Endocrine System Flashcards

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Primary

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Decreased cellular activity (hypo) or increased cellular activity (hyper) of the endocrine gland

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Secondary

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A lesion of another organ leads to decreased (hypo) or increased (hyper) cellular activity of the endocrine gland

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3
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What are the clinical signs for Hyperadrenocorticism?

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Bilaterally symmetrical Alopecia 
Polyphagia 
PU/PD
Pot belly 
Stinks
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4
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What hormone is over produced in hyperadrenocorticism?

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Cortisol

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5
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What is the morphological diagnosis of hyperadrenocorticism?

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Adrenal cortical Adenoma/Adenocarcinoma

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6
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What are the characteristics of the liver with hyperadrenocorticism?

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Soft to the touch
Swollen margins
Tan color
Greasy tinge

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7
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What is the morphological diagnosis for the histopathology of the liver with hyperadrenocorticism?

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Vacuolar hepatocellular degeneration

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8
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What is the common name for hyperadrenocorticism?

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Canine Cushings

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9
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What are the two types of Hyperadrenocorticism?

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Primary

Secondary

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10
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What is primary hyperadrenocorticism?

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Adenoma or carcinoma of the zona fasciculata

Not all adrenocortical tumors are “productive” and associated with Hyperadrenocorticism

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11
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What is secondary hyperadrenocorticism?

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Adrenal cortical hyperplasia (due to ACTH secreting pituitary adenoma)
Most arise from the pars distalis
Majority are “productive”

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12
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Where is lesion for secondary Hyeradrenocorticism located?

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Pars distalis

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13
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Where is the lesion for primary hyperadrenocorticism located?

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Zona fasciculata

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14
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What lesion of the skin is associated with hyperadrenocorticism?

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Calcinosis cutis

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15
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If the other adrenal gland is enlarged then what does the other adrenal glad look like in hyperadrenocorticism?

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Atrophied

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16
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Why does the other adrenal gland appear atrophied when the partner is enlarged?

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the cortex is receiving the message that there is enough cortisol in the body due to the decrease in ACTH production in response to the message received from the adenocarcinoma

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17
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What will the animal’s response to stress be like if the adrenocarcinoma is removed?

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Very little tolerance

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18
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What other lesions would lead to hyperadrenocorticism?

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Adrenocortical hyperplasia

Pituitary Adenoma

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19
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What is the common name for Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction?

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Equine Cushings

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20
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What are the clinical signs of Equine Cushings?

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Hirsuitism 
PU/PD
Polyphagia 
Hyperhidrosis 
Insulin Resistance 
Abnormal fat deposition
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21
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Hirsuitism

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failure to shed

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22
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Why is Equine Cushings different from Canine Cushings

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Non-productive adenoma - not secreting ACTH

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23
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What decrease in which hormones would we expect to see in an animal with a cyst instead of a pituitary gland and what disorders?

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ACTH - Hypoadrenocorticism
Thyroid - Hypothyroid
LH and FSH - Not reproductively active
GnRH - Dwarfism

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24
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Iatrogenic Cushing’s Disease

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Caused by excessive exogenous steroid administration

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25
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What is the morphological diagnosis for Iatrogenic Cushing’s Disease?

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Adrenocortical Atrophy

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26
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What is the pathogenesis of Iatrogenic Cushings Disease?

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increased ACTH administration over a long period of time and negative feedback caused a decrease in ACTH production and Cortisol production from the adrenal glands

27
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If you withdrawal too fast from exogenous ACTH administration what disease will occur?

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Atrophic Adrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease)

28
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What is primary hypoadrenocorticism?

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immune mediated lymphocytic adrenalitis

29
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What hormones are deficient in primary hypoadrenocorticism?

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Cortisol and Aldosterone

30
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What hormone is deficient in secondary hypoadrenocorticism?

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Cortisol

31
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What are the two causes of secondary hypoadrenocorticism?

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Idiopathic loss of anterior pituitary stimulus

Iatrogenic (long term steroid withdrawal)

32
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Ferret Adrenal neoplasm results in what?

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Hyperestrogenism

33
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What is the gross morphological diagnosis for “Goiter”?

