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Endo-Diabetes Flashcards

1
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Differentiate Type 1a and Type 1b diabetes

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Type 1a: autoimmune destruction of beta cells

Type 1b: Non-autoimmune destruction of beta cells

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2
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Most reliable and convenient tests for identifying DM in asymptomatic individuals

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HbA1c or FPG

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3
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Key regulator in insulin secretion

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Glucose

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4
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Glucose level that stimulates insulin synthesis

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> 70mg/dL

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5
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Rate limiting step that controls glucose-regulated insulin secretion

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Glucokinase (liver)

Hexokinase(everywhere else)

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6
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Most potent incretin

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Glucagon-like peptide 1(GLP-1)

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7
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Major portion of postprandial glucose utilized by

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Skeletal muscle

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8
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Features of diabetes do not become evident until how much beta cells are destroyed?

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70-80%

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9
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Major susceptibility gene in T1DM

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HLA region on chromosome 6

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10
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Central to the development of T2DM

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Insulin resistance and abnormal insulin secretion

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11
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Predominantly accounts for increased FPG levels

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Increased hepatic glucose output

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12
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Results in postprandial hyperglycemia

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Decreased peripheral glucose usage

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13
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Honeymoon phase

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Time when glycemic control is achieved with modest doses of insulin

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14
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Ketone bodies

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Acetoacetate(excreted in the urine)
B-hydroxybutyrate
Acetone(not used as source of energy)

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15
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Preferred method for detecting ketones that more accurately reflect the true ketone level

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Serum or plasma assays for B hydroxybutyrate

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16
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Preferentially detected by a commonly used ketosis detection reagent (nitroprusside)

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Acetoacetate

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17
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Consistent finding in DKA and distinguishes it from simple hyperglycemia

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Ketonemia

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18
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Etiology of hyperglycemic hyperosmotic state(HHS)

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Relative insulin deficiency & inadequate fluid intake

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19
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Prominent features of both HHS and DKA

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Volume depletion and hyperglycemia

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20
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Confirm a patient’s need for insulin

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Low c-peptide level

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21
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Symptoms of diabetes usually resolve when glucose is

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<200mg/dl

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22
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Standard of care in diabetes management

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Self monitoring of blood glucose

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23
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Standard method for long term glycemic control

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Measurement of Hba1c

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24
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Most serious complication of therapy of DM

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Hypoglycemia

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25
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Microvascular manifestations of DM

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Retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy

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26
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Macrovascular manifestations of DM

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CAD, PAD, CVD

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27
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Leading cause of blindness between ages 20 and 74

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DM retinopthy

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28
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Non-proliferative DM retinopathy

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Retinal vascular microaneuryms, blot hemorrhages, and cotton wool spots

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29
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Hallmark of proliferative DM retinopathy

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Neovascularization in response to retinal hypoxia

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30
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Most effective therapy for DM retinopathy

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Prevention

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31
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Treatment of proliferative retinopathy

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Panretinal laser photocoagulation

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32
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Treatment of macular edema

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Focal laser photocoagulation

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33
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Optimal therapy for DM nephropathy

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Prevention by control of glycemia

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34
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Preferred therapy for DM nephropathy

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Renal transplantation from a living related donor

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35
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Most common site of foot ulcers

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Great toe or metatarsophalangeal(MTP) areas

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36
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Optimal therapy for foot ulcers and amputation

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Prevention

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37
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Most common site of ulceration

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Plantar surface of foot

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38
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Most common form of diabetic neuropathy

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Distal symmetric polyneuropathy(commonly sensory)

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39
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Most commonly involved nerve in mononeuropathy

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CN III(heralded by diplopia)

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40
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Most prominent GI symptoms in DM

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Delayed gastric emptying and altered small- and large-bowel motility

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41
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Most common pattern of DM dyslipidemia

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Hypertryglyceridemia and reduced HDL

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42
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Type 1 DM

