Pituitary Pathophysiology Flashcards

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Benign tumors of pituitary/hypothalamus

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adenomas of AP and tumors of cell rests like craniopharyngiomas and Rathke’s cleft cysts

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Infiltrative disease of pituitary

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hemochromatosis

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Infiltrative disease of hypothalamus

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sarcoidosis, Langerhans cell histiocytosis

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4
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only _____ can hypersecrete pituitary hormones or fragments thereof

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pituitary adenomas

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5
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T/F any disease of pituitary or hypothalamus can cause deficiency of any AP hormone

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T

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T/F any disease of pituitary or hypothalamus can cause a deficiency of vasopressin and thereby cause diabetes insipidus

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F –> only a disease of the hypothalamus or infundibulum

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Replacement hormone for: GH

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Somatropin –> short stature due to gh deficiency/turners/renal failure, GH deficiency in adults

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Replacement hormone for: prolactin

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none

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9
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Replacement hormone for: ACTH

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hydrocortisone

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10
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Replacement hormone for: TSH

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thyroxine

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11
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Replacement hormone for: LH/FSH

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FSH and hCG

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Secretory products of the associated adenoma: somatotroph

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GH

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Secretory products of the associated adenoma: lactotroph

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prolactin

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Secretory products of the associated adenoma: corticotroph

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acth

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15
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Secretory products of the associated adenoma: gonadotroph

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FSH (LH rarely)

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Secretory products of the associated adenoma: thyrotorph

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TSH, alpha subunit

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T/F Peptide adenomas are recognizable early in clinical course

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T –> somatotroph, lactotroph, corticotroph tend to be efficient in production of secretory products–> make you look “funny” early on

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Somatotroph adenomas cause clinical syndromes ____ and ____

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gigantism if before epiphyseal closure, acromegaly after epiphyseal closure

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Acromegaly

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growth of bones after epiphyseal closure –> jaw, nose, frontal bones, hands, feet

20
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Chemical profile of somatotroph adenoma

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IGF1 elevation, lack of suppression of GH to an oral glucose load –> histologic apeparance of pituitary adenoma, immunostaining of GH

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Consequences of somatotroph adenoma

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OA, cancer of colon, CVD, diabetes mellitus, neuropathy/carpal tunnel syndrome, sleep apnea

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T/F Acromegaly is associated with higher mortality

23
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Tx for somatotroph adenoma

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surgical, radiation, pharmacological: dopamine agonist (cabergoline), somatostatin analog (octreotide, lantreotide), GH receptor antagonists (pegvisomant)

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GH receptor antagonist

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pegvisomant

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Dopamine agonist
cabergoline, bromocriptine
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Somatostatin analog
octreotide, lantreotide
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In premenopausal women, lactotroph adenomas cause ____
amenorrhea/oligomenorrhea, galactorrhea
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In postmenopausal women, lactotroph adenomas cause ____
neurologic symptoms
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In men, lactotroph adenomas cause ____
hypogonadism: decreased libido, fertility, potency
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Physiologic causes of hyperprolactinemia
pregnancy, nursing, exercise, physical/psychological stress
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Pathologic causes of hyperprolactinemia
adenoma, dopamine receptor antagonists, catecholamine inhibitors, h2 antagonists, estrogens, opiates
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T/F serum prolactin levels >200 are usually adenomas (pregancy up to 400) and <200 are due to other causes
T
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Tx of lactotroph adenoma
dopamine agonist
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Clinical syndromes of corticotroph adenomas
Cushing's (common), neurological symptoms (uncommon)
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Do thyrotroph adenomas cause hyperthyroidism?
not usually but sometimes
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Tx of thyrotroph adenoma mediated hyperthyroidism
somatostatin analog
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Gonadotroph adenomas cause _____
neurological symptoms (common) --> visual field impairement, headache ; hormonal abnormality (uncommon) --> premature puberty in boys, ovarian hyperstimulation in premenopausal women
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Most common hormonal finding in gonadotroph adenoma
elevated intact FSH, rarely intact LH, elevated subunits of FSH/LH