyroid peroxidases (anti-TPO)
measured in the initial work up and followup for patients with hashimoto thyroiditis
urine tests
what type do you wnana do?
24 hour urine sample provides better picture than an isolated sample
stimulation tests
when do you use this?
what do you do in this test?
1 example?
result interpreation?
used when hypofunction of an endocrine organ is suspected
a stimuating hormone is given to see the ability for the organ to produce that hormone is measured
ex: the hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal system can be evalauged through stimulation tests using ACTH and measuring the cortisol response
* -failure to increase cortisol levels after ACTH stimulation test suggests an inadequate capacity to produce cortisol by the adrenals*
suppression test
when do you do this?
what happens in these conditions?
1 example? what happens in normal people? in disease?
used when hyperfunction of an endocrine disorder is suspected
the negative feedback process isn’t functioning appropriately so the excessive secretion of of hormone continues
ex: when a GH secreting tumor is suspected, the GH repsonse to glucose load is measured
-
- normally a high glucose level would suppress GH levels
- however, in adults with tumor producing hormones, the levels remain high
thyroid physiology
what system does this depend on?
what is the hormone that controls this and where does it bind?
what does this process require to function appropriately?
dependent on hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid acis
TSH** turns thyroid on and off by binding to the **follicular cells of the thyroid
the process of creating T3 and T4 requires iodine!!
thyroid hormone synthesis
what does this require?
what is converted?
what is it linked with?
2 things it makes?
how does this make T3/T4?
requires iodide trapping** followed by **thyroid peridoxidase conversion to IODINE** and linking it to **thyroglobulin (tyrosine)** to make **MIT and DIT
***the different combinations of MIT and DIT make T3 and T4 which are released into the blood****
Formation of thyroid hormone:
MIT+DIT+thyroglobulin=
monotyrosine (MIT)+diiodotyrosine (DIT)+thyroglobulin=T3
formation of thyroid hormones:
DIT+DIT+thyroglobulin=
diodotyrosine (DIT)+diodotyrosine (DIT)+thyroglobulin= S4
which one is produced more….T4 or T3?
so what happens with this?
which one causes more effecT?
T4!!!!!!! 13x more T4 than T3!!!
50% of this is deiodinated for form T3
***it is primaryily T3 that enters cells and exhibits effects***
what percent of T3 and T4 are bound and ree?
which enter the cell to exert their activity?
which one is more active? by how much?
T4: 99.98% bound, 0.25% free
T3: 99.7% bound, 0.3% free
***only the free T4 or T3 can enter the cell and exert its biological activity**
T3 is 3-4 times more biologically active than T4
what happens to the majority of T4?
this accounts for what percent?
T4 gets converted to T3 in the tissues, especially liver brain and hear by deiodinase enzymes
80-90% of the avaliable T3 was created by this conversion manner!!
thyroid hormone transporters
(3)
what can changes in the most common transporter cause?
what is an example of this?
- 80% by thyroxine binding globulin (TBG)
- TBPA
- albumin
*****changes in the TBG leads to changes in the total T3 and T4 levels in the absence of disease so need to look at this!!***
Ex: TBG levels increase with estrogen in pregnancy so to TOTAL T4 levels with be increased but the free levels will remain normal
thyroid hormone
where does it bind?
2 major functions?
essenital for 3 things?
BINDS WITH NUCLEAR OR INTRACELLULAR RECEPTORS
- crucial role in cell differentiation and maturation in developement
- maintains thermogenic and metabolic homeostasis in adult
essential for metabolism, protein synthesis , and organ function
what can happen if thyroid hormones aren’t present at birth?
leads to severe mental retardation “cretinism”
**this is why we screen in all newborns**
what is the most common cause of thyroid disorders?
