Endocrine Flashcards
medullary chromaffin cells are modified ________ sympathetic neurons that release catecholamines into the bloodstream in response to _____ released by ________ sympathetic neurons
postganglionic
ACh
preganglionic
__________ refers to a group of _____ disorders that results from defects in the enzymes involved in cortisol biosynthesis. Deficiency of _____ is the most common cause. Patients have salt wasting (low____, high ____), decreased ________ and _______, and ________ overproduction. Females present at birth with _______
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Autosomal recessive
21-hydroxylase
Na, K
cortisol
aldosterone (also inc ACTH)
androgen (17 hydroxyprogesterone)
ambiguous genitalia
Thiazolidinediones such as _____ bind to _________, an ___________ receptor that acts as a transcriptional regulator of many genes involved in glucose and lipid metabolism.
pioglitazone
PPARy
intracellular nuclear
_________ is by far the most effective preventative intervention in almost all patients, especially in those with diabetes
smoking cessation
__________ is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by _________ defciency and patients present with HSM, hypotonia, neurodegeneration, and a cherry red macular spot. __________ population is especially at risk. The pathology is due to accumulation of __________.
Niemann Pick disease
sphingomyelinase
Ashkenazi Jewish
Lipid laden foam cells
________ enzyme deficiency (Cori disease) leads to accumulation of _______ with abnormally short outer chains due to the inability to degrade a-1,6 glycosidic branch points. Patients present with hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis, hepatomegaly, and muscle weakness/hypotonia
debranching
glycogen
an increase in _____ activity as seen in pregnancy or post menopausal estrogen replacement therapy increases levels of __________, which leads to an increase in total thyroid hormone levels, but normal levels of biologically active thyroid hormone
estrogen
thyroxine binding globulin
primary mineralcorticoid excess due to a unilateral ____________ (Conn syndrome/hyperaldosteronism) leads to increased ______ reabsorption, HTN, _______, and metabolic ________.
adrenal adenoma
sodium
hypokalemia
alkalosis, but normal sodium levels
calcium sensing receptors are ______ that regulate the secretion of parathyroid hormone in response to changes in circulating levels. Hypocalciuric hypercalcemia is a benign ______ disorder caused by defective calcium sensing receptors in the PT gland and kidneys
GCPR
AD
patient with severe hypertriglyceridemia, pancreatic lipases can cause toxic levels of FFA to be released within the pancreatic tissue, leading to ________. ________ are the most effect agents to treat this condition
acute pancreatitis
fibrates (fenofibrate)
neurophysins are carrier proteins for ____ and _____. deficiency would lead to
oxytocin and vasopressin
neurogenic DI
____________ is characteristic pathology feature of type II DM
HLAclass II gene, pancreatic islet infiltratioin with leukocytes, and antibodies against islet antigen are frequently seen in
pancreatic islet amyloid deposition
TIDM
parathyroid, pituitary, pacreatic (gastrinomas) =
medullary thyroid, pheo, parathyroid =
medullary thyroid, pheo, mucosal neuromas and mafanoid habitus =
MEN1
MEN2A
MEN2B
fatigue weight gain constipation and diffuse goiter in a women most likely =
pathologically shows
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
intense lymphocytic infiltrate w/ germinal centers
early virilization in males with elevated 17hydroxyprogesterone =
due to (with or without salt wasting)
treat by
Adrenal cortical hyperplasia
21hydroxylase deficiency
suppressing ACTH w/ low dose corticosteroids
patient presents with dysphagia difficulty breathing and hoarseness at a young age could be a _______ due to failure of proper thyroid _______
lingual thyroid
migration
cortisol binds to an ________ receptor
glucagon binds to a _________
both contribute to maintaining blood glucose during periods of fasting
intracellular
GPCR
fluid retention, weight gain, and edema are common side effects of _____ therapy and can exacerbate CHF
Thiazolidinedione
high blood pressure, muscle weakness, normal heart rate =
overactivity in the
hyperaldosteronism
zona glomerulosa of the adrenals (GFR, salt sugar, sex)
anastrozole is an ________ that decrease the synthesis of estrogen from androgens and slows the progression of _________ tumors
aromatase inhibitor
ER +
___________ impaires the synthesis of androgens, estrogens, and cortisol but does not inhibit mineralcorticoid production. Boys appear ________ at birth. Patients present with hypogonadism, HTN, and hypokalemia
17 alpha hydroxylase deficiency
phenotypically female
gynecomastia is commonly seen in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for ___________. SERMs such as _______ can prevent this
prostate cancer
Tamoxifen
sulfonylureas (______) and meglitinides improve blood glucose in patients with TIIDM by increasing the secretion of insulin and (_______) from the pancreatic B cells.
Glyburide
C peptide
sunlight exposure catalyzes conversion of 7 dehydrocholesterol to _________ (vitamin D3) in the skin)
cholecalciferol