A 
usually <30 yo
autoimmune cause
DKA is the most common complication
HLA-DR3, -DR4
Depleted beta cells
Islet leukocytic infiltrate
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43
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Type 2 DM

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Strong polygenic genetic predisposition

Islet amyloid deposit

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44
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Defense against hypoglycemia

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1st line: decreased insulin
2nd line: increased glucagon
3rd line: increased epinephrine

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45
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Compromises physiologic defense against hypoglycemia

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Defective glucose counterregulation

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46
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Compromises behavioral defense against hypoglycemia

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Hypoglycemia unawareness

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47
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Hypoglycemia in non-beta cell tumors is due to

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Overproduction of insulin like growth factor II

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48
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Prototypical cause of endogenous hyperinsulinism

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Insulinoma

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49
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Ingestion of an insulin secretagogue

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Hypoglycemia with increased C-peptide levels

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50
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Exogenous insulin

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Causes hypoglycemia with low C-peptide levels

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51
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Hormones derived from proopiomelanocortin(POMC)

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MSH, ACTH, B-lipoprotein, B-endorphin

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52
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Main site of ADH/Vasopressin synthesis

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Supraoptic nuclei of the anterior hypothalamus

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53
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Main site of oxytocin synthesis

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Paraventricular nuclei of the anterior hypothalamus

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54
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Site of oxytocin and ADH/vasopressin storage and secretion

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Posterior pituitary

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55
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3 parts of the adrenal cortex

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From outer to inner: (GFR)
Zona glomerulosa(aldosterone secretion)
Zona fasciculata(cortisol secretion)
Zona reticularis(weak androgen secretion)
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56
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2 products of the adrenal medulla

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Epinephrine (80%)

Norepinephrine (20%)

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57
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Decreases Ca2+ & phosphate excretion but increases urinary Ca2+; increases intestinal Ca2+ absorption

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Vitamin D

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58
Q

Stimulated by LH, releases the “libido” hormone testosterone

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Leydig cells

Mnemonic: LLL: LH, Leydig, Libido Hormone

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59
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Stimulated by FSH, nurse cell for sperm

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Sertoli cells

Mnemonic: SSS: FSH, Sertoli cells, Sperm

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60
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Increases blood glucose, has direct and indirect effects (via IGF-1)

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GH

GHRH -> GH -> IGF-1

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61
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CRH -> ACTH ->

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Cortisol

ZF (largest area in the AC)

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62
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Weak androgens

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DHEA, androstenedione (ZR, AC): significantly only in females

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63
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Source: beta cells, islets of Langerhans, endocrine pancreas

64
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Insulin 2nd messenger

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Tyrosine kinase

65
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Insulin precursor

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Proinsulin(splits into Insulin and C peptide)

66
Q

Increases well-fed state pathways: glycolysis, lipid and protein synthesis
Increases K influx in other cells

67
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Only insulin mediated transporter

68
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Insulin counter regulatory hormone

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Glucagon(alpha cells)

69
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Most common functioning pituitary adenoma

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Prolactinoma

70
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Second most common pituitary adenoma

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Somatotroph adenoma

71
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Postpartum necrosis of anterior pituitary gland presenting as sudden cessation of lactation

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Sheehan syndrome

72
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Headache, diplopia and hypopituitarism caused by hemorrhage into the pituitary adenoma

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Pituitary apoplexy

73
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Most reliable criterion to diagnose pituitary adenoma

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Metastases (CSF/Systemic)

74
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Most common type of thyroid malignancy; good prognosis

Orphan Annie nuclei

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Papillary Thyroid CA

75
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Thyroid malignancy with capsular and vascular invasion

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Follicular Thyroid CA

76
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Thyroid malignancy derived from C cells, MEN-associated, amyloid deposition

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Medullary Thyroid CA

77
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Thyroid malignancy with giant cells and highly pleomorphic cells
poor prognosis

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Anaplastic Thyroid CA

78
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Most common cause of hypothyroidism in iodine sufficient areas; with germinal centers, fibrosis, and Hurthle cell change