2 CAUSES?
result of autoimmune process
cause:
1. GLANDULAR DESTRUCTION AND UNDER PRODUCTION
2. STIMULATE OVERPRODUCTION OF THYROID HORMONE
what is this?
goiter
TSH
controlled by what type of mechanism?
what instance would it be increased or decreased relative to thyroid function?
sensitive? means?
controlled by negative feedback
**THINK ABOUT THIS SINCE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK**
DECREASED in HYPERTHYROIDISM
INCREASED in HYPOTHYROIDISM
extremely sensitive indicator of thyroid function so NORMAL RESULT EXCLUDES HYPO/HYPER THYROIDISM
the TSH is always ______ with hypo/hyper thyroidism
normal/abnormal values?
the TSH is always abnormal with hypo/hyper thyroidism
normal: less than 3
abnormal: 3-6….consider hypothyroidism
Free T4
when is this needed?
what does it measure?
what is it helpful in?
normal?
occasionally needed to confirm hypo/hyperthyroidism
directly measures free T4
helpful in management of thyrotoxicosis
normal 9-24
anti-thyroid antibodies
what are 2 conditions this is elevated in?
what is the anyibody name?
what does it cause
autoimmune thyroid disease
antibodies elevated in hashimotos and graves disease**-most common thyroid disease and **stimulated thryoid gland to release more hormone
TSH-R AB (TSAb)
aka
thryoid stimulating hormone receptor antibodies
RAI uptake/scan
what is used in this study?
what does it tell you?
what can the two different patterns tell you?
oral I-131 take up by the thyroid……the % uptake indicates the gland activity and provides a picture of the gland
helpful in differentiating the types of thyrotoxicosisc
diffuse uptake=graves
localized=toxic nodule with high specific uptake
**think about it: if an area is making a large amount of hormone, then it will require a large amount of iodide to make it so it wil concentrate in the specific area (nodule) or diffuse (entire thyroid) and indicate the issue
what is the definitive test for thyroid cancer or nodule?
fine needle aspiration! KEY and NEEDED for dx!!
hyperthyroidism:
thyrotoxicosis
what is this?
what is elevated, what id decreased?
what is the most common cause of this?
clinical syndrome caused by excess circulating thyroid hormone** (T4 or T3) causing the **TSH to be decreased/suppressed
(occurs becauseit is negative feedback so if high levels of T3 or T4 causes TSH to be low)
GRAVES DISEASE IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE!!!
what are 6 causes of hyperthyroidism? which is most common?
- graves disease MOST COMMON
- toxic/hot adenomas/nodules
- early phase of hashimotos or sub-acute (viral) thyroiditis-
- factitious-excessive thyroid hormone intake
- TSH secreting adenoma
- amiodarone (both hypo and hyperthyroidism)
what is one particular drug that can cause hyper and hypo thyroidism?
amiodarone!!!
what is the most common cause of hyperthryoidism?
GRAVES DISEASE!!!
hyperthyroidism:
Graves disease
what is important to knwo about this?
who is it common in?
what causes this?
3 things it leads to?
MOST COMMON CAUSE OF HYPERTHYROIDISM
women more common 20-40 years old!!
autoimmune TSH-R AB-IgG antibodies aka TSI directed to TSH receptor over-activate gland leading to hypersecretion
leads to: hypertrophy, hyperplasia, commonly goiter!!
hyperthyroidism:
graves disease
13 sxs
2 3 key ones you need to remember
- hyperactivity, irritability, restlessness
2. heat intolerance, sweating
- palpatations
- increased appetite, weight loss
- tachycardia
- arrythmia
- fine tremor
8. goiter
- warm, oily hair
- proximal muscle weakness
- opthalmopathy
-proptosis/exopthamos
-lid lag
-
dermopathy
- pretibial myxedema - hyperreflexes
hyperthyroidism:
Graves disease
OPTHALMOPATHY
3 things causes?
why?
unique to graves disease
- proptosis/exopthalmos “lid lag”
- conjunctival inflammation/edema
- corneal drying
******occurs because the lympocytes infiltrate the orbit, muscles, eyelids and may cause diplopria and compression of optic nerve*****
hyperthyroidism:
Graves Disease
DERMOPATHY
what is the name for this?
what does this cause?
apperance?
