common endocrinopathy Flashcards
0
Q
Define Addison’s disease
A
Adenal insufficiency disease
1
Q
What hormones are produced by the adrenal glands?
A
Glucocorticoids, Mineralocorticoids, Androgens.
2
Q
What is the main glucocorticoid?
A
cortisol
3
Q
what is the main mineralocorticoid?
A
Aldosterone
4
Q
what are the risk factors of Addison’s?
A
Female, autoimmune disease, HIV, fungi.
5
Q
Where in the adrenal gland is the glucocorticoids produced?
A
In the zona facsiculata
6
Q
Where in the adrenals is the mineralocorticoids produced?
A
In the zona glemerulosa
8
Q
What is Cushings disease?
A
A disease that results from excess chronic exposure to glucocorticoids
