Endocrinopathies 🔫 Flashcards
CUSHING SYNDROME
a. Causal mechanism?
ACTH or ACTH-like substance
SIADH
a. Underlying cancer?
Small-cell carcinoma of lung
SIADH
a. Causal mechanism?
ADH
HYPERCALCEMIA
a. Underlying cancer?
Squamous cell carcinoma of lung
Breast carcinoma
Renal carcinoma
HYPERCALCEMIA
a. Causal mechanism?
Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrp)
HYPOGLYCEMIA
a. Underlying cancer?
Ovarian carcinoma
Fibrosarcoma
HYPOGLYCEMIA
a. Causal mechanism?
Insulin or Insulin-like substance
CARCINOID SYNDROME
a. Underlying cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Bronchial adenoma (carcinoid)
Pancreatic carcinoma
POLYCYTHEMIA
a. Underlying cancer?
Gastric and Renal carcinoma
Cerebellar hemangioma
POLYCYTHEMIA
a. Causal mechanism?
Erythropoietin
CUSHING SYNDROME
a. Underlying cancer?
Small-cell carcinoma of lung
Pancreatic carcinoma
Neural carcinoma
CARCINOID SYNDROME
a. Causal mechanism?
Serotonin
Bradykinin
