Path/ Pathophys Flashcards
Symptoms of Hypoglycemia (<50)?
BLURRED vision (MC) Shakiness Sweatiness Nervousness Hunger Weakness Palpitations
Signs of Hypoglycemia?
Excess SNS: Diaphoresis Tachycardia Systolic HTN Tremulousness Pallor Confusion Unusual behavior
Body defenses to Hypoglycemia?
Decrease Insulin–> Unless Exogenous
Increase Glucagon–> Fibrosis/ amyloid inhibit
Increase Epinephrine–> Prev. epis lowers treshld
Increase Cortisol–> Prev epis
SNS symptoms–
Alcohol and Hypoglycemia?
Body uses up stored Glycogen increases risk of HYPOglycemia in extended periods of drinking
Serious complications of Hypoglycemia?
Seizures
Arrhythmias
Death
Tx for Comatose pt?
GLUCOSE
PNET are associated with what hereditary endocrinopahthies?
MEN-1 (80-100%)
von Hippel Lindau syndrome (20%)
Neurofibromatosis-1 (10%)
Describe the histological appearance of NET?
Small Monomorphic Round "Salt & pepper" nuclei Scant Cytoplasm Nests or islands
What are the MC sites of PNET metastasis?
LIVER
retropperitoneal lymph nodes
bone
Symptoms of nonfunctioning PNET?
Abdominal pain (MC) Obstructive jaundice (mc) Anorexia Palpable mass Wght loss
Anemia + Diabetes + Necrolytic migratory erythema?
Glucagonoma
Peptic ulcers + diarrhea?
Gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome)
Diabetes + Cholelithiasis + Steatorrhea?
Somatostatinoma
Watery diarrhea Achlorhydria Hypokaemia Hypovolemia Acidosis
VIPoma
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome?
Parietal cell hyperplasia
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Peptic + duodenal + jujenal ulcers
What is the first line therapy for treating Overdose beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers?
Glucagon
MCC of hypercalcemia?
Primary HPT
MCC of Hyper ParaThyroid?
Parathyroid adenoma–> MC in blacks, Asians
Symptoms of Chronic Hypercalcemia?
Constipation Urinary pain (nephrolithiasis) Bone pain (resorptive state= ostetis fibrosa cystic)