pp clues endocrine Flashcards
- Somatotrope
- Gonadotrope
- GH
- LH, FSH
Thyrotrope?
Corticotrope?
TSH
ACTH
Lactotrope?
suppressed by?
PRL
Dopamine
What receptors do protein hormones use?
Cell membrane receptors
G-coupled
What receptors do steroid hormones use?
Nuclear membrane receptors
mc 2nd msger
cAMP
What are the steroid hormones?
“PET CAD”
Note: thyroid hormone acts like a steroid
Progesterone
E2
Testosterone
Cortisol
Aldo
Vit D
What does Exocrine mean?
Secretion into non-blood
What is Autocrine?
Works on itself
What is Paracrine?
Works on its neighbor
What is Merocrine?
Cell is maintained => exocytosis
What is Apocrine?
Apex of the cell is secreted
What is Holocrine?
The whole cell is secreted
What organs do not require insulin?
“BRICKLE”
Brain
RBC
Intestine
Cardiac, Cornea
Kidney
Liver
Exercising muscle
What does GnRH do?
Stimulates LH, FSH
What does GRH do?
Stimulates GH
What does CRH do?
Stimulates ACTH
What does TRH do?
Stimulates TSH
What does PRH do?
Stimulates PRL
What does DA do?
Inhibits PRL
What does SS do?
Inhibits GH
What does ADH do?
Conserves water, vasoconstricts
What does oxytocin do?
Milk letdown, baby letdown
What does GH do?
IGF-1 release from liver
What does TSH do?
T3,T4 release from thyroid
What does LH do?
Testosterone release from the testis,
Estrogen and Progesterone release from the ovary
What does FSH do?
Sperm or egg growth
Milk production
PRL
Cortisol release from adrenal gland
ACTH
Skin pigmentation
MSH: melanocyte-stimulating hormone
What are the stress hormones?
Epi: Immediate
Glucagon: 20min
Insulin: 30min
ADH: 30min
Cortisol: 2-4hr
GH: 24hr
Concentrates urine
ADH
Too little ADH => urinate a lot
Diabetes Insipidus
Brain not making ADH
Central DI
What is Nephrogenic DI?
Blocks ADH receptor,
can be caused by Li and Demecocycline
DI: Water Deprivation failed?
Renal problem
What does giving DDAVP tell you?
DDAVP => Central DI concentrates >25%
What is SIADH?
Too much ADH => expand plasma vol => pee Na
What is the difference b/w DI and SIADH?
DI has dilute urine,
SIADH has concentrated urine
What is Psychogenic Polydipsia?
Pathologic water drinking => low plasma osmolarity
What does Aldosterone do?
Reabsorbs Na, secretes H+/ K+
What is a Neuroblastoma?
Adrenal medulla tumor in kids,
dancing eyes/feet, secretes epi and norepinephrine
What is a Pheochromocytoma?
Adrenal medulla tumor in adults, 5 P’s
What does the Zona Glomerulosa make?
Aldosterone “salt”
What is the primary regulatory control for the Zona Glumerulosa?
Renin-Angiotensin
What does the Zona Fasiculata make?
Cortisol “sugar”
What is the primary regulatory Control for the Zona Fasiculata?
ACTH, CRH
What does the Zona Reticularis make?
Androgens “sex”
What is the primary regulatory control for the Zona Reticularis?
ACTH, CRH
What do chromaffin cells produce?
Catecholamines
What is the primary regulatory control for chromaffin cells?
Preganglionic sympathetic fibers
ACH
What is Conn’s syndrome?
High Aldo (tumor), Captopril test makes it worse
What does ANP do?
Inhibits Aldo, dilates renal artery (afferent arteriole)
What does Calcitonin do?
Inhibits osteoclasts => low serum Ca2+
What is MEN I?
“Wermer’s”: Pancreas, Pituitary, Parathyroid adenoma (high gastrin) “PPP”
multiple endocrine
What is MEN II?
