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What is a Thyrotrope?

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TSH

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What is a Gonadotrope?

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LH, FSH

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What is a Corticotrope?

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ACTH

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What is a Lactotrope?

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PRL

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What are the steroid hormones?

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"PET CAD"
Note: thyroid hormone acts like a steroid
Progesterone 
E2
Testosterone 
Cortisol
Aldo
Vit D
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What organs do not require insulin?

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"BRICKLE"
Brain
RBC
Intestine
Cardiac, Cornea
Kidney
Liver
Exercising muscle
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What does GnRH do?

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Stimulates LH, FSH

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What does GRH do?

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Stimulates GH

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What does CRH do?

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Stimulates ACTH

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What does TRH do?

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Stimulates TSH

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What does PRH?

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Stimulates PRL

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What does oxytocin do?

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Milk letdown, baby letdown

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What does GH do?

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IGF-1 release from liver

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What does TSH do?

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T3, T4 release from thyroid

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What does LH do?

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Testosterone release from testis, E2 and progesterone release from ovary

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What does FSH do?

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Sperm or egg growth

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What does PRL do?

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Milk production

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What does ACTH do?

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Cortisol release from adrenal gland

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What does MSH do?

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Skin pigmentation

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What are the stress hormones?

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Epi: immediate
Glucagon: 20min
Insulin:30min
ADH: 30min
Cortisol: 2-4hr
GH:24hr
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What is Diabetes Insipidus?

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Too little ADH=> urinate a lot

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What does ADH do?

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Concentrates urine

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What is Central DI?

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Brain not making ADH

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What is nephrogenic DI?

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Blocks ADH receptors

Can be caused by Li and Domecocucline

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What does the water deprivation test tell you?

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What’re deprivation => DI ( fails to concentrate urine)

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What does giving DDAVP tell you?

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DDAVP => central DI

Concentrates >25%

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What is SIADH?

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To much ADH => expand plasma vol => pee Na

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What is the difference b/w DI and SIADH?

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DI has diluted urine

SIADH has concentrated urine

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What is Psychogenic Polydipsia?

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Pathologic water drinking => low plasma osmolarity

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What does Aldosterone do?

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Reabsorbs Na, secretes H/K

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What is neuroblastoma?

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Adrenal medulla tumor in kids
Dancing eyes / feet
Secretes catecholamines

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What is pheochromocytoma?

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Adrenal medulla tumor in adults, 5 P’s : Pressure, Pain, Perspiration, Palpitation, Pallor
Urinary VMA and plasma Catecholamines are elevated
Treated first with alpha blocker and then the beta blocker

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What does the zona Glomerulosa make?

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Aldosterone “salt”

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What does the zona Fasiculata make?

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Cortisol “sugar”

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What does the zona Reticularis?

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Androgens “ sex”

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What is Conn’s syndrome?

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High Aldo ( tumor )
Decrease renin
Treated with spironolactone

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What does ANP do?

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Inhibits Aldo

Dilates renal artery ( afferent arterioles)

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What does Calcitonin do?

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Inhibits osteoclasts => low serum Ca

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What is MEN I?

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Parathyroid hyperplasia
Pituitary adenomas
Pancreatic islet cell tumors ( gastrinomas { ZES}, insulinoma, VIPomas)

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What is MEN 2A?

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Medullary thyroid cancer
Pheochromocytoma
Parathyroid hyperplasia

A/w Marfanoid habitus, RET gene

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What is MEN 2B?

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Medullary thyroid cancer
Pheochromocytoma
Oral/GI mucosal neuromas

A/w Marfanoid habitus, RET gene

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What does CCK do?

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Gallbladder contraction, bile release

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What does cortisol do?

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“BIG FIB”
Increase: BP, insulina resistance, gluconeogenesis, lipolysis, proteolysis.

Decrease: fribroblast activity, inflammatory & immune response, bone formation.

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What is Addison’s syndrome?

