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8 Cards in this Set
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Addison's disease
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- Primary Corticoadrenal Insufficiency
- Etiology is usually autoimmune - Decreased cortisol (glucocorticoid) and aldosterone (mineralcorticoid) - Weight loss and fatigue - Skin pigmentation - Eosinophilia |
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Cushing's Syndrome
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- Increased cortisol
- Buffalohump, moon facies, central obesity - Easy bruising and striae - Osteoporosis - Cushing's disease due to adrenocorticotropic hormone from pituitary adenoma |
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Pheochromocytoma
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- Tumor of the Adrenal Medulla or sympathetic ganglion which secretes bursts of catecholamines, usually norepinephrine
- Headaches, palpitations, anxiety, hypertension - Diagnosis by urinary catecholamines |
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Hemochromatosis
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- Autosomal recessive
- Excessive iron accumulation - Cirrhosis - Diabetes - Bronze skin |
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Wilson's disease
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- Autosomal recessive
- Excessive copper accumulation - Ataxia and dementia - Kayser-Fleischer rings on cornea |
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MEN 1
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- P's!
- Parathyroid tumors - Pituitary tumors - Pancreatic tumors |
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MEN 2a
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- TPP (Toilet Paper Please, because I did number 2a)
- Thyroid tumors (medullary) - Parathyroid tumors - Pheochromocytoma |
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MEN 2b
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- (MEN Two...b.. Patient Nutty) MTPN
- Marfanoid habitus - Thyroid tumors (medullary) - Pheochromocytoma - Neuromas |
