Endocrinology Flashcards

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Ghrelin

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Grow/inc appetite
Lateral nuclei of hypothalamus

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2
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Leptin

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Low appetite
Ventromedial area of hypothalamus
Satiety center

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3
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Cortisol on adrenergic receptor

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Alpha 1 receptors inc
Better response to norepi

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4
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Thyroid effect on beta receptor

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Inc in heart so
Inc hr, CO, SV CONTRACTILITY
SO GIVE BETA BLOCKER HELP

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5
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Neuroblastoma lab

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Inc HVA and VMA

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6
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Dancing eyes and dancing feets
Myoclonus opsoclonus syndrome

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neuroblastoma

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7
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Mutation in neuroblastoma

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C myc shows poor prognosis
Bombesin and NSE+

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8
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Neuroblastoma hx

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Homer wright rossets

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9
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Insulinoma

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Inc peptide C and insulin

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10
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Glucagonoma syms

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5D
Dermatitis
Diabetes
Dvt
Declining weight
Depression

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11
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Somatostatinoma sym

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Diabetes/glucose intolerance
Gall stones cholilthiasis
Steatorrhea
Achlorhydria

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12
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Somatostatinoma effect

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Dec CCK
More insulin dec -hyperglycaemia
Less glucogan inhibition as compared to insulin
Gastrin
GIP

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13
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Zollinger ellison syn

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Secretin doesnot decrease gastrin

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14
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Zollinger ellison syndrome site

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Pancreas and duodenum cause ulcers ALWAYS BEYOND Duodenal bulb
And jejunum

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15
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Adrenal tumor/ cushing syndrome hx

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Malignant
Irregular poorly defined e cellular pleomorphism

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16
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Hurtle cells (oxynophilic cells e granular cytoplasm
Lymphocytes aggregates with germinal centers and inflammation
Enlarge eosinophilic follicular cells

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Hashimoto thyroiditis hx

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17
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Lymphocytic infiltrates w germinal centers
Painless and normal size

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Post poartum thyroiditis hx

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18
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Subacute Granulomatous thyroiditis hx

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Granulomatous inflammation -disruption of follicles
Neutrophil infiltrate with micro abcess macrophages e mixed cellular infiltrate e multinucleated giant cells

19
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Reidel thyroidits hx

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Fibrous tissue replaced e inflammatory infiltrate
IgG4 related systemic disease

20
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Graves dx

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Tall crowded follicular epithelial cells scalloped colloid

21
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Jod basedow phenomena

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By Radioactive iodine induced hyperthyroidism
And by amiodarone

22
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Follicular adenoma

A

Follicular
Absence of capsule and vascular invasion

23
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Papillary carcinoma hx

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Fibrovascular core
Branching papilla e cuboidal cells e finely dispersed chromatin e ground glass appearance
Orphan annie eye
Psammoma bodies
Nuclear grooves

24
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Papillary ca thyroid

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Ret /pTC
BRAF MUTATION

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Follicular ca
PAX 8 PPAR Y RAS MUTATION
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Medullary ca hx
Sheets of cells in an amyloid stroma e congo red RET mutation
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Medullary ca dx by?
Pentagastrin inc calcitonin diagnostic
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Anaplastic ca thyroid
Pleomorphic cells e irregular giant cells and biphasic spindle cells
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Otitis fibrosa cystica
Brown tumour consist of osteoclast and deposit himosiderin from haemorrhages 
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Primary hyperparathyroidism
Hypercalcaemia hypercalciuria renal stones polyuria hyperphosphataemia increase PTH increase ALP increase Urinary cAMP
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Empty sella syndrome ass e
Obese woman with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
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Acromegaly associated with cancer
Increase risk of colorectal cancer and polyps
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Acromegaly test
Increase IGF failure to suppress Serum GH by oral glucose tolerance test
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Acromegaly treatment
Pegvisomant (gh receptor antagonists Octreotide Somatostatin analog 
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Laron syndrome
Defective GH receptors shortest stature dwarfism small head circumference Saddle nose small genitalia Prominent forehead
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SIADH TX DRUgs
V2 receptors antagonist Conivaptan Tolvaptan Demeclocycline
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Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus Treatment 
Indomethacin Amilotise salt restriction hydrochlorthiazide
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Type one diabetes mellitus cause
Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies
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Type one diabetes mellitus HLA type
HLA DR3 and HLA DR4
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Type1 diabetes mellitus histology
Islets leucocytic infiltrates
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Diabetes mellitus type two histology
Islets amyloid polypeptide deposits IAPP
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Men 1 mutation
Menin Tumor suppressor gene on chromosome11
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Men type2a
RET mutation Code for TYrosine kinase