Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid Flashcards
GH effect on body (4)?
Increased Protein Synthesis
Increased Mineral Density/Bone Gowth
Decreased Carb metabolism
Increased Fat metabolism
GH effect on blood glucose?
Raises (Diabetogenic)
IGF-1 released from where?
Liver
What would you expect to happen to GH release after Insulin administration?
Increased release to raise blood sugar
What would you expect to happen to GH after glucose administration?
Decreased GH release (SST release?)
What happens in GH deficient patients with Insulin test?
GH stays low
What happens in GH hypersecretion patients with glucose administration?
GH stays high
D2 receptor acts via what to lower prolactin and GH?
Gi –> Decreased cAMP
3 direct actions of TSH?
T3 and T4 secretion
Increase thyroid peroxidase action
Increase Na/I pump
Actions of Thyroid Peroxidase (2)?
Organification I- –> I2
Conjugation of MIT/DIT –> T3 and T4
Three carriers for Thyroid hormone?
TBG
Transthyretin
Albumin
Which thyroid carrier holds more T4 than T3?
Transthyretin
Which thyroid carrier holds more T3 than T4?
Albumin
Where is deiodinase I found?
Liver Kidneys
Where is deiodinase II found?
Brain, Muscle, Pituitary
Where is deiodinase III found?
Brain Skin Placenta
Which deiodinases deactivate?
1 and 3
Which deiodinases activate T4–>T3?
1 and 2
Coarse face, myxedema, cold intolerance, wt gain?
HYPOthyroid
Lid Lag, Exophthalmos, osteoporosis, moist skin, wt loss?
HYPERthyroid
MCC of hypothyroid?
Hashimoto
MCC of hyperthyroid?
Graves’
Anti-Peroxidase Ab and Hurthle Cells diagnostic for?
Hashimoto
Hashimoto has painful or painless thyroiditis?
Painless
What happen to thyroid usually after pregnancy?
Self-limiting Hyperthyroidism (Silent thyroiditis)
Which thyroiditis is usually painful?
DeQuervain Thyroiditis
Which thyroiditis usually follows a URTI and has multinucleate giant cells?
DeQuervian Thyroiditis