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pt taking excess hormone will have what changes in T4, free T4, TSH and I123?
T4, free T4, TSH, I123
increased, increased, decreased (negative feedback), decreased (not producing this excess hormone)
pt taking OCP will have what changes in T4, free T4, TSH and I123?
T4, free T4, TSH, I123
increased, normal, normal, not indicated

pt has estrogen effect with an increase in TBG
(compare to steroid use which has decrease in TBG)

pregnant pts have estrogen effects, and can have an increased thyroid.
thyromegaly is NORMAL in pregnancy
pt with primary hypothyroidism will have what changes in T4, free T4, TSH and I123?
T4, free T4, TSH, I123
decreased, decreased, increased (feedback), not indicated

primary hypothyroid due to hashimoto's thyroiditis
chronic constipation, wt gain, pale, dry, yellow-colored skin, periorbital pufiness, NORMAL SCLERA, prox m. weakness

also- hypothyroidism following a thyroidectomy.
ex: papillary carcinoma following Chernobyl
pt. taking anabolic steroids will have what changes in T4, free T4, TSH and I123?
T4, free T4, TSH, I123
decreased, normal, normal, not indicated

steroids = decrease TBG
(estrogen = increase TBG)
what are 3 biochemical rxns expected in pt with DKA who is vol. depleted & hypotensive?
1. beta- oxidation of fatty acids
no malonyl CoA to inhibit carnitine acyltransferase

2. increased fatty acids
increased lipolysis due to low insulin
(insulin inhibits hormone sensitive lipase in adipose cells)

3. gluconeogenesis (most important)
TQ!!
initiated by glucagon
alanine --> puruvate
aspartate --> OAA
how do POsm & UOsm change in central diabetes insipidus?
POsm & UOsm
increased, decreased

transected pituitary stalk
always diluting, never concentrating urine

central diabetes insipidus
head trauma, polyuria, increased thirst, galactorrhea
how do POsm & UOsm change in SiADH
POsm & UOsm
decreased, increased

always concentrating urine

SiADH
smoker w centrally located mass (small cell), mental status abnormalities, Na of 110
how do POsm & UOsm change who is volume depleted?
POsm & UOsm
both increased

volume depletion
out in desert wout water, dry m.membranes & poor skin turgor

concentration
how do POsm & UOsm change who has been drinking excess amounts of water?
POsm & UOsm
both decreased

pt is diluting
how do you tx CDI vs. NDI?
diabetes insipidus = always diluting, never concentrating

CDI
CNS trauma, tumors
tx: desmopressin acetate
dx: increase in Uosm post-vasopressin injection

NDI
drugs (demeclocyclin, lithium), hypokalemia
rx: thiazides (by increasing prox reabs. of Na & H2O
truncal obesity, purple stiae, & thin extremities in Cushings are BEST explained by an increase in __ & __?
insulin & cortisol

insulin
increases fat deposistion
(moon face, truncal obesity)

cortisol
breaks down m. in extremities to get alanine --> gluconeogenesis. also causes weakening of collagen --> hemorrhage in stretch marks

also- HTN, hirsutism, virilization
what test can suppress pituitary Cushings?
high dose DXM
secondary HPTH will change PTH and Ca how?
PTH & Ca
increased, decreased

end-stage diabetic nephropathy
hypovitaminosis D from loss of 1-a-hydroxylast --> hypocalcemia -->
secondary HPTH
DiGeorge syndrome will change PTH and Ca how?
PTH & Ca
both decreased

failure of the developement of the 3rd & 4th pharyngeal pouches
(missing thymus & parathyroid)

often have cyanotic congenital heart disease, too
malignancy-induced hypercalcemia will change PTH and Ca how?
PTH & Ca
decreased, increased

PTH is suppressed by the hypercalcemia
how is QT interval affected by Ca++ levels?
shortened QT = hypercalcemia
prolonged QT = hypocalcemia
primary HPTH will change PTH and Ca how?
PTH & Ca
both increased

calcium oxalate stones, PUD, constipation, diastolic HTN
positive family hx, hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma, & down-reg of insulin rec. synthesis are all characteristics of which type of diabetes?
DM II
what pituitary disease causes secondary amenorrhea, decreased urine 17-hydroxycoticoids, and decreased plasma ACTH & deoxycortisol after metyrapone testing?
hypopituitarism from a non-fxn pituitary adenoma

secondary amemorrhea due to decreased serum gonadotripins, males have impotence due to decreased libido from decreased testosterone

