Question Clues - Endocrineology Flashcards
What does Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) and Thymosin do?
Help T-Cells Mature
What does vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) do?
Inhibits secretin, motilin, and CCK and open sphincters.
How does a VIPoma present?
Watery Diarrhea
How does a somatostatinoma present?
Constipation
What are the hormones with disulfide bonds?
“PIIG” - Prolactin, Insulin, Inhibin, GH
What hormones have alpha subunits?
Lh, FSH, TSH, and Beta-HCG (Hints the HCG Diet)
What hormones produce Acidophilus?
“GAP” GH, Acidophilus, and Prolactin - Pink on stain
What hormones produce Basophils?
“B FLAT” - Purple on stain - Basophils, FSH, LH, ACTH, and TSH
What hormones are released from the posterior pituitary?
ADH (supraoptic nucleus), Oxytocin (paraventricular nucleus) by the neurophysins
What is seen in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis?
Antimicrosomal antibody and Anti-TPO antibody
What is the mechanism of Action of Insulin?
Pushes K+ into the cells,
Liver: Increases glucose storage as Glycogen, Increases triglyceride Synthesis.
Muscles: Increases protein and glycogen synthesis
Adipose Tissue: Improves triglyceride storage by activating lipoprotein lipase, and decreasing circulating free fatty acids
What are the indications for insulin?
DM Type one and two, Hyperkalemia, Stress induced hyperglycemia, gestational Diabetes
What is the adverse effect of insulin?
Hypoglycemia
What are the short acting insulin drugs?
Aspart and Lispro
What is the rapid acting insulin drugs?
Regular insulin
What is the intermediate acting insulin drugs?
NPH and Lente
What are the long acting insulin drugs?
Ultralenta, Glargine, and Protamine Zinc
What is the mechanism of action of Sulfonylureas?
Closes K+ Channel in the pancreatic cell membrane, reduces K+ efflux & increases CA++ influx, and cell depolarize to increase the secretion of insulin.
What are the indications for sulfonylureas?
NIDDM (Type 2 DM)
What is the adverse effects of sulfonylureas?
Hypoglycemia, GI Distribance, muscle weakness, mental confusion, sulfa allergy
Function of what cells is necessary for the action of Sulfonylureas?
Requires some islet cell function so the drug is used less in Type 1 DM
What are the first generation sulfonylureas?
Chlorpropamide and Tolbutamide
What are the adverse effects for the first generation sulfonylureas?
Disulfiram like effects
What are the second generation sulfonylureas?
Glyburide, Glimepiride, and Glipizide
What is the mechanism of action of biguanides?
Decreases gluconeogenesis, increase glycolysis, and increase peripheral glucose intake (insulin sensitivity)
What are the indications for biguanides?
First line therapy in Type 2 DM