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Autoimmune destruction of adrenal cortex => hyperpigmentatio, increase ACTH, hypotension, hyperkalemia

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What is Waterhouse Friderichsen?

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Adrenal hemorrhage
Commonly seen in children
Associated with Neisseria meningitidis

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What is Cushing’s syndrome?

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High cortisol ( pituitary tumor or adrenal tumor or small cell lung CA)

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What is Cushing’s disease?

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High ACTH ( pituitary tumor)

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What is Nelson’s syndrome?

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Hyperpigmentation after adrenalectomy

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If the low-dose dexamethasone test suppresses, what does that tell you?

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Normal
Obese
Depressed

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If the low-dose dexamethasone test does not suppresses, what does that tell you?

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Cushing’s => do high dose test

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If the high-dose dexamethasone test suppresses, what does that tell you?

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Pituitary tumor => ACTH (call brain surgeon)

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If the high-dose dexamethasone test does not suppress, what does that tell you?

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Adrenal Adenoma => Cortisol (call general surgeon)

Small cell lung cancer => ACTH (call thoracic surgeon)

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What are the survival hormones?

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Cortisol: permissive under stress
TSH: permissive under normal

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What does Gastrin do?

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Stimulates parietal cells => IF, H

54
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What does GH do?

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Growth
Sends somatomedin to growth plates
Gluconeogenesis by proteolysis

55
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What is Achondroplasia = Laron Dwarf?

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Abnormal FGF receptor in extremities

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What is Acromegaly?

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Adult bones stretch "my hat doesn't fit"
Coarse facial features
Large furrowed tongue
Deep husky voice
Jaw protrusion
Increase IGF-1 b/c of GH tumor
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What is Gigantism?

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Childhood acromegaly

58
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What does GIP do?

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Enhances insulin action => post-prandial hypoglycemia

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What does Glucagon do?

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Gluconeogenesis
Glycogenolysis
Lipolysis
Ketogenesis

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What does Insulin do?

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Pushes glucose into cells
Increase Gycogen synthesis
Increase TG synthesis
Protein synthesis

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What is Type I DM?

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Anti-islet cell Ab
GAD Ab
Low insulin
DKA
Polyuria
Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Ketoacidosis
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What is Type II DM?

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Insulin receptor insensitivity
High insulin
HONK coma
Acanthosis nigricans

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How does DKA presents?

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Kussmaul respiration
Fruity breath (acetone)
Altered mental status
Abd pain, vomiting

  • pt severely dehydrated with electrolyte abnormalities
  • Tx: fluids, k, insulin, bicarbonate
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What is Factitious hypoglycemia?

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Insulin injection ( increase insulin, decrease C-peptide)

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What is an insulinoma?

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Tumor ( increase insulin and C-peptide)

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What is Erythrasma?

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Rash in skin folds

Coral-red Wood’s lamp

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What are foot ulcer risk factor?

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DM/ glycemic control
Male smoker
Bony abnormalities
Previous ulcer

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What conditions cause weight gain?

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Obesity
Hypothyroidism
Depression
Cushing's 
Anasarca
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What does PTH do?

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Chews up bone

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What does Vit. D do?

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Builds bone

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What do stomach chief cell secrete?

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Pepsin

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What is the difference between Norepinephrine and Epinephrine?

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NE: neurotransmitter
EPi:hormone

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What is 1 hyperparathyroidism?

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Parathyroid adenoma

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What is 2 hyperparathyroidism?

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Renal failure

75
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What is Familial Hypocalciuria Hypercalcemial?

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Decrease Ca excretion

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What is both serum Ca and PO4 decrease?

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Vit D deficiency

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What if serum Ca and PO4 change in opposite direction?

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PTH problem

  • High Ca => hyper PTH
  • Low Ca => hypo PTH
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What is the most common cause of 1 hypoparathyroidism?

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Thyroidectomia

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What is Pseudohypoparathyroidism?