3% occurance
“pre-tibial myxedema”
*******noninflammatory induration and plaque formation of the pre-tibial area leading to thickened skin, and orange skin appereance*****
hyperthyroidism:
Graves disease
2 tests to check
what don’t you need to check?
- very low TSH
since the T3 and T4 high, negative causes this to be low
2. total and T4 elevated
**don’t need to check TSH-R AB for dx**
hyperthyroidism:
Graves disease
9 tx options?
what is the toc?
who do you use each in?
- endocrinology consult essential
- propanolol for sxs
-
methimazole (thiourea) -MILD TO MOD 12-18 months!
- inhibits thyroid peroxidases and block organification of iodine to decrease hormone production
-monitor WHB, pruirits, and FT4
- propylithiouricil (PTU) (thiourea) if pregnant
- saturated iodine solution- severe
- iodinated contrast agens- severe or thyroid storm
- prevents conversion of T4 to T3 - glucocorticoids-severe
- prevents conversion -
radioative iodine-DEFINITIVE TX and TREATMENT OF CHOICE IN THE US!!
- destroys the overactive gland because concentrates here
- uses I-131 - thyroidectomy
no longer TOC but used in children or pregnancy or those that can’ be controlled with medication
hyperthyroidism:
Graves disease
what do you need to keep in mind about the toc for this? what is it? what might worsen?
radioactive iodine
used to destroy the gland because it concentrates here
permanent hypothyroidism often develops within 1 year and may need replacement tx FOR LIFE!!!!
***opthalmopathy may worsen esp in smokers with this tx***
hyperthyroidism:
Graves disease
in txing it with thiourea drugs what percent will have reccurance?
(propylithiouricil or methimazole)
50%
reccurence are common if tx is only with thiourea, propylthiouracil or methimazole
what are 4 complications that can come from graves disease?
- CV
- ocular
- psychological complications
- post tx hypothyroidism common, but easily txed
thyroid storm
what is this?
3 labs?
4 sxs?
3 tx options?
rare, but life-threatening of extreme hyperthyroidism, can be fatal and need to be admitted and txed STAT
elevated T3 and T4
decreased TSH
high fever
tachycardia
sweating
delierum
tx:
- satruated iodine solution
- iodinated contrast agents
- glucocorticoids
what are the 5 causes of hypothyroidism?
- hasimotos thyroiditis
2. congenital hypothyroidism
- idiopathic
- iatrogenic
- drug induced- amiodarone
hypothyroidism:
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
what is important to remember about this?
what type of disease?
how does it show up?
2 things ath cause this
what to keep in mind?
MOST COMMON CAUSE OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
AUTOIMMUNE, with insidious onset
thyroperoxidase and thyroglobulin antibodies present in high titers
*****keep in mind, this can itially cause a hyperthyroidism from release of stored hormone, but the end result is hypothyroisim*****
hypothyroidism:
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
5 early sxs
8 late sxs
early:
- cold intolerance
- dry hair, hair loss
- headaches
- mennorhagia
- thin, brittle nails
late:
- slow speech
2. hoarse voice
3. weight gain
3. goiter
4. alopecia
4. facial and eyelip puffiness
5. bradycardia
6. edema non pitting
7. myxedema
8. pleural/pericardial effusion
hypothyroidism:
hashimotos thyroiditis
myxedema
what can this lead to?
5 sxs?
abnormal interstitial fluid acculuation in skin giveing it a waxy/coarsened (non-pitting) appearence
can lead to mydxedema crisis EMERGENCY:
severe form of hypothyroidism
- bradycardia
- CNS depression (coma)
- respiratory depression
- hypotension
- hypothermia
hypothyroidism:
hashimotos thyroiditis
2 complications
4
1
-
Cardiovascular
- pericardial effusions
- cardiomyopathy
- accerlerated CHD
- HF - encephalopathy
coma/confusion
hypothyroidism:
Hashimotos thyroiditis
5 dx?
