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Endocrine Flashcards

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Adrenals

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Middle- Medulla - catecholamines, stimulates by splanchnic nerves releasing ach

Reticularis- sex hormones - ach from pituitary
Fasciculata- cortisol - stress, causes opposites effects insulin, reduces immune system
Glomerulosa- aldosterone thay acts on DCT, stimulates by high potassium or angiotensin

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2
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Adrenal embryology

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Cortex mesoderm

Medulla ectoderm

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3
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Pellagra

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B3

Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhoea

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Carcinoid tumour

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Serotonin secreting, often Bowels
Urinary 5HHA

Surgery for appendix
>2cm
Base 
Mesoaplendix 
Periappendical fat
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5
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Ebv cancers

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Nasopharyngeal
Burkitts lymphomas
Hodgkins lymphomas

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Kapsosis sarcoma

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HSV 8

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Has humorous and cancer

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Lymphoma

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8
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Thyroid cancer

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Medullary and papillary - spread lymp
Follicular - blood spread, orphan Annie

Papillary - previous radiation spreads both sides

Medullary needs bilateral neck dissection others central

Lymphoma -= hashimotos and non hodgkins chemradio

Lugols treats thyortoxicosis from surgery

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9
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Low for pride

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Overdose of insulin

High of insulinoma

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Feltys syndrome

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Neutropenia, ra, splenomegaly

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11
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High dose dex suppression test

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Pit tumours

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12
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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21- testosterone
17 - aldosterone
11- both

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13
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Adrenal crisis

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Hypotension no response vasopressors

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14
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Adrenal cancer

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10% extra - aorta organ of zuckercan
10 bilateral
10 kids1
10 MEN

Alpha blocker - phenoxtbenzaine

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15
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Nevrolytic migrans

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Glucogonma

Depression
Diabetes

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16
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C- cells

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Neural crest

4th pouch

17
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Inferior thyroid artery

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Supply’s whole of parathyroid

18
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Thyroid cancer

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Microcalcifications
Hypoechoic
Lymphatic infiltration
Irregular margins

19
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Papillary cancer

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Radiation causes
LN spread
Central dissection if LN then level 6

20
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Follicular

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Blood spread

If LN then modified radical neck dissection

21
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Medullary

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Raised CEA
Parafollicular cella’s

Ret- men

If no nodes then central dissection
If nodes then added lateral dissection

22
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Parathyroid hormone

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Osteoclasts
Kidneys

Vit d = bowels

Calcitonin = osteoclasts

23
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Most common location of ectopic thyroid

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Thymus

Carotid sheath
Retro oesophagus

24
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High plasm ca

Low urinary ca

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Familial hypercalceamia

No intervention

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