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Disorders of Adenocorticol Function Flashcards

1
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What is characterised by decreased activity of the adrenal cortex?

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Addisons disease

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What may Addison’s disease be due to?

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NAME?

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What can cause disease of the adrenal cortex?

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Autoimmune destruction

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What is the result of reduction in activity of the adrenal cortex?

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Reduces glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoid secretion

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What do disorders of the pituitary and hypothalamus leading to decreased secretion of ACTH affect?

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Glucocorticoids only

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What is characterised by increased secretion of glucocorticoids?

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Cushing’s syndrome

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What may Cushing’s syndrome be due to?

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  • Increased activity of the adrenal cortex due to tumour (adenoma)
  • Disorders in secretion of ACTH caused by pituitary adenoma
  • Ectopic secretion of ACTH
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What is the disease caused by pituitary adenoma causing increased ACTH secretion?

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Cushing’s disease

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What is congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

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A number of clinical conditions that arise as a consequence of a genetic defect in one or more of the enzymes required for synthesis of cortisol

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What happens due to the lack of cortisol in congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

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The pituitary is not subjected to negative feedback control

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What is the result of the pituitary not being subject to negative feedback?

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It secretes large amounts of ACTH

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What does excess ACTH secretion in congenital adrenal hyperplasia’s cause?

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An enlargement of the adrenal cortex (hyperplasia)

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What does the severity of the consequences of congenital adrenal hyperplasias depend on?

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Which enzyme(s) is affected

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What are the effects of excess cortisol secretion?

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  • Increased muscle proteolysis and hepatic gluconeogenesis
  • Increased lipogenesis in adipose tissue
  • Purple striae on lower abdomen, upper arms and thighs
  • Immuno-suppressive, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic reactions of cortisol
  • Back pain and collapse of ribs
  • Hypertension
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What can increased muscle proteolysis and hepatic gluconeogenesis lead to?

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Hyperglycaemia, and associated polyuria and polydipsia

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What is hyperglycaemia due to excess cortisol secretion called?

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Steroid diabetes

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What does increased muscle proteolysis cause?

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Wasting of proximal muscle

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What is the result of proximal muscle wastage?

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NAME?

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What does the increased lipogenesis in adipose tissue on excess cortisol secretion lead to?

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Deposition of fate in abdomen, neck and face

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What does the deposition of fat in excess cortisol secretion lead to?

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The characteristic body shape, moon-shaped face and weight gain

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What do the purple striae caused by excess cortisol secretion reflect?

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The catabolic effects of protein structures in skin

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What does the decreased protein integrity in skin caused by excess cortisol secretion lead to?

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Easy bruising

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Why does excess cortisol secretion lead to easy bruising?

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Because there is thinning of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

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What does the immunological effects of excess cortisol secretion lead to?

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Increased susceptibility to bacterial infections, anda cne

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Why may excess cortisol secretion cause back pain and rib collapse?

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Due to osteoporosis

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Why does excess cortisol production lead to osteoporosis?

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Because of disturbances to calcium metabolism, and loss of bone matrix proteins

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Why may mineralocorticoid effects of excess cortisol lead to hypertension?

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Due to sodium and fluid retention

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Where else may the symptoms of excess cortisol secretion occur?

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In patients receiving long-term treatment with glucocorticoids for various chronic conditions

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29
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What would autoimmune destruction of the adrenal gland?

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Involve loss of cortisol and mineralocorticoids

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30
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How does theloss of cortisol and mineralocorticoids present?

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It is a complex situation, that may present as an acute emergency (Addisonian Crisis), or as a chronic debilitating disorder (Addison’s disease)

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31
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How does Addison’s disease onset?

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Insidious onset, with initial non-specific symptoms of tiredness, extreme muscular weakness, anorexia, vague abdominal pain, weight loss and occasional dizziness

32
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What symptoms of Addison’s disease are extreme?

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The muscular weakness and dehydration

33
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What is a more specific sign of Addison’s disease?

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Increased pigmentation

34
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Where does increased pigmentation occur especially in Addison’s disease?

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  • Exposed areas of the body
  • Points of friction
  • Buccal mucosa
  • Scars
  • Palmar creases
35
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Why does Addison’s disease cause increased pigmentation?

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Due to ACTH-mediated melanocyte stimulation

36
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What happens to blood pressure in Addison’s disease?

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It decreases

37
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Why does Addison’s disease decrease blood pressure?

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Due to sodium and fluid depletion

38
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What causes postural hypotension in Addison’s disease?

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Fluid depletion

39
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What kind of episodes does Addison’s disease cause?