- High TSH
- low T3/T4
- increased triglycerides
- decreased HDL
- anti-thyroid antibodies
hypothyroidism:
hashimoto’s thyroiditis
what is the tx?
how is it dosed?
monitoring?
goal? time frame?
levothyroxine (synthetic T4)
a. start 50-100 ug/day and titrate to full dose over time, following TSH levels
b. recheck TSH levels every 2-3 months until normal
GOAL: clinically euthyroid state (normal)
**sxs improve slowly over months**
hypothyroidism:
iatrogenic (we caused it)
tx?
radioative iodine for initial hyperthyroidism that leads to gland destruction
hypothyroidism:
congenital
what testing?
why is it key to identify?
screening of TSH in newborns should elimate disease
early detection is key to prevent cretinism** and **hypodevelopment
what is really important to keep in mind about the initial phase of hypothyroidism???
early phase can present as hyperthyroidism (release of stored hormone) because of lymphocytic infiltration of the gland but end result is hypothyroidism
thyroiditis:
suppurative
what is this caused by?
3 sxs?
1 dx?
1 tx?
caused by gram positive bacteria
STAPH AUREUS
1. tender thyroid
- fever
- pharyngitis
DX:
fine needle aspiration
Tx:
drainage
thyroiditis:
De quervains aka granulomatous
what is this?
when is it most common?
when does it occur?
explain the progression?
2 dx?
- tx?
MOST COMMON CAUSE OF PAINFUL THYROID GLAND
***peaks in the summer….weird****
MC POST VRAL INFECTION
thyrotoxicosis initially presents followed by hypothyroidism and euthyroid within 12 months
DX:
- markedly increase ESR
- very low anti-thyroid bodies
Tx:
TOC=aspirin!!!
bb
ionated constrast agent
thyroiditis:
drug induced amiodarone
what does the medication contain?
what percent get this?
3 progression steps?
contains 37% iodine by weight or 75 mg per tablet
causes thyroid dysregulation in 20% of patients
Progression:
- can cause rise in T4 during first month of tx
- causes cellular resitsance to T4
- hypothyroid picture ensues with elevated TSH
thyroiditis:
fibrous thryoiditis (riedel)
who is this in?
what hapens to the thyroid?
key description
what happens to RAI?
ab?
1 dx method
1 tx method?
rarest form of thyroiditis, 80% are in females
formation of dense fibous tissue in the thyroid
causes
hard “woody” asymmetric thyroid feeling
the fibrosis can spread outside of the thyroid
radioactive iodine is decreased in involved areas of the thyroid
antibodies may be present in 45%
DX:
BIOPSY
tx:
tomoxifan
thyroid nodules
how are these found?
2 types? which MC?
why do we care?
2 dx methods? (interpreation)
TOC?
single or multiple
most found incidently on PE or imaging
follicular adenoma-MC
papillary adenomas-rare
when single found usually benign adenoma or colloid cyst but cancer is a possibility (5%)
DX:
- radioactive iodie thryroid scan
COLD NODLULE: NO UPTAKE meaning they aren’t functiong like normal thyroid tissue would, so more likely to be cancerous REMOVE, HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS
HOT NODULE: UPTAKE, means functioning like the tissue nromally would and less likely to be cancerous since still functioning
***FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION IS THE TOC FOR INITIAL NODULE..MUST RULE OUT THYROID CANCER***
toxic thyroid nodules
what do they present with?
number?
