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Endocrine Disorders Flashcards

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Name 4 endocrine disorders?

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Diabetes mellitus
Adrenocortical disorders
Adrenal medlla disorders
Thyroid disorders

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What is diabetes mellitus?

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Commonest endocrine disorder - 4% population
Impaired glucose utilisation (resistance or deficiency)
Consistently hyperglycaemic
Juvenille onset = IDDM, Adult onset = NIDDM

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How do you diagnose diabetes mellitus?

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random blood glucose (>11mmol/L)
fasting blood glucose (>7mmol/L)
glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c)
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How can we treat diabetes mellitus?

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diet, insulin, oral hypoglycaemics, sulphonylureas, biguanides

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How does diabetes present oro-facially?

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perio disease
infections
xerostaemia
sialosis
glossitis
lichenoid drug reactions
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What are the complication associated with diabetes mellitus?

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GENERAL :
retinopathy, cataracts, foot ulcers, gangrene
ACUTE  :
hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia (diabetic ketoacidosis)
CHRONIC :
atheroma - ischaemic heart disease, CVA
infections - S. aureus and C. albicans
renal disease - UTI, 
neural - motor / sensory polyneuropathy
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Describe hypoglycaemia and what are the symptoms and treatment?

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Known diabetic
Too much insulin
Too little food
Exercise
Alcohol
SYMPTOMS - fatigue, hunger, sweating, anxiety, aggression, confusion, rapid unconsciousness
TREATMENT :
conscious = 25g glucose
unconscious = 50% dextrose IV or 1mg glucagon IM
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Describe hyperglycaemia and what are the symptoms?

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Undiagnosed diabetic
Too little insulin
SYMPTOMS - fatigue, thirst, polyuria, vomiting, hyperventilation, ketotic breath, slow unconsciousness
TREATMENT:
hospital
fluids, electrolytes and insulin
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What are adrenocortical disorders?

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Adrenocortical hypofunction or adrenocortical hyperfunction

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What is the normal process of adrenal gland?

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pituitary gland - ACTH - kidneys - adrenal gland :
Cortex - cortisol, aldosterone, androgens
medulla - adrenaline

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What is adrenocortical hypofunction?

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A condition where there is an under expression of products of the adrenal cortex
Can be primary or secondary
PRIMARY - autoimmune (Addisons disease)
SECONDARY - hypopituitarism - ACTH deficiency

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What causes primary adrenocortical hypofunction?

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Infections - TB
Bilateral adrenalectomy
Suppression from long term steroid use

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What are the clinical signs of adrenocortical hypofunction?

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weight loss, weakness, hypotension, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, cutaneous and mucosal pigmentation

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How do we diagnose adrenocortical hypofunction?

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low BP
diurnal rhythm of plasma control
synacthen test (ACTH)
autoimmine profile
urea and electrolytes (low Na and high K)
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How does adrenocortical hypofunction affect dentally?

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oral pigmentation
physiological stress as undiagnosed
infections
anaesthesia
surgery
systemis steroids in undiagnosed
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What is adrenocortical hyperfunction?

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A condition where there is an overexpression of products of the adrenal cortex:
High aldosterone - Conns syndrome
High cortisol - Cushings syndrome
Systemic steroids - Cushingoid features

17
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What causes Cushings syndrome?

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ACTH induced = pituitary tumour
autonomous = adrenal adenoma / carcinoma
High dose steroids = immunosuppression

18
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How would adrenocortical hyperfunction be diagnosed?

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high BP
diurnal rhythm of plasma control
urea and electrolytes (high Na and low K)
lateral skull to see pituitary fossa
abdominal imaging
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What are disorders of the adrenal medulla?

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Overexpression of products of the adrenal medulla

20
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What causes adrenal medulla disorders?

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benign tumour - overexpression of adrenaline / noradenaline, episodic hypertension

21
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What are the clinical symptoms of adrenal medulla disorders?

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anxiety
palpitations
sweating
pyrexia
headaches
goitre - enlargment of the thyroid gland
22
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what is the normal process for pituitary to make T4 and T5?

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hypothalamus - pituitary - via TSH - thyroid - T4, T5

23
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What are thyroid disorders?

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The thyroid gland in the neck makes hormones to help regulate the body’s metabolism and a person’s growth. Problems with the thyroid include hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.

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What causes hypothyroidism?

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autoimmune - Hashimotos thyroiditis
Iodide deficiency
Hypopituitarism
Treatment for hyperthyroidism

25
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How does hypothyroidism affect dental?

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Avoid sedative and opiates, oral candidosis, presence of other autoimmune disorders

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What causes hyperthyroidism?

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Adenoma - toxic goitre
Graves disease - anitbodies against TSH receptor
Innapropriate thyroxine therapy

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What is the treatment for hyperthyroidism?

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Partial thyroidectomy
anti thyroid drugs (carbimazole)
radioactive iodine
post treatment hypothyroidism

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How does hyperthyroid affect dental?

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anxiety, irratibility, avoid GA, (LA contains adrenaline)

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What are the parathyroids?

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Produce PTH which regulates normal plasma calcium

30
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What are the 2 disorders for the parathyroids?

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Hypoparathyroidism and hyperparathyroidism

31
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Describe hypoparathyroidism?

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Generalised osteoporosis
Focal bone resorption - brown tumour
metastatic calcification - renal stones

32
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Describe hyperparathyroidism?

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Tetany
Facial twitch - Chvosters sign
Facial parasthesia

33
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What is acromegaly?

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hyperplasia or neoplasia of anterior pituiatry (prolonged and excessive secretion of growth hormone)

34
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What are the signs of acromegaly?

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reactivation of bone growth in adults
SKULL - enlarged, thickened, visual disturbances
JAWS - prognathic
HANDS / FEET - soft tissues thicken and enlarge

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