Endocrine Flashcards
True/False: insulin inhibits ketogenesis
True
What are PPAR (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor) gamma?
PPAR gamma is an intra-cellular receptor that is activated by free fatty acids (natural endogenous ligands)
What is the clinical significance of PPAR (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor) gamma?
Give an example of a drug that is a PPAR gamma agonist.
- Implicated in the pathology of obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis and cancer.
- PPAR gamma agonists used in the treatment of hyperlipidaemia and hyperglycaemia.
- Thiazolidinediones (e.g. pioglitazone) are PPAR gamma AGONISTS that are insulin sensitising drugs used in DM.
A drug is described as insulin-sensitising. What does this mean? Give an example.
Lowers serum glucose level without increasing pancreatic insulin secretion.
Thiazolidinediones (e.g. pioglitazone)
What diuretic may be useful in the treatment of acute hypercalcaemia?
Frusemide.
Patient has tertiary hyperparathyroidism and is unfit for surgery. What drug may be offered?
Cinacalcet - calcimimetic that stimulates the calcium sensing receptor to reduce PTH secretion.
Patient has secondary hyperparathyroidism from CKD with elevated PTH. What drug may be offered?
Cinacalcet - calcimimetic that stimulates the calcium sensing receptor to reduce PTH secretion.
When should a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism be offered parathyroidectomy surgery (4 conditions)?
- Significant hypercalcaemia/hypercalciuria
- Impaired renal function
- Osteoporosis
- Age less than 50 years
What is the MOA of dapaglifozin?
Common SE of this drug?
Sodium-glucose-cotransporter 2 inhibitor.
SE: glycosuria
Give an example of:
- PPAR-alpha agonist
- PPAR-gamma agonist
- PPAR-alpha agonist = fibrates
2. PPAR-gamma agonist = thiozolidinediones
Name one fibrate class drugs ‘without’ fibrate in the name.
The rest will contain ‘fibrate’ somewhere in name
Gemfibrozil
Patient with DM on long-term metformin is noted to have mild anaemia that is macrocytic. What is the problem?
Metformin induced B12-deficiency associated with raised homocyteine levels.
Occurs in 30% of patients on Metformin and often misdiagnosed as DM neuropathy.
What has happened to the incidence of type 1 DM in the 20 years.
Doubled - reason unclear.
What is the typical histology of Grave’s disease?
- follicular hyperplasia
- intracellular colloid droplets
- lymphocytic infiltration
An immobile long-stay patient in hospital for epilepsy treated with phenytoin and carbamazepine with a background of RA on prednisone is placed on heparin DYT prophylaxis.
What condition is the patient at-risk of developing?
Osteoporosis.
Phenytoin, carbamazepine, prednisone and heparin can ALL cause osteoporosis.
What are the 5 effects of GH?
Clue: growth PILES
PILES:
- Protein synthesis
- Insulin sensitivity decreased (ANTI-insulin)
- Lipolysis
- Epiphyseal growth
- Sodium retention
T/F: Subacute thryroiditis does NOT cause increased uptake in a radiouptake iodine scan.
True.
SIADH has what findings in the following parameters:
Serum osmolality Urine osmolality Urine sodium Fluid status Fractional sodium excretion
Serum osmolality - decreased
Urine osmolality - greater than 100 mOsm/kg
Urine sodium - greater than 30
Fluid status - euvolemia
Fractional sodium excretion greater than 1%
What is carbergoline?
D2-receptor agonist - treatment of prolactinomas
T/F: Paget’s disease is usually symptomatic.
False.
Most cases o Paget’s disease is asymptomatic.
Which cell line is abnormal in the pathophysiology of Paget’s disease?
What is the consequence of this abnormality.
Osteoclast - accelerated bone turnover and abnormal bone remodelling.
What is a rare but fatal complication of Paget’s disease?
Osteosarcoma.
What is a benign complication of Paget’s disease?
Giant cell tumours.
Which of the following are elevated in Paget’s Disease:
- serum ALP
- bone-specific ALP
- serum calcium
- serum phosphate
- serum ALP - normal or raised
- bone-specific ALP - RAISED
- serum calcium - often normal
- serum phosphate - often normal