3 tx groups?
present with thyrotoxicosis aka high secretion of T3 and T4
single (young), multiple (elderly)
Tx:
over 40: Radioactive iodine
less than 40: radioative iodine or surgery
multinodular goiter: radioactive iodine
thyroid cancer
what are the two MC types?
appearance?
speed?
what to keep in mind about how it effects thyroid?
description of PE finding
papillary MC-76% (rare mets)
follicular-16% ( distant mets)
well differentaited
slow growing
curable
DO NOT EFFECT THYROID FUNCTION
“painless neck swelling, firm, nontender nodule”
thyroid cancer
2 dx techniques?
2 tx?
what must you make sure to do?
DX:
1. fine needle aspiration
- US of neck
TX:
1. surgery
-near total thyroidectomy with preservation of the parathyroid glands
2. post-op suppression therapy with stimulation of any remaining thyroid tissue
***radioactive iodine scan to detect and remaining thyroid tissue/metastasis with further tx of I-131 if indicated….looking for cold spots!!!…can’t uptake the iodine like normal tissue***
what is the most common risk factor for thyroid cancer??
childhood irradiation to head and neck increases risk 25x
parathyroid hormone
what is the main function?
what are the 4 actions it has on the body to achieve this?
regulates and maintains calcium homeostasis in the serum/body
- increases osteoclas activity-increasing PO4 and Ca
- increase renal tubular absorption of Ca
- increase PO4 excretion in the urine
- activates 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (activated vitamin D) absorption of Ca from GI tract
when there is low levels of ca in the serum, what is released and what 3 things does it directly cause?
parathyroid hormone
- increases osteoclast and BONE resorbtion
- activates vitmin D (1,25-dihydroxy vD3, calcitriol)
- resportion of Ca at the DCT in kidney
what are the four things that activated vitamin D (calcitriol, 1-25-dihydroxy) does?
- increase osteoclast activity
- negative feedback to PTH (decreases the release)
- increase Ca and PO4 absorption from the GI tract
- Ca resorption from PCT
what are the 3 hormones involved in regulating the calcium levels?
- PTH
- vitamin D
- calcitonin (opposit effect of PTH, used when the serum Ca levels are high)
calcium metabolism
what are the 3 forms it comes in?
what should you do if the total Ca appeares low?
50% ionized
40% protein bound
10 complexed with anions
**important to measure serum albumin and “correct” total Ca if albumin is low”
hyperparathyroidism
what are 2 most common causes?
what is hypersecreted?
2 hallmark lab findings?
what are 5 things this can lead to?
- MC cause parathyroid adenoma
- parathyroid hyperplasia/enlargement
hypersecretion of PTH
HALLMARK:
1. elevated PTH
2. elevated serum total and ionized Ca
- increased excretion of Ca and PO4 by the kidney overwhlems the tubular Ca absorptive capacity leading to hypercalciURIA
- chronic bone reabsorption
- sever leads to
osteopenia
osteoporosis
pathologic fractures
hyperparathyroid:
how is this normally found?
pneumonic for sxs?
leads to what what 6 presentations?
often discovered as incidental lab finding
“moans, groans, stones, bones”
- skeletal: loss of cortical bone with bone pain and arthalgias
- nephrologic disorders:
- decreased sensitivity to ADH with polyuria and poly dipsea
- increased calcium stones from saturation
- nephrosclerosis
- renal failure
hyperparathyroidism:
5 lab findings
what is important to do?
- serum Ca over 10.5
- increased ionized calcium over 5.4
- PO4 low
- alk phos increase if presence of bone disease
- PTH assay via radioimmunoassay
**important to do a 24 hour urine to quantify***
hyperparathyroidism:
4 tx options
what are the indications for the last?
1
4
- normal saline to increase intravascular space
- furosemide facilitates Ca excretion
3 biphosphonate stop osteoclast bone resorption
- parathyroidectomy
symptomatic:
presence of bone or kidney disease
asymptomatic:
1. hypercalcemia with significant hypercalcuria
2. BD ovr 2 SD below normal
3. age less than 50
4. pregnancy
what is a complication from thyroidectomy used to tx hyperparathyroidism?
tx?
rapid drop of PTH levels and can lead to acute hypocalcemia post-op
RX: calcium supplements
until parathyroid resumes function
what are five complications of hyperparathyroidism?
