Study Guide 1 Flashcards
What are the 3 major disorders of the anterior pituitary?
- hyperpituitarism
- hypopituitarism
- local compression of brain tissue by expanding tumor masses
Hyperpituitarism =
Oversecretion of pituitary hormones
Gigantism and Acromegaly are caused by
GH oversecretion
Cushing disease is caused by
ACTH oversecretion
What are the 2 major disorders of the posterior pituitary?
- DI
- SIADH
DI =
ADH insufficiency
SIADH =
ADH excess or inappropriate secretion
What are the 5 major disorders of the thyroid?
- thyroiditis
- goiter
- thyroid cancer
- hypothyroidism
- hyperthyroidism/thyrotoxicosis
What is the most common form of thyroid disorder and what causes it?
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- autoimmune
Goiters are caused by
- TSH oversecretion
- not enough iodine
What are the 2 major disorders of the parathyroid?
- hyperparathyroidism
- hypoparathyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism =
disruption of calcium, phosphate, and bone metabolism
Hypoparathyroidism is caused by
- PTH hyposecretion
- hypofunction or insufficient secretion
What are the 3 major disorders of the adrenals?
- Addison disease
- Secondary adrenal insufficiency
- Cushing syndrome
What causes Addison disease?
gland itself is messed up
- aldosterone (mineralocorticoid) deficiency
- Cortisol (glucocorticoid) deficiency