“Sipple’s”: Pheo, Medullary thyroid cancer, PTH
multiple paraneoplastic syndrome
MEN IIb
“MEN IIb”: Pheo, Medullary thyroid cancer, Oral/GI neuromas
marfanoid
What does CCK do?
Gallbladder contraction, bile release
Gluconeogenesis by proteolysis => thin skin
Autoimmu
Cortisol
What is Addison’s disease?
Autoimmune destruction of adrenal cortex => hyperpigmentation, ↑ACTH
What is Waterhouse Friderichsen?
Adrenal hemorrhage
What is Cushing’s syndrome?
High cortisol (pituitary tumor or adrenal tumor or small cell lung CA)
What is Cushing’s disease?
High ACTH (pituitary tumor)
What is Nelson’s syndrome?
Hyperpigmentation after adrenalectomy
If the low-dose dexamethasone test suppresses, what does that tell you?
Normal, obese, or depressed
If the low-dose dexamethasone test does not suppress, what does that tell you?
Cushing’s => do high dose test
If the high-dose dexamethasone test suppresses, what does that tell you?
Pituitary tumor => ACTH (call brain surgeon)
If the high-dose dexamethasone test does not suppress, what does that tell you?
Adrenal adenoma => Cortisol (call general surgeon)
* Small cell lung cancer => ACTH (call thoracic surgeon)
What are the survival hormones?
Cortisol: permissive under stress
TSH: permissive under normal
What does Epinephrine do?
Gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis
What does Erythropoietin do?
released from?
release dt?
Makes RBCs
Hypoxia
What does Gastrin do?
Stimulates parietal cells => IF, H+
What does Growth hormone do?
Growth, sends somatomedin to growth plates, gluconeogenesis by proteolysis
What is a Pygmie?
No somatomedin receptors
What is Achondroplasia = Laron Dwarf?
Abnormal FGF receptors in extremities
What is a Midget?
↓Somatomedin receptor sensitivity
What is Acromegaly?
Adult bones stretch “my hat doesn’t fit”, coarse facial features, large furrowed tongue, deep husky voice, jaw protrusion,
↑IGF-1 b/c of GH tumor
What is Gigantism?
Childhood acromegaly
What does GIP do?
Enhances insulin action => post-
prandial hypoglycemia
What does Glucagon do?
Gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, lipolysis, ketogenesis
What does Insulin do?
Pushes glucose into cells
What is Type I DM?
anti-islet cell Ab, GAD Ab, Coxsackie B, low insulin, DKA, polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia
What is Type II DM?
Insulin receptor insensitivity,
high insulin,
HONK coma,
acanthosis
How does DKA present?
Kussmal respirations, fruity
breath (acetone), altered mental
What is the Dawn phenomenon?
Morning hyperglycemia 2° to GH
What is the Somogyi Effect?
Morning hyperglycemia 2° to
evening hypoglycemia
What is Factitious Hypoglycemia?
Insulin injection (↑insulin, ↓C-peptide)
What is an Insulinoma?
Tumor (↑insulin, ↑C-peptide)
What is Erythrasma?
Rash in skin folds, coral-red Wood’s lamp
What is Syndrome X = Metabolic Syndrome?
“Pre-DM”=> HTN, dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, acanthosis nigricans
What are foot ulcer risk factors?
DM/ Glycemic control
* Male smoker
* Bony abnormalities
* Previous ulcers
What conditions cause weight gain?
Obesity
* Hypothyroidism
* Depression
* Cushing’s
* Anasarca
What does Motilin do?
stimulates segmentation (1° peristalsis, MMC)
What does Oxytocin do?
Milk ejection, baby ejection
Kallmann syndrome?
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: defective migration of GnRH- releasing neurons
association of Kallmann syndrome
No puberty or incomplete puberty
can’t smell
can’t hear
can’t pee
origin and action of erythropoietin
renal parenchymal cells
erythropoiesis in bone marrow