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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

79
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Most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide

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Iodine deficiency

80
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Condition where normal thyroid tissues are replaced by fibrous tissue

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Reidel thyroiditis

81
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Hyperthyroidism, ophthalmopathy, dermopathy

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Grave’s disease

82
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Histopathologic finding of Grave’s disease

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Diffuse thyroid hypertrophy and hyperplasia

83
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Most common primary thyroid cancer in adults and children

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Papillary thyroid cancer

84
Q

Associated disease with PSaMMoma Bodies

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Papillary Thyroid Cancer;
Serous Cystadenoma of the ovaries;
Mesothelioma;
Meningioma (in general, cancers with papillary architecture

85
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Most common cause of primary hyperparathyroidism

A

Parathyroid adenoma

86
Q

Elevated PTH, normal calcium levels

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Pseudohypoparathyroidism/Tertiary hyperparathyroidism

87
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Elevated PTH occurring in CKD patients

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Secondary hyperparathyroidism

88
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Difficult to treat hypertension associated with hypokalemia

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Hyperaldosteronism

89
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Most common cause of primary hyperaldosteronism

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Bilateral idiopathic hyperaldosteronism

90
Q

Adrenals are converted to sacs of clotted blood, which virtually obscures all underlying detail

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Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome(causes acute adrenal insufficiency)

91
Q

Common cause of Waterhouse Friderichsen Syndrome

A

Neisseria meningitidis
Other causes:
GABHS, GBS, Pseudomonas Staphylococcus

92
Q

Neoplasms composed of chromaffin cells, which synthesize and release catecholamines and in some instances peptide hormones

A

Pheochromocytoma

93
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~75% parenchymal loss of the pituitary

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Hypopituitarism

94
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Tropic hormone failure associated with pituitary compression or destruction usually occurs in this sequelae

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GH > FSH > LH > ACTH > Prolactin

95
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Most common presentation of tropic hormone failure in childhood

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Growth retardation

96
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Earliest symptom of tropic hormone failure in the adult

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Hypogonadism

97
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Most common cause of hypopituitarism in children associated with WNT signaling pathway

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Craniopharyngioma

98
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Most common cause of hyperpituitarism

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Pituitary adenoma

99
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Cut-off size for microadenoma

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<10mm diameter

100
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Most common mechanism where suprasellar extension can lead to bitemporal hemianopsia

A

compression of the optic chiasm

101
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Early sign of optic tract pressure

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loss of red perception

102
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Surgical approach for most pituitary tumors

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Transphenoidal surgery

103
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Treatment of choice for prolactinomas

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Dopamine agonists(cabergoline and bromocriptine)

104
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Most common pituitary hormone hypersecretion syndrome in both sexes

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Hyperprolactinemia

105
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Hallmarks of hyperprolactinemia

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Amenorrhea, galactorrhea, infertility

106
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Most abundant anterior pituitary hormone and major determinant of hepatic IGF-I synthesis

107
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Most validated test to distinguish pituitary-sufficient patients from AGHD

108
Q

Confirmed by demonstrating failure of GH suppression to <0.4 g/L within 1-2h of a 75g oral glucose

A

Acromegaly

109
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Most common cause of GHRH-mediated acromegaly

A

Chest or abdominal carcinoid tumor

110
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Most significant cause of mortality with acromegaly

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Cardiovascular

111
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Provides a useful screening measure when clinical features raise the possibility of acromegaly

112
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Initial treatment for most patients with acromegaly

A

Surgical resection of GH-secreting adenomas

113
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Drug that acts by competitve inhibition of GH

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Pegvisomant

114
Q

Features that make pathologic causes of hypercortisolism more likely

A

Central redistribution of fat
Thin skin with striae and bruising
Proximal muscle weakness

115
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Primary cause of death in Cushing’s syndrome

A

Cardiovascular disease

116
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Size of most ACTH-secreting pituitary tumors

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<5mm in diameter(half undetectable by MRI)

