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elevated serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone
Congential adrenal hyperplasia - usually due to deficiency 21-hydroxylase-imparied corticol synthesis; cannot negatively inhibit hypothalamus or pituitary; inc ACTH; inc adrenal androgens
symptoms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, female
ambiguous genitalia at birth or hirsutism and virilism w/ norm menstruation
symptoms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, male
adrenal crisis at birth or precocious puberty
Treatment of CAH
cortisol
MCC of genital ambiguity
CAH
Places newborns at risk for neonatal adrenal crisis due to sodium loss due to absence of aldosterone
CAH
what is the cause of irregular menstrual cycles in pubertal females
anovulatory cycles due to immaturity of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, not producing adequate proportions of FSH, LH to induce ovulation
Pituitary gland location
Sella turcica
Rathke’s pouch gives rise to
Anterior pituitary gland
MC type of pituitary tumor in children
Rathke pouch craniopharyngioma
MC pituitary tumor in adults
Prolactinoma
DOC for prolactinoma
Bromocriptine (dopamine agonist)
Posterior lobe hormones
OxytocinADH
Definitive diagnosis of hypopituitarism
Absent or low levels of GH
dz as w/ asymmetric septal hypertrophy and transposition of the gerat vessels
maternal diabetes
Polyuria in children
> 5cc/kg/hour
DI: Vasopressin deficiency
Central
DI: Vasopressin insensitive kidney
Nephrogenic
ADH acts on which part of kidneys
CD
Etiology of 50% of DI
Brain tumor