PANCE Prep- Endocrine Flashcards
Labs:
- increased ACTH and cortisol= ?
- increased ACTH and decreased cortisol = ?
- Decreased ACTH and increased cortisol= ?
- Cushings Disease (pituitary adenoma)
- Addison’s Disease
- Adrenal adenoma
Describe the lab findings for
- primary hypothyroidism
- subclinical hypothyroidism
- TSH-mediated hyperthryoidism
- primary hyperthryoidism
- High TSH, low fT4
- High TSH, normal ft4
- High TSH, high fT4 (2ry or 3ry- same direction)
- Low TSH, high fT4
What do the following thyroid Ab typically mean?
Anti-thyroid peroxidase Ab
Anti-thyroglobulin Ab
Thyroid stimulating Ab (TSH receptor Ab)
- Hashimoto’s or other autoimmune thyroiditis
- Hashimoto’s or other autoimmune thyroiditis
- Specific for Graves disease
RAdioactive iodine test:
- Diffuse uptake
- Decreased uptake
- Hot nodule
- multiple nodules
- cold nodule
- Graves or TSH-secreting pit. adenoma
- Thyroiditis (Hashimotos, postpartum, deQuervain)
- Toxic adenoma
- Toxic Multinodular goiter
- r/o malignancy
- Congential hypothyroidism due to maternal hypothyroidism or infant hypopituitarism
- Macroglossia, hoarse cry, coarse facial features, umbilical hernia, weight gain, mental delay
Cretinism
TX: levothyroxine
How do you dx Euthryoid sick syndrome
Decreased fT4/T3, TSH
Abnormally low T3
Increased reverse T3
How do you treat thyroid storm
- Anti-thyroid meds: IV PTU or Methimazole
- BB for symptomatic tx
- Supportive: IV glucocorticoid (inhibits conversion of T4 into T3), Antipyretics (AVOID ASA) , cooling blankets
Tx of Myxedema crisis and who is MC seen in
- extreme form of hypothyroidism
- MC seen in elderly women w/ longstanding hypothyroidism in winter (cold weather)
TX:
- IV levothyroxine
- passive warming w/ blankets- avoid rapid rewarming
- Diffuse, enlarged thyroid
- Thyroid bruits
- Ophthalmopathy: lid lag, exophthalmos/proptosis
- Pretibial myxedema
Grave’s disease
*MC cause of hyperthryoidism
DX: +Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (Ab)
-Low TSH, high fT4/fT3
RAIU: Diffuse uptake
TX: radioactive iodine (MC tx)
- Methimazole or PTU
- BB- sx
- Thryoidectomy
+/- dyspnea, dysphagia, stridor, hoarseness
- NO skin/eye changes
- Labs: low TSH, high fT4/T3
- RAIU: PATCHY areas of both increased decreased uptake
Toxic Multinodular Goiter
TX: Radioactive iodine
- Methimazole or PTU
- BB
+/- dyspnea, dysphagia, stridor, hoarseness
- No skin/eye changes
- Labs: low TSH, high fT4/T3
- RAIU: increased LOCAL uptake
Toxic adenoma
TX: Radioactive iodine
- Methimazole or PTU
- BB
- Diffuse, enlarged thyroid
- Bitemporal hemianopsia
- Mental disturbance
- Labs: high TSH and fT4/T3
- RAIU: DIFFUSE uptake
TSH secreting pituitary adenoma
TX: Transsphenoidal surgery to remove pit. adenoma
TX of postpartum thyroiditis
- return to euthyroid state in 12-18 months w.o tx
1. ASA
2. No anti-thyoroid meds
*Have + thyroid Ab present
Firm hard, ‘woody’ nodule
Riedels thyroiditis
MC cause of hypothyroidism in the US= ?
MC cause of hypothyroidism in the world = ?
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Iodine deficiency
MC type of benign and malignant thyroid nodules
Benign: Follicular adenoma (colloid)-MC
Malignant: Papillary Carcinoid (80%)
**Only 5% of thyroid nodules are malignant
What thyroid carcinoma?
- Hx of radiation exposure
- young female
- Local cervical lymph node METS
Papillary (MC-80%)
- MC after radiation exposure
* least aggressvie and distant METS are uncommon
* excellent prognosis
What thyroid carcinoma?
- Associated with MEN2
- Secretes Calcitonin
Medullary
What thyroid carcinoma?
- Mc in males >65y/o
- rapid growth w/ compressive sx
- May invade trachea
Anaplastic
*Most aggressive
__ is required for intestinal Ca2+ absorption
What hormones regulate Ca2+ levels
Vit. D
PTH and Calcitriol (Vit. D) increased blood Ca++ (via GI, kidney absorption and increased osteoclast activity)
Calcitonin decreased blood Ca++ (via decrease GI, kidney absorption and increased bone mineralization)
MC causes of primary hyperPTH and secondary hyperPTH
primary: parathryoid adenoma (80%)
Parathyroid hyperplasia/enlargement
-Lithium
secondary: hypocalcemia or vit. D def.
- Chronic kidney failure (MC)
S/S of primary hyperparathyroidism
HYPERcalcemia: “stone, bones, abdominal groans, psychic moans” (kidney stones, bone pain/fractures, ileus, constipation, weakness, fatigue)
-decreased DTR
Labs: TRIAD: HyperCa++, increased PTH, decreased phosphate
-increased 24hr urine calcium excretion
S/S of hypoparathryoidism
HYPOcalcemia: carpopedal spasm, Trousseau’s and Chvosteks sign
-Increased DTR
Labs: TRIAD: HypoCa++, decreased PTH, increase phospate
TX: Ca and Vit. D supp.
What is Chvostek’s sign and Trousseau’s sign
Chvosteks: facial spasm with tapping of the facial nerve
Trousseau: inflation of BP cuff above systolic BP causes carpal spasm
*seen in hypocalcemia
MC of hypocalcemia w/ decrease PTH and increased PTH
Decreased PTH: hypoparathyroidism (autoimmune, post surgical)
Increased PTH: chronic renal dz, liver dz, hypomagnesemia
EKG findings of hypoCa++ and hyperCa++
Hypo: prolonged QT
hyper: shorten QT interval
TX of hypercalcemia
Mild: nothing- tx underlying cause
Sever/symptomatic: IV saline–> furosemide 1st line
*avoid hydrochlorothiazide