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Bad kidney PTH receptor

Decrease urinary cAMP

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What is Psedopseudohypoparathyroidism?

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G-protein defect

No Ca problem

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What does Secretin do?

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Secretion of bicarb
Inhibit gastrin
Tighten pyloric sphincter

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What does Somatostatin do?

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Inhibits secreting
Motilin
CCK

83
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What do T3 and T4 do?

A

Growth

Differentiation

84
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What disease has Exophthalmos?

A

Grave’s

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What disease has Enophthalmos?

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Horner’s

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What is Plummer’s syndrome?

A

Hyperthyroid Adenoma

87
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What does Testosterone do?

A

Makes internal male genitalia

88
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What does Müllerian Inhibiting Factor do?

A

Makes internal male genitalia

89
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What does VIP do?

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Inhibits secretin
Motilin
CCK

90
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How does VIPoma present?

A

Watery diarrhea

91
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Which hormones have the same alpha subunits?

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  • LH, FSH
  • TSH
  • beta-HCG
92
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Which is the Triad for Hyperaldosteronismo?

A

HTN
Hypokalmia
Metabolic alkalosis

93
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How are the TH levels in a pregnant woman?

A

Increase TBG
Increase Total T3 and T4
Normal free T3 and T4

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Which are the hypothyroidism disease?

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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis - painless nodule, most common
Subacute thyroiditis ( de Quervains) - painful nodule, A/ w viral infection
Riedel’s thyroiditis - rock hard nodule, macro and eosino
Cretinism - fetal hypothyroidism

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Which are the hyperthyroidism disease?

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Toxic Multinodular Goiter - mutation of TSH receptor
Grave’s disease - autoimmune hyperthyroiditis
Thyroid Storm - surge of catecholamines

96
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Which are the hyperthyroidism sings/symptoms?

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Heat intolerance
Increase appetite 
Hyperactivity
Diarrhea 
Warm, moist skin; fine hair
Chest pain, palpitation, arrhythmia, increase beta adrenergic receptor
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Which are the hypothyroidism sings/symptoms?

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Cold intolerance
Decrease appetite 
Hypoactive, lethargic, fatigue, weakness
Constipation
Dry cool skin; brittle hair
Bradycardia
98
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism disease?

A

Parathyroid adenoma
“ Hyperplasia
Malignancy

99
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Secondary Hyperparathyroidism disease?

A 
Chronic hypocalcemia
Chronic renal disease
Values:
Decrease Ca
Increase PTH and PO4
100
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Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism disease?

A 
Chronic renal disease
Parathyroid hyperplasia
Hypercalcemia
Values 
Increase Ca and PTH
101
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What is a Somatotrope?

A

GH

102
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Next Tx step for pt. With high TSH & high free T3 & T4?

A

MRI of pituitary gland

  • look for a TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma
103
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Pt with untreated Hyperthyroid are at risk for?

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  • increase osteoclasts activity -> increase bone resorption, decrease bone density and increase bone Fx
  • Hypercalcemia & hypercalciuria fue to bone turnover
  • cardiac arrhythmia; A-fin
104
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3 types of thyroiditis?

A
  1. Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis “Hashimotos”
    • hypothyroidism features
    • diffuse goiter
  2. Painless thyroiditis ( Silent thyroiditis)
    • mild, brief hyperthyroid phase
    • small, nontender goiter
  3. Subacute thyroiditis “de Quervain”
    • post viral
    • fever & hyperthyroid symptoms
    • painful/ tender goiter
105
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What do you test when evaluating Adrenal insuffficiency?

A

8am serum cortisol & plasma ACTH

106
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MCC of Congenital hypothyroidism?

