Principles Of Endocrine Disease And Its Assessment Flashcards

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Where do peptide hormones act and why?

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→ surface receptors because they are charged

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Where do steroid hormones act and why?

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→ nuclear receptors because they are aliphatic

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What type of hormone is thyroid hormones?

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→ steroid

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What type of testing do you have to use for hormones and why?

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→ dynamic

→ Hormones are pulsatile and vary during the day

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How do you do a radioimmunoassay in the lab?

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→ a labelled hormone that is a marker (radioactive)
→ antibody
→ Limited number of binding sites
→ centrifuge and measure how much radioactivity is in the bound fraction
→ do a standard curve

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What is an advantage of a total hormone assay?

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→ cheap

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What are 2 disadvantages of a total hormone assay?

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→ Hormones are found bound to proteins which affects the measurements and is not reflective of the true amount of hormone

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Why is the total amount of hormone not a true indicator?

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→ Only hormones that are not bound to protein have a true effect

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What are advantages of a free hormone assay?

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→ Representative of active hormone fraction

→ Not binding protein dependant

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What are disadvantages of a free hormone assay?

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→ Complex and expensive

→ Can have poor reproducibility

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If you have more steps in an assay what does this do to the accuracy?

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→ decreases the accuracy

→ transfer errors

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How do you separate free hormones in an assay?

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→ dialysis membrane

→ causing binding protein to precipitate out

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What does the radiometric assay work on?

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→ on peptide hormones

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Why is measuring a peptide hormone difficult?

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→ Peptide hormones have a very short half life
→ Enzymes cleave them
→ you have fragments of them in the circulation

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How does a radiometric assay work?

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→ antibody binds to amide end
→ sticks to test tube
→ wash test tube

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How does tri iodothyronine get produced?

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→ TRH is released from the hypothalamus
→ goes to the pituitary and causes the release of TSH
→ TSH acts on the thyroid
→ tri-iodothyronine is the biologically active hormone

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How do you measure overproduction of thyroid hormone?

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→ autoantibodies
→ Technetium scanning
→ Thyroid function

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How do you measure underproduction of thyroid hormone?

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→ Thyroid function

→ Autoantibodies

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How do you check for thyroiditis?

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→ Thyroid function
→ ESR(erythrocyte sedimentation rate)
→ Technetium

20
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Why is thyroiditis sometimes mistaken for overproduction of thyroid hormone?

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→ thyroid has about 18 months worth of thyroid hormone stored
→ If it gets infected it becomes leaky and releases the hormone

21
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What do you measure if there is a suspected thryoid nodule?

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→ Ultrasound

→ Fine needle aspiration biopsy

22
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What is the diagnosis if T4 is high and TSH is high?

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→ Check peripheral hormone
→ high - hyperthyroidism
→ decide whether primary or secondary
→ if T4 is high then TSH should be low (inhibits)
→ Has not happened so the problem is secondary

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What is the negative feedback mechanism of thyroxine?

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→ TSH sent to thyroid
→ Thyroid produces T3 and T4
→ T4 is end hormone so it inhibits TSH

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If T4 and T3 is high and TSH is low what is the diagnosis?

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→Hyperthyroidism
because peripheral hormones are high
→ primary because the TSH is low - correct functioning of the brain

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If TSH is high and T3 and T4 are low what is the diagnosis?
→ Hypothyroidism →Less negative feedback → TSH should increase → Primary because TSH is high - correct brain function
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If TSH is low and T3 and T4 are low what is the diagnosis?
→ Hypothyroidism → TSH should increase → brain function incorrect → Secondary
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If T4 is low, TSH is low and T3 is normal what is the diagnosis?
→ Sick Euthyroid
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How should the dexamethasone suppression test be in normal people?
→ Cortisol level should decrease below 50 | → high dose should be 50% of baseline
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Dethamethasone test in people with cushings disease?
→ low dose = not below 50 →high dose = more than 50% decrease → ACTH are high
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Dexamethasone test in people with adrenal tumor?
→ low dose = not below 50 → high dose = less than 50% decrease → ACTH is low
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Dexamethasone test in people with ectopic ACTH?
→ low dose = more than 50 → high dose = less than 50 decrease → ACTH very high
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How do you test for Addisons?
→give synthetic ACTH | → Cortisol level rises
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What is the short synacthen test?
→ Shot of ACTH → Cortisol goes above 400 → Diagnose adrenal failure
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What is the long synacthen test used for?
→Blood taken over 24 hours | → Diagnose secondary adrenal failure
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What happens in the long synacthen test if it is pituitary vs Addisons?
→ Cortisol levels rise → can cause growth of adrenal gland → if addisons the cortisol wouldn't be raised
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What is done to test for growth hormone deficiency?
→ Large insulin dose → hypoglycaemia (less than 2.1) → cortisol should increase
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What is the oral glucose tolerance test?
``` → test for GH excess → 75g oral glucose → samples for GH taken → normal individuals GH fall → Acromegaly = rise ```
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If the hormone is too high how do you test?
→ Suppress it
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If the hormone is too low how do you test for it?
→ Stimulate it
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What is involved in screening Cushing's disease testing?
Urinary free cortisol​ Diurnal Rhythm​ Overnight dexamethasone suppression test
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The Investigation of Cushing’s Disease is in Three Stages​
1. Screening 2. Confirmation of the Diagnosis 3. Differentiation of the cause
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What is involved in differential diagnosis of Cushing's?
1. True Cushing's 2. Pseudocushing's syndrome 3. exogenous steroids
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What do results of the CRH test mean?
1. An exaggerated response indicates pituitary dependant Cushing’s Disease​ 2. A flat response indicates ectopic ACTH production​
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What are some localisation techniques used on different glands?
``` 1. Pituitary​ →MRI​ →Iinferior Petrosa; sinus sampling IPSS​ 2. Adrenal​ →CT or MRI​ 3. Ectopic​ →Octreotide Scan​ →ACTH Sampling ```
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What are long and short Synacthen tests for?
Long: Used to diagnose secondary adrenal failure​ Short: Used to diagnose primary adrenal failure​
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What is the gold standard for assessing adrenal reserve?
Insulin tolerance test​ Insulin is administered to achieve hypoglycaemia with glucose less than 2.1 mmol/L​ Hypoglycaemia stimulates the stress response which is mediated by the compensatory hormones for hypoglycaemia​
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What happens if the insulin tolerance test is contraindicated?
glucagon test can be used​ ​