- pathologic fractures, esp in women
- urinary stones, obstruction, UTIs
- if Ca rises rapidly-CNS changes, renal failure
- PUD and pancreatitis form high CA levels
hypoparathyroidism
what are the 3 causes?
MC?
hallmark
- MC_-post-thyroidectomy_ or removal of parathyroid adenoma
- rarely polyglandular autoimmune
- chronic magnesium deficiency which impairs PTH release
HALLMARK:
low ionized Ca
hypoparathyroidism
6 acute sxs
5 chronic sxs
acute:
muscle cramps
irritability
tetany
seizures
paresthesias of hands and feet
carpopedal spasm
chronic:
- personaity changes
- decrease cognitive function
- cataract
- dry brittle nails
- chevosteks sign-twitching of facial nerve with tapping
- trousseaus sign-blow up BP cuff around arm and hand will twitch
hypoparathyroidism
4 lab findings
1. low serum total and ionized Ca
- elevated PO4
- decreased PTH
- prolonged QT and arrythmias
hypoparathyroidism tx:
1 acute
3 chronic
acute
IV CALCIUM GLUCONATE
do until tetant and other sxs resolve
chronic
1. oral calcium
2. active metabolite of vitamin D 1,25-dihyrdroxycholecalciferole AKA CALCITROL
3. magnesium supplement
**goal: maintain serum Ca in low normal range**
what are 3 things that are secreted by the adrenal cortex? and one thing by the medula?
cortex
glerulosa=aldosterone
fasiculata=cortisol
reticularis=androgens (sex hormones)
medula
catecholamines (NE, epi)
adrenal cortex:
aldosterone
what is this secreted by?
what is it regulated by?
what effect does it have?
secretion localized to glomerulosa
regulated by the RAAS system of the kidneys
mineral corticoid effects on the renal tubules
reabsorption of Na, K, etc leading to water reabsorption
adrenal cortex:
cortisol
what is this?
where is it released from?
what is it nessacary for?
what prompts its release?
major glucocorticoid secreted by the middle and inner adrenal cortex (FASICULATA)
NESSACARY FOR LIFE
secretion is regulated by ACTH secreted from antierior pituitary
adrenal cortex:
androgens
where is this released from?
what are 4 things that are released?
androgens more than estrogens
released from the reticularis (inner most)
testosterone
androstenedione
DHEA
estradiol
cortisol increases….5 things
- increase catabolism of fat and muscle tissue
- increases free fatty acids
- increases gluconeogenesis (glucose secretions)
- increases blood glucose levels
- increases sympathetic nervous system
**think about it when you are stressed out everything ramps up…this is why stress is bad in diabetes from glucose excretion from liver**
steroid hormones:
cortisol
what are the 7 functions of this?
- carbohydrate metabolism
- inhiits insulin secretion
- increases hepatic gluconeogenisis
- dampens immune response
5. inhibts production or action of many mediatiors of inflammation
- required for production of angiotensin II
- nessacary for normal boldily function
- lower serum calcium
steroid hormones:
cortisol
what are 4 things this is released in response to?
what is it nicknamed?
2 things it does
released in response to stress, trauma, infection, major surgery
nicknamed “the permissive hormone”: required for bodily function
supports normal circulatory function and hemodynamic stability
cushing syndrome
what are the 2 endogenous causes of cushings?
what is the 1 exogenous cause of cushings?