decreased urine for 17-hydroxycorticoids due to decreased ACTH

decreased plasma ACTH & deoxycortisol after metyrapone test

also- decreased TSH
what does the metyrapone test differentiate?
metyrapone test:
hypopituitarism vs. adrenal disease

hypopituitarism = neither increase
adrenal disease = ACTH increases, but 11-deoxycortisol is decreased

metyrapone inhibits adrenal 11-hydroxylase, which causes decrease in cortisol and corresponding increase in plasma ACTH (pit) and 11-deoxycortisol (adrenal), which is proximal to the enzyme block
bitemporal hemianopsia can be seen in __?
hypopituitarism
child = craniopharyngioma
adult = pituitary adenoma
what lab finding would you expect in pt with hypopituitarism from non-fxn (null) pituitary adenoma?
secondary amenorrhea
-- due to decreased serum gonadotropins

decreased urine 17-hydroxycorticoid
-- due to decreased ACTH

decreased plasma ACTH and decreased serum deoxycortisol after metyrapone test
pituitarty adenoma is associated with which MEN syndrome?
MEN I

"diamond"
3Ps
Pituitary adenoma
hyperParathyroidism
xollinger-ellison / insulinoma Pancreatic tumor
end-stage renal disease will change total serum Ca++ & ionized serum Ca++ how?
total serum Ca++ & ionized serum Ca++
both decreased

hypovitaminosis D from loss of 1-a-hydroxylase --> hypocalcemia --> secondary HPTH (increased PTH / decreased ionized Ca++)
lipoid nephrosis (minimal change disease) will change total serum Ca++ & ionized serum Ca++ how?
nephrotic syndrome with loss of ALBUMIN
hypoalbuminemia lowers total Ca++ but no effect on ionized
alcoholic will change total serum Ca++ & ionized serum Ca++ how?
total serum Ca++ & ionized serum Ca++
hypomagnesemia --> acquired hypoparathyroidism

both decrease
what is an acquired cause of primary hypoparathyroidsism?
decreased Mg

cofactor for adenylate cyclase with produces cAMP for activation and release of PTH
hysterical rxn how do total serum Ca++ and ionized serum Ca++ change?
respiratory alkalosis
due to hyperventilation

low ionized, normal total
MENS IIa & passed Ca++ stone
primary hyperparathyroidism

increase BOTH

MEN IIa
"square"
2 Ps
Parathyroid tumors
Medullary thyroid carcinomas (secretes calcitonin)
Pheochromocytoma
diastolic HTN, extreme m weakness, U wave, + Chvostek sign

increased Na
increased Cl
decreased K
increased bicarb
primary aldosteronism

increased 24 h urine for K+
(exchange for Na)
increased 24 h urine for Na+
(lost in urine due to increase hydrostatic pressure)
decreased plasma renin activity
present in BOTH neuroblastoma and pheochromocytoma
diastolic hypertension
increased 24 h urine for catecholamines
neuroal crest origin

neuroblastoma = malignant --> bone
pheochromocytoma = benign
Homer- Wright rosettes
neuroblastoma
association with MEN IIa/b
drenching sweats
hyperglycemia
pheochromocytoma
both addison's and hypopituitarism
decreased 24 h urine for 17-hydroxycorticoids
decreased 24 h urine for 17-ketosteroids
addison's disease has __ ACTH after metyrapone, while hypopituitarism has __ ACTH
addison's = increased
hypopit = decreased
what happens to K+ in addisons
hyper K+
from mineralocorticoid deficiency
endemic goiter
iodide deficiency
decreased synthesis of thyroid hormone
sever hypoglycemia in young pt who is comatose
DM I
insulin rx is MCC reactive hypoglycemia
ulcer over metatarsal head in diabetic
due to peripheral neuropathy

osmotic damage of schwann cells
child w nuchal rigidity, petechia, hypovolemic shock
Neisseria meningitidis
waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome
hypovolemic shock indicates hemorrhagic infarction of adrenal glands due to DIC
sudden cessation of lactation in woman w difficult delivery
sheehan's postpartum necrosis
hemorrhage or infarction of pituitary adenoma
pituitarty apoplexy
neurofibromatosis pt w diastolic HTN, anxiety, sweating
pheochromocytoma
association with neurofibromatosis
pt w HTN, normocalcemia, increased serum calcitonin
MEN IIb
"triangle"
1 P
mucosal neuromas
medullary thyroid carcinoma (secretes calcitonin)
pheochromocytoma
truncal obesity, purple stria, decreased cortisol post high dose dexamethasone
dx of pituitary cushings
pharmacist w hypoglycemia, increased serum insulin, decreased serum C-peptide
taking insulin
suppressionof B-islet cells
man with cold throid nodule and palpable cervical lymph nodes
papillary adenocarcinoma
thyroid cancer with psammoma bodies
what happens to serum FSH, serum LH, serum testosterone in:
pure seminiferous tubule failure
serum FSH, serum LH, serum testosterone
increased, normal, normal

