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Endocrine Flashcards

1
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Sulfonylureals (glyburide)

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hypoglycemia

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2
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Amylin analogues (pramlintide)

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hypoglycemia

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3
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Insulin

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hypoglycemia

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4
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Metformin

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lactic acidosis
don’t use in renal failure
diarrhea

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5
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Thiazolidinediones (pioglitazone)

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CHF/fluid retention

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GLP-1 analogues (exenatide)

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pancreatitis

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7
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Grave’s disease

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exophthalmos
thyroid bruit
diffuse uptake on thyroid scan

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8
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Thyroiditis

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tender thyroid, post URI

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9
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Pituitary tumor

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hyperthyroid

high TSH, T4, T3

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10
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surreptitious levothyroxine use

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hyperthyroid
low uptake on scan
no URI

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11
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Placental abruption

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vaginal bleeding

abdominal pain

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12
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Placenta previa

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painless vaginal bleeding, often 30 weeks

placenta overlies internal cervical os

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13
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Placenta accreta

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severe painless postpartum hemorrhage
previous C-section or previa
placenta villi on myometrium
defect in decidua basalis layer

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14
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Uterine Rupture

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painful massive postpartum hemorrhage

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15
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Uterine atony

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long labor, soft uterus

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16
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Sheehan syndrome

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no lactation
DI after delivery
sometimes shock
per-partum pituitary hemorrhage

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17
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post menopausal vaginal bleeding

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endometrial cancer until proven otherwise

need biopsy

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18
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Ectopic pregnancy

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abdominal pain
LMP 6-8 weeks ago
UPT positive
adnexal mass

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19
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preeclampsia

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severe HTN after 20 weeks gestation
proteinuira, end organ injury
w/ seizures = ecclampsia

20
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HELLP Syndrome

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preeclampsia
low platelets
elevated LFTs
hemolysis

21
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post partum complications

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depression
PE, cardiomyopathy
amniotic fluid embolism

22
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Group B strep

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cloudy amniotic fluid

septic newborn

23
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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low glucose
high potassium
pseudohyponatremia/low sodium

24
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surreptitious insulin use labs

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low glucose
low C-peptide
high insulin

25
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insulinoma

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high C peptide

26
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Sulfonylureas MOA

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secretagogue

makes pancreas secrete insulin

27
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Metformin MOA

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reduce hepatic glucose production

28
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TZB MOA

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decrease insulin resistance

29
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Acarbose MOA

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reduce glucose absorption

but flatulence

30
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Lithium

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diabetes insipidus

31
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diabetes insipidus

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high sodium
low urine osm (50-100)
lots of urine output

32
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causes of high sodium

A

DI

dehydration

33
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olanzapine

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antipsychotic

associated with development of diabetes

34
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elevated T3, T4, TSH

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pituitary tumor producing TSH

35
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drugs that can cause high WBC

A

PTU

sulfa drugs

36
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hypothyroidism labs

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low T3, T4

high TSH

37
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Low T3, T4, TSH

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hypopituitarism

euthyroid sick syndrome

38
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Chvotsek sign

A

hypocalcemia

destruction of parathyroid glands

39
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multiple myeloma mechanism

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osteoclast activation by cytokines

40
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prostate cancer mechanism

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osteolytic bone involement by tumor

41
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Addison’s disease

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skin pigmentation - high ACTH
orthostatic changes in BP - loss of cortisol, aldosterone
low Na
high K

42
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Adrenal Adenoma

A

low or high dose dexamethasone doesn’t suppress cortisol

43
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congenital adrenal hyperplasia

A

21-hydroxylase

44
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hyperaldosteronism

A

high bp
low K, high bicarb, normal Na
increased thirst

45
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SIADH

A

low Na
euvolemic
high urine osmolarity

46
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Central Pontine myelinolysis

A

rapid correction of low Na

dysarthria, dysphagia, paraparesis

47
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cocaine

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placental abruption

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