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Bilateral Thyroid Hyperplasia

34
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What is the pathogenesis for Thyroid Hyperplasia?

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Overproduction of TSH causing Thyroid to proliferate to compensate –> no negative feedback from T4 –> more TSH

35
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What are the four reasons for a decrease in T4?

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Iodine deficient diet
Goitrogenic substances interfering with T4 production
Congenital dyshormonogenic goiter
Excess dietary iodine

36
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What plants contain Goitrogenic substances?

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Brassica plants - Cabbage family

37
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Congenital dyshormonogenic goiter

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defects in the enzymes that make thyroglobulin

38
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What other clinical sign can result from Hypothyroid?

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Hypotrichosis

39
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What are the clinical signs for hypothyroidism?

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Gain in body weight without change in appetite
Bilatterally symmetrical alopecia, scaly skin
In severe cases: Atherosclerosis and Myxedema

40
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What are two typical lesions causing canine hypothyroidism?

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Lymphocytic Thyroiditis

Thyroid atrophy

41
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What disorder results from Nodular “adenomatous” thyroid hyperplasia?

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Hyperthyroidism

42
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Are thyroid neoplasms in dogs benign or malignant?

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Malignant and nonproductive

43
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Are thyroid neoplasms in cats benign or malignant?

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Benign and productive

44
Q

Clinical Signs: Fibrous Osteodystrophy
Renal Failure
Kidney cortex is white and gritty on cut surface
Bilateral nodules on parathyroid gland

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Parathyroid hyperplasia

45
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What are the two causes of Secondary hyperparathyroidism?

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Nutritional Imbalance

Renal Disease

46
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What are the Nutritional cause of Hyperparathyroidism?

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High Phosphorus/Low calcium 
Hypovitaminosis D (Dietary or uv exposure)
47
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What are the Renal Disease causes of Hyperparathyroidism?

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High Phosphorus

Decreased Vitamin D

48
Q

What is the cause of pseudoparathyroidism?

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Neoplasm (Anal sac or Lymphoma) secreting Parathyroid hormone

49
Q

What causes Primary hyperparathyroidism?

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Parathyroid Adenoma

50
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Pathogenesis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism?

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Hypercalcemia of malignancy (paraneoplastic syndrome)

51
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What is another name for Pancreatic Islet cell carcinoma/adenoma?

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Insulinoma

52
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What is an associated lesion with an Insulinoma?

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Acute Cerebral cortical necrosis

53
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Are most Insulinomas benign or malignant?

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Malignant

54
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What is a clinical sign of an insulinoma?

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Weakness or periodic collapse

55
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What is the clinical syndrome of hypoinsulinism?

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Diabetes Mellitus

56
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What are the two causes of hypoinsulinism?

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Decrease in insulin

Insulin Resistance

57
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What are the clinical signs of hypoinsulinism?

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Polyphagia
PU/PD
Weight loss

58
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What lesions cause Diabetes Mellitus?

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Beta Cell degeneration
Beta Cell amyloidosis
Isletitis
Chronic pancreatitis

59
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What is the pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus due to Insulin Resistance?

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Insulin resistance –> hyperglycemia –> long term intracellular accumulation of glycogen within beta cells –> vacuolar degeneration of beta cells –> insulin deficiency and diabetes mellitus

60
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What is the pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus due to Pancreatic islet cell amyloidosis?

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Insulin antagonism –> hyperglycemia –> long term overstimulation of Beta cells –> Beta cells produce IAPP (islet amyloid polypeptide) along with insulin –> IAPP polymerizes to form amyloid –> crowding of islet cells –> islet cell atrophy –> insulin deficiency and more severe diabetes mellitus

61
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What are the associated lesions with Diabetes Mellitus?

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Cataracts
Microangiopathy
Hepatic lipidosis

62
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What organs are affected by Microangiopathy?

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Kidneys
Retina
Appendages

63
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What is the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy?

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Chronic hyperglycemia –> formation of glycosylated proteins –> deposition into capillary basement membranes –> thickened basement membranes

64
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What is the pathogenesis of cataracts?

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Excessive glucose is taken up by epithelium of the lens (no insulin required) –> metabolized to sorbitol by aldose reductase –> sorbitol osmotically draws water into the lens –> cataract formation