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What are the 4 types of chemical communication?
Endo, neuro, para, auto
Blood to target cell explains ?
Endocrine
Axonal explains ?
Neurocrine
Diffusion thru IC fluid from one cell type to another explains ?
Paracrine
To self or identical cell explains ?
Autocrine
Name the major endocrine organs?
Pineal, pituitary (ant & post), thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal medulla & cortex, stomach, pancreas, duodenum, ovary (follicle & corpus luteum), testis (endocrine cells, sperm-producing cells)
What are the three major types of chemical messengers?
Peptide or protein
Amine or amino acids
Steroids
Name the different peptide/protein chemical messengers.
Insulin, GH, vasopressin, angiotensin, erythropoietin, calcitonin, somatostatin, ACTH (corticotropin), glucagon, PTH
Name the different amine/amino acid chemical messengers.
Serotonin, thyroid hormone, DA, NE, Epi
Name the steroid chemical messengers.
Aldosterone
Where is the pituitary located?
Seleca tursica
What is synthesized in the supraoptic & paraventricular nuclei via 2 neurons?
AVP (Arginine Vasopressin)
What is responsible for signaling the post. pit. to release AVP into the circulation?
Magnocellular neurons
What is responsible for signaling the median eminence to release AVP into PORTAL CIRCULATION?
Parvocellular neurons
What factors are in the venous drainage of ant pit cells?
GH, prolactin, gonadotrophins, TSH, ACTH
What factos are in the venous drainage of post pot cells?
Vasopressin, Oxytocin
What tissues contain V1 receptors? What is its fxn?
Liver, smooth muscle, vascular cells, plts, CNS, most peri tissue.

Fxn: Vasoconstriction
What tissues contain V2 receptors? What is its fxn?
Kidney collecting duct cells

Fxn: Mediates OSMOREGULATION & H2O RETENTION
What tissues contain V3 receptors? What is its fxn?
CNS (adenohypophysis)

Fxn: Modulates corticotropin secretion
What vasopressin AGONIST has affinity for ALL V - receptors?
Argipressin (40u)
What are Argipressin's clinical applications?
CPR, intra-op HPTN, severe HD instability, vasodilatory shock
What Vasopressin agonist has an affinity for the V2 receptor? What is used for?
Desmopressin

DI (5 - 40u nasal)
What Vasopressin agonist has an affinity for V1? It's used for?
Terlipressin

Esophageal varices (1-2mg IV), Intra-op HPTN, GIB, PORTAL HTN
Where does ADH bind?
Receptors in the distal or collecting tubules.
What promotes reabsorption of H2O back into circulation?
ADH
What happens in the absence of ADH?
Kidney tubules virtually IMPERMEABLE to H2O; FLOWS OUT as urine.
What stimulates ADH release?
INC: Na+ ion conc, serum osmolarity.
DEC: BP, bld vol
Pain, emotional stress, nausea, varios meds, PPV
When you think inadequate ADH secretion, think ?
NEUROgenic DI
Head trauma, neurosurgical procedures, and brain tumors are common cause of ?
Neurogenic DI
What disease state is usually an x-linked trat and causes an inability of renal collecting ducts to respond to ADH, HYPERCa++, and HYPOK+?
NEPHROgenic DI
What dz is an absense of ADH release d/t the destruction of post pit OR damage to renal tubule receptors?
DI
Polydipsia, polyuria, poorly concentrated urine, INCREASED SERUM osmo/Na+ (>145), and DECREASED URINE osmo are s/sx of ?
DI
What is DI exacerbated by?
Ethanol, Dilantin, Chlorpromazine, Lithium
Chemical diuresis, mannitol, urea, radiocontrast, hyperglycemia, loop diuretics, thiazides, Ethacrynic acid, ARF, chemo-induced, post-obs diuresis, and post-resuscitation diuresis are all diff dx of ?
DI
What pt's tx regimen would include IM hormone replacement & chlorpropamide (which may inc sens of renal tubules)?
DI
What would you mont intra-op on a DI pt?
U/O & lytes
What is the SQ & IM dose for Aqueous Vasopressin?
2-5 u/q4-6 hours
What is the IV gtt dose of Vasopressin?
2.5 u/hr
Intranasal dose of Desmopressin (V2)?
5-10 mcg/day
SQ dose of Desmopressin (V2)?
0.5-1 mcg BID
What dz has HIGH LEVELS of circulating VASOPRESSIN?
SIADH
Extracranial tumors, oat cell tumors, and head trauma can all be the cause of what?
SIADH
Hypothyroidism, Porphyria, Aderenal INSUFFICIENCY, infxn, & stress are all associated with?
SIADH
When the kidney continue to REABSORB water from renal tubules DESPITE HYPONATREMIA, this is ?
SIADH
What are the s/sx of SIADH?
INC: URINE Na+ conc. & osmo
DEC: PLASMA Na+ and osmo
What is the cause of decreased plasma osmolarity in SIADH?
Hormone-induced H2O reabsorption by renal tubules
Differential dx w/ SIADH?
HYPONa+ (w/ ECF depletion), HYPONa+ (w/ excess ECF volume, adrenal INSUFF, hypothyroidism
Medical tx for SIADH?
RESTRICT fluid - 500mL/day
DEMECLOCYCLINE: 600-1200mg/day
IV NaCl
MOA of Demeclocycline?
Antagonizes renals effects of ADH
Estimating fluid volume status w/ CVP, PA, or TEE, checking plasma & urine lytes, AVOIDING nausea (causes an INC in ADH) are peri-op considerations for ?
SIADH