117
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Origin of most nonfunctioning adenomas

A

Gonadotrope cells

118
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Most important, if not the only, physiologic action of AVP

A

Reabsorb water and promote concentration of water

119
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Syndrome characterized by abnormally large volumes of dilute urine (24hr urine >50mL/kg body weight and osmolarity <300mosmol/L)

A

Diabetes insipidus

120
Q

Excessive urination from insensitivity of renal tubules to ADH

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Nephrogenic DI

121
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Excessive urination secondary to lack of ADH

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Central DI

122
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Differentiates central vs peripheral DI

A

Fluid deprivation test

123
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Most common cause of preventable mental retardation

A

Iodine deficiency

124
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Hypothyroidism in infancy or early childhood

125
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Method of choice in determining thyroid size accurately

A

Ultrasound

126
Q

First test in the approach of thyroid testing

A

TSH levels

127
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There is no convincing evidence for a role of infection in autoimmune hypothyroidism, except

A

Congenital rubella syndrome

128
Q

Thyroid cell destruction in autoimmune thyroiditis is primarily mediated by

A

CD8+ cytotoxic T cells

129
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Major role in pathogenesis in myxedema coma, leading to hypoxia and hypercapnia

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Hypoventilation

130
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Indication for external warming in hypothermia of myxedema

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Temperature <30C

131
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Major etiologies of hyperthyroidism

A

Graves disease
Toxic multinodular goiter
Toxic adenoma

132
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Apathetic thyrotoxicosis in elderly present as

A

Fatigue and weight loss

133
Q

Most common cardiovascular manifestation of hyperthyroidism

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Sinus tachycardia(associated with palpitations)

134
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Earliest manifestations of Grave’s ophthalmopathy

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Sensation of grittiness, eye discomfort, and excess tearing

135
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Most serious manifestation of Grave’s ophthalmopathy

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Compression of optic nerve at apex of the orbit

136
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Most frequent site of of thyroid dermopathy

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Anterior or Lateral aspects of lower leg( pretibial myedema)

137
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Time of major risk of relapse in Graves disease in pregnancy

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Postpartum period

138
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Duration of carbimazole or methimazole - free period prior to radioiodine therapy

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At least 2 days before

139
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Duration of PTU free period prior to radioiodine therapy

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several weeks before

140
Q

Absolute contraindications to radioiodine

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Pregnancy and breast feeding

141
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Most common cause of acute thyroiditis in children and young adults

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Presence of a pyriform sinus(predominantly left-sided)

142
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Most common clinically apparent cause of chronic thyroiditis

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Hashimoto thyroiditis

143
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Major cause of sick euthyroid syndrome

A

release of cytokines

144
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Most common pattern of sick euthyroid syndrome

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Decrease in total and unbound T3 levels(low T3 syndrome) with normal levels of T4 and TSH

145
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Venous distention over the neck and difficulty breathing especially when the arms are raised(in large retrosternal goiters)

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Pemberton sign

146
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Most frequent cause of acquired hypoparathyroidism in the past

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Surgery for hyperthyroidism

147
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Hypoparathyroidism now usually occurs after

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Surfery for hyperparathyroidism

148
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Sonographic characteristics of thyroid nodules suggestive of malignancy

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Microcalcifications, hypoechogenicity, increased vascularity

149
Q

Most common malignancy of the endocrine system

A

Thyroid CA

150
Q

Most common type of thyroid cancer

A

Papillary thyroid carcinoma

151
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More common in iodine-deficient regions

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Follicular thyroid carcinoma

152
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Surgical treatment in almost all patients with well-differentiated cancer

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Near-Total thyroidectomy

153
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Most common type of thyroid lymphoma

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Diffuse large-cell lymphoma

154
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Provides a marker of residual or recurrent disease in medullary thyroid carcinoma

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Elevated serum calcitonin

155
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Primary management of medullary thyroid carcinoma

156
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Size of most palpable thyroid nodules

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