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Hypoglycamic

40
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When do the hypoglycaemic episodes caused by Addisons disease particularly occur?

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On fasting

41
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What can exacerbate the effects of Addison’s disease?

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Stress, such as trauma of severe infection

42
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What can the exacerbation of the symptoms of Addison’s disease with stress cause?

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  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Extreme dehydration
  • Hypotension
  • Confusion
  • Fever
  • Coma
43
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What is the exacerbation of the symptoms of Addison’s disease with stress called?

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An Addisonian crisis

44
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What does an Addisonian crisis constitute?

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A clinical emergency

45
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How is an Addisonian crisis treated?

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IV cortisol and fluid replacement

46
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How is adrenocortisol function measured clinically?

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  • Plasma cortisol
  • ACTH levels
  • 24hr urinary secretion of cortisol and its breakdown products
  • Dynamic function tests
47
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What are the breakdown products of cortisol?

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17-hydroxysteroids

48
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Give 2 examples of dynamic function tests

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  • Dexomethasone surpression tests

- ACTH stimulation tests

49
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What can clinical tests of adrenocortisol function be used in?

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Differential diagnosis of adrenocortisol disease

50
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What is dexamethasone?

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A potent steroid

51
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What would normally happen when dexamethasone is given orally?

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Would suppress the secretion of ACTH and therefore cortisol

52
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How does dexamethasone suppress?

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Feedback inhibition

53
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What dexamethasone suppression of plasma cortisol is characteristic of Cushing’s disease?

54
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Why is a dexamethasone suppression of >50% characteristic of Cushing’s disease?

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Because for the diseases pituitary, even though its relatively insensitive to cortisol, it does retain some sensitivity to potent synthetic steroids

55
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Where does dexamethasone suppression not normally occur?

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In adrenal tumours or ectopic ACTH production

56
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What is the result of dexamethasone suppression not normally occurring in adrenal tumours or ectopic ACTH production mean?

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Rules them out, suggesting the result is due to a pituitary tumour

57
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What is Synacthen?

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A synthetic analogue of ACTH

58
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What does the intramuscular administration of Synacthen normally cause?

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An increase in plasma cortisol by >200nmol/L

59
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What does a normal response to Synacthen achieve?

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The exclusion of Addison’s disease

60
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What do the steroid receptors form?

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Part of a family of nuclear DNA-binding proteins

61
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What does the family of nuclear DNA-binding proteins formed by steroid receptors include?

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The thyroid and vitamin D receptors

62
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What do all steroid receptors have?

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3 main regions

63
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What are the 3 main regions of a steroid receptor?

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  • A hydrophobic hormone-binding region
  • A DNA binding region
  • A variable region
64
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What is the DNA binding region of a steroid receptor rich in?

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Cysteine and basic amino acids

65
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What exists in the hormone binding regions of steroid receptors?

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Sequence homology

66
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What is the % homology of the hormone bind region of the glucocorticoid receptor with the mineralocorticoid receptor?

67
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What is the % homology of the hormone bind region of the glucocorticoid receptor with the androgen receptor?

68
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What is the % homology of the hormone bind region of the glucocorticoid receptor with the oestrogen receptor?

69
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What is the % homology of the hormone bind region of the glucocorticoid receptor with the thyroid receptor?

70
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What is the result of the sequence homology of steroid receptors?

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Cortisol will bind to the mineralocorticoid and androgen receptors with low affinity

71
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When may cortisol binding to mineralocorticoid and androgen receptors be significant?

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When high levels of hormone present

72
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What does aldosterone do?

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  • Stimulates Na + reabsorption in exchange for K + (or H + )
  • Stimulates growth and development of male genital tract and male secondary sexual characteristics, including height, body shape, facial and body hair, lower voice pitch
  • Anabolic effects on muscle protein
73
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What does over-secretion of aldosterone cause?

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  • Increases Na + and water retention
  • Loss of K +
  • In females-
  • Hair growth (hirsutism)
  • Acne
  • Menstrual problems
  • Virilisation
  • Increased muscle bulk
  • Deepening voice
74
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What does an increased Na + and water retention, and loss of K + cause?

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Hypertension and muscle weakness

75
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What does under secretion of aldosterone cause?

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Hypotension

76
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What does oestrogen do?

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  • Stimulates growth and development of female genital tract, breasts and female secondary characteristics, including broad hips, accumulation of fat in breasts and buttocks, body hair distribution
  • Weakly anabolic
  • Decrease circulating cholesterol levels

Z OLD ESA 1- Metabolism (17 decks)

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