A

Thyroid disgenesis

  • increase TSH
  • decrease free T4
  • Tx: Levothyroxine
107
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Metabolic abnormalities in hypothyroidism

A

HLD

  • increase cholesterol alone or
  • increase cholesterol and triglyceride

Hyponatremia

A symptomatic elevation of

  • CK
  • serum transaminase AST, ALT
108
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Euthyroid sick syndrome

A

“Low T3 syndrome “
- characterized by: decrease total & free T3 with normal T4 & TSH

  • seen in pt with an acute, severe illnesse that may have abnormal thyroid function tests
109
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Microangiopathy

A

Microvascular damage due to HYPERGLYCEMIA

  • eyes
  • kidney
  • diabetic microangiopathy due to more than 10 years of DM
110
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Acid-base disturbance in Addison’s disease

A

Non-anion gap
Hyponatremic metabolic acidosis
Hypercalemia

111
Q

Hallmark of carcinoid syndrome?

A

Episodic flushing

-others: secretory diarrhea, wheezing, murmur from tricuspid regurgitation

112
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Antibodies a/w Hashimoto’s thyroiditis?

A 
Anti thyroglobulin antibodies 
Antimicrosomal antibodies ( anti-TPO)
113
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High radioactive iodine uptake suggests?

A

De Novo hormone synthesis due to:

  • Graves’ disease
  • Toxic nodular disease
114
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Low radioactive iodine uptake suggests?

A

Release of preformed thyroid hormone ( Thyroiditis)

Exogenous thyroid hormone intake

115
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Elevated 17- hydroxyprogesterone level is diagnostic for?

A

CAH, particularly 21-hydroxylase defi

116
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2 important causes of hypoglycemia in non-diabetic pt with elevated insulin level?

A

Insulinoma ( B cell tumors)

Surreptitious use of insulin or sulfonylurea

117
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Differential do for the Anterior mediastinal mass

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“4T’s”

  • thymoma
  • teratoma ( other giant cell tumor)
  • thyroid neoplasms
  • terrible lymphoma
  • Middle mediastinum-> Bronchogenic
  • Posterior mediastinum-> Neurogenic tumors
118
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DKA abnormalities?

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Metabolic acidosis 
Ketonemia & ketonuria
Hyperglycemia 
Hyperkalemia (k)
Hyponatremia
  • decrease of insulin which results in increase lypolysis and increase ketone production
119
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Active form of Vit. D?

A

Calcitriol

120
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Failure to lactate
Absent menstruation
Cold intolerances
Loss of hair

A

Sheehan syndrome

* ischemic infarcts of pituitary following postpartum bleeding

121
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Diagnosis of hyperprolactinemia

A

1st-> prolactin level ( > 200ng/ml)
2nd but mos accurate -> MRI

  • get level of TSH to rule out hypothyroidism as the cause
122
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High Urine Na (>20) in a pt with hyponatremia is consistent with?

A

Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH (SIADH)

123
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Dermatitis ( necrolytic migratory erythema)
Diabetes
DVT
Depression 
Diarrhea
A

Glucagonoma

124
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Histology of DM type 1 & 2?

A

1-leukocytic infiltrate

2-islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) deposits

125
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An increase in Estrogen activity ( due to: pregnancy, OCP, post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy) will result in?

A

Increase circulating TBG –> will decrease free T3 & 4 ( by binding to it) —–> which will signal an increase in TRH and TSH ——-» it will end up in the INCREASE OF TOTAL T3 &4

126
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Medullary carcinoma

A

From parafollicular “c cell”
Calcitonin production
Amyloid stroma
A/w MEN 2A & 2B ( RET)

127
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17 alpha - hydroxylase defi.

A

Hormone: increase ALDO, decrease CORTISOL

  • increase BP, decrease K, decrease sex hormone
  • decreases Androstenedione
128
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21-hydroxylase defi?

A

Decrease ALDOSTERONE & CORTISOL

  • decrease PB, increase K, increase sex hormone
129
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Oral GTT is the preferred screening method for?

A

Gestational diabetes
1hr> 180
2hr> 155
3hr> 140

CF related diabetes

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