Endocrinology 1 Flashcards
WHAT IS ACHONDROPLASIA
Describe the Potential Benefits and risks of GH Therapy in Adults
pg 8,SLIDE 3
- Describe the Preparation, Administration, Absorption and Distribution, Metabolism, Duration of Action, Adverse Effects
pg 7
Describe the consequences of using growth hormone replacement therapy in children
pg 7
Recall how to classify Endocrine Gland Disease
pg 1
Explain how Hypopituitarism can be diagnosed
pg 2
Describe what observations to make to ensure that the different type of angterior pituitary hormones are working
pg 6
Define hypopituitarism and panhypopituitarism. Describe the differences between congenital and acquired panhypopituitarism(6,7,8).Describe the presentation of panhypopituitaritism. For the three types of PANhypopituitarism, Describe the symptoms and causes and state the group of people that suffer from them
slide 6,7,8,9 pg 1
Most endocrine-related causes of short stature are due to decreased production of…)
pg 4
Describe a test that you can use to test for GH deficiency.
pg 5
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT ENDOCRINE CAUSES OF SHORT STATURE
pg 3
Describe signs and symptoms of GH Deficiency in Adults, and explain how you would diagnose
pg 7
EXPLAIN WHAT ACCONDROPLASIA IS
SLIDE 25
What is tertiary endocrine gland failure, give an example. Describe the features of two types of this type of Tertiary endocrine gland failure
pg 5
WHAT IS MID-PARENTAL HEIGHT USED FOR
SLIDE 28
GH is controlled at the hypothalamic level by GHRH and somatostatin, WHAT IS THE MAIN HORMONE
pg 4
