Thyroid and Adrenal Diseases

Question 1

Addisons

Answer 1

decrease cortisol (zona fasciculata)
low blood pressure
hyperpigmentation due to XS ACTH –> MSH
fatigue

Question 2

Conn’s

Answer 2

XS Aldosterone (zona glomerulosa)
hypertension
water retention

Question 3

Cushing’s

Answer 3

XS cortisol (zona fasciulata)
hyperadrenia
moon face
buffalo hump
purple striae
central obesity

Question 4

Goiter

Answer 4

hyperplasia of thyroid cells due to lack of iodine

Question 5

Graves disease

Answer 5

hyper thyroidism
causes exophthlmoses (bulging eyes)
heat intolerance
weight loss
rapid heart rate
hair loss
thyrotoxicosis

Question 6

Hashimoto

Answer 6

autoimmune cause of hypothyroidism

Gluten sensitivit

Question 7

Myxedema

Answer 7

hypothyroidism
cretinism in the child
cold intolerance
weight gain
slower heart rate
loss of lateral 1/3 of eyebrows
slow mental faculties (memory, common sense)