Endocrine Flashcards
McCune Albright Syndrome
Fibrous dysplasia
Hyperfunctioning endocrinopathy (precocious puberty, hyperthyroidism, hyperadrenalism)
Cafe-au-lait spots
Delayed puberty
no sign of pubertal development by age 13 years in girls (no breast development) and 14 years in boys (no growth of testes or penis)
Constitutional delayed puberty
Normal bone age, family history of delayed puberty,
Kallman syndrome
Normal height in childhood, delayed puberty (absent growth spurt), anosmia
LH/FSH low
GnRH stim test pre-pubertal or no response
Turner syndrome
Short stature, webbed neck, bicuspid aorta
Karyotype 45 XO
shield chest, wide-spaced nipples, wide carrying angle of upper arms, high-arched palate, gonadal failure, kidney dysplasia, and aortic arch abnormalities
Hypothalamic Pituitary Tumor
Decreased growth velocity, GnRH stim test has no response / low
Klinefelter syndrome
Karyotype 47 XXY
Tall, delayed puberty
LH/FSH high
5 alpha reductase deficiency
46 XY with female or ambiguous genitalia
Medication related to gynecomastia
ketoconazole, spironolactone, exogenous hormones (androgens, anabolic steroids, estrogens, growth hormone, gonadotropins), soy, marijuana, cimetidine, calcium channel blockers, and first-generation antipsychotics
Symptoms of anabolic steroid use
Patient exhibits changes in behavior—depression, irritability, or increased aggression
▪ In males: more rapid increase in muscle strength and mass compared with other athletes, gynecomastia, acne, small testes, low sperm density
▪ In females: irregular menstrual cycles, hirsutism, acne, breast atrophy, temporal hair recession, deepening voice, cliteromegaly, increased muscle mass, decreased body fat
▪ Can see high hematocrit, low serum LH, and low sex hormone binding globulin
Soto’s syndrome
Large size at birth
▪ Macrocrania
▪ Large ears
▪ Prominent mandible
▪ Subnormal intelligence
▪ Poor coordination
Beckwidth-Wiedeman Syndrome
Macrosomia
▪ Macroglossia
▪ Omphalocele
▪ Hypoglycemia
Risk of Wilm’s tumor
Primary hypoparathyroidism - Labs
Calcium - low
Phos - high
PTH - low
Vit D - normal
Pseudohypoparathyroidism - labs
Calcium - low
Phos - high
PTH - high
25 (OH)2 Vit D - normal
Vit D deficiency - labs
Calcium - low / normal
Phos - low
PTH - high
25 (OH)2 Vit D - low