*which is most common*
endogenous
- over production
- tumors secreting cortisol or ACTH
exogenous
- glucocorticoid administration by medical providers
**MOST COMMON**
endogenous glucocorticoid excess
CUSHING SYNDROME
3 causes
CUSHING DISEASE
1 cause
- endogenous cushing syndrome
a. adrenal tumor adenoma 32% that secretes excess cortisol, causing low ACTH from negative feedback loop **direct increase of the cortisol levels**
most common endogenous cause
b.ECTOPIC ACTH: non pituitary neoplasms like small cell lung cancer also secrete ACTH
2. endogenous cushing disease
puituiary adenoma: that secretes excess ACTH!
exogenous glucocorticoid excess
what should you know about this?
what happens tha causes this?
what does it lead to?
what is developement dependent on?2
MC offender?
most common cause of CUSHINGS SYNDROME
***patient is taking prolonged administration of synthetic exogenous glucocorticoid in supraphysiologic doses***
***leads to suppression of ACTH and clinical picture of hypercorticolism***
developement is dependent on dose duration and timing
mc=prednisone use!
what is important to remember if a pt is taking glucocorticoids?
MUST TAPER!!!
the glucocorticoids have caused chronis suppression of the adrenal glands so if you discontinue you must table to give the adrenal glands time to make their own cortisol
cushings syndrome
5 main sxs
4
4
1
-
central obesity
- moon faces
- central protuberance
- buffalo hump
-supraclavicular fat
- catabolic effects
a. thin skin with easy bruising and striae!
b. THIN EXTREMITIES
c. MUSCLE WASTING
d. hirsuitism - glucose intolerance/DM
increased thirst and polydipsia
- HTN
- osteopenia/osteoporosis
cushing syndrome
what are the 5 tests you want to do?
2 key?
1. elevated cortisol levels with loss of diurnal pattern (in day)
- dexamethasone suppression
- low ACTH level (since suppressed with high cortisol levels)
- hyperglycemia
- MRI of head, CT chest and abdomen
cushing syndrome
3 tx options?
- transphenodial resection of pituitary adenoma (increased ACTH)
- laproscopic resecection of adrenal tumor (increased cortisol)
**good prognosis if resection complete**
- ketoconazole and metryaprone used for METASTATIC adrenal cancer** by **inhibiting 11 B-hyrdoylase
(decreases cortisol synthesis)
what do you see morbiditiy with endogenous cushings disease? 5
- diabetes
- HTN
3 osteoporosis
- infections
- fractures
what is the only way you could call the disease “cushings” disease?
if the excess cortisol originated with pituitary increase in ACTH secretion
what is the most common overall cause of cushing syndrome?
iatrogenic
whe did it with high does corticosteroid drugs
explain the dexamethasone suppression test that is used to dx cushings?
dexamethasone is 4x more potent than cortisol…therefore giving this at 11 pm should cause the cortisol to be lower in the morning because it suppresses ACTH
****if you don’t get this response and cortisol is still elevated means that there is a tumor secreteing it because the quantities is so high that the dexamethasone does nothing!!***
adrenal cortical insufficiency
3 causes of this
what do you find in each?
- primary adrenal insufficiency
- ADDISONS
TB or autoimmune destruction of adrenal cortex
High levels of ACTH as results because trying to stimulate release
- secondary adrenal insufficiency
HYPOPITUITARISM
hypopituitarism (low levels of ACTH)
- acute adrenal crisis
what are 4 things that can cause corticoadrenal insufficiency?
0
0
2
2
- taking exogenous corticosteroids supresses the hypothalmic-pituitiary-adrenal axis
- requirement for corisol increases
- chronic adrenal insuffiiciency
addisons disease
billtareal adrenal hemmorage
- acute adrenal insufficiency
corticosteroid cessation
adrenal sugery/pituiary sugery
corticoadrenal insufficiency:
increased cortisol need
*can’t meet demand*
4 causes
- infection
- MI
- surgery
- glucocorticoid (prednisone) tapered too quickly for suppressed adrenal gland to resume normal secretion leaidng to no enough cortisol
chronic corticoadrenal insufficiency:
2 causes
- addisons disease
- billateral adrenal hemmorage