loss of inhibin increases FSH
what happens to serum FSH, serum LH, serum testosterone in:
pure leydig cell failure
serum FSH, serum LH, serum testosterone
increased, increased, decreased

testosterone is increased, hence LH is increased
what happens to serum FSH, serum LH, serum testosterone in:
XXY genotype (Klinefelter's)
serum FSH, serum LH, serum testosterone
increased, increased, decreased

inhibin decreased causing increase in FSH

testosterone is decreased and LH increased, testosterone --> aromatized into estrogens
turbid plasma supranate and infranate
increased glucagon/insulin ratio
increased production of acetyl coA
DKA with signs of vol depletion

capillary lipoprotein lipase is inactive

supranate - chylomicrons
infranate - VLDL
small child for age has frontal HA and bitem hemi.
hypopituitarism due to craniopharyngioma

Rathke's pouch remnants

increased 17-hydroxycorticois with prolonged ACTH stimulation
hypopituitarism:
after infusion of GnRH?
after sleep and arginine infustion?
after infusion of GnRH?
FSH/LH remain decreased
(increase = hypothalamic)

after sleep and arginine infustion?
ILGF remains decreased
cardiomegaly, big forehead, space btw teech, macroglassia, frontal HA
acromegaly

enlarged sella turcica
enlarged hands and feet
can GH be suppressed with glucose infusion in acromegaly?
no
pituitary tumors have association with which MEN?
MEN I
amenorrhea, neg preg test, normal TSH, milky discharge from nipples
prolactinoma

increased serum prolactin
decreased serum gonadotropins
(prolactin inhibits release of GnRH
prolactinoma is behign adenoma and MC pituitary tumor
true
tx prolactinoma
cabergoline = dopamine analog
osmotic damage in diabetics
cataracts
peripheral neuropathy
microaneurysm in retinal vessels**

lens, schwann cells, pericytes
insulin receptor deficiency is associated with
acanthosis nigricans
hyaline arteriolosclerosis is due to
non-enxymatic glycosylation
pituitary cushing vs other cushing's
pituitarty:
suppression of cortisol with high dose dexamethason & MC primary cause of cushings
all cushing's have
increased urine for 17-ketosteroids
lack of cortisol suppression with low dose dexamethasone
adrenal cushings has __ ACTH
decreased
enzyme in both zona g and f/r?
11-hydroxylase
21-hydroxylase
17-hydroxylase is only present in _?
R/F
18-hydroxylase is only present in _?
G
DKA have __ b-oxidation of fatty acids
increased
no malonly CoA s present to inhibit carnitine acyltransferase
DKA have __ production of acetyl coA
decreased
polyuria and galactorrhea after car accident
central DI

UOsm increased >50% after vasopressin
primary aldosteronism and polyuria
nephrogenic DI
due to vacuolar nephropathy secondery to severe hypokalemia

UOsm increased <50% after vasoprssin
what should i order in woman with secondary amenorrhea and galactorrhea?
serum prolactin
serum TSH
(to r/o primary hypothyroidism, decreased T4 --> increased TSH --> prolactin)
pregnacy test
when would i expect increased T4 and suppressed TSH?
toxic nodular goiter
graves
hot nocule
subacture painful thyroidits
HTN, adenomas, and adrenal origin are all features of
cushings
primary aldosteronism
pheochromacytoma
tyrosine kinase and GLUT 4 transport post-receptor defects
DM II
HLA Dr3/Dr4 associatoin
DM I
DKA
__renal azotemia
__kalemia before insulin
__kalemia after insulin
__natremia
metabolic __
__phosphatemia
prerenal azotemia
hyperkalemia before insulin
hypokalemia after insulin
hyponatremia
increased AG metabolic acidosis
hypophosphatemia
addison's is __ hypocortisonlism
primary
MCC of secondary HPTH due to hypocalcemia
hypovitaminosis D
hypogonadism with decrease in gonadotropins
kallmann's syndrome

also-anosmia and color blindness
MCC hyperfxn endocrine gland
adenoma
MCC hypofxn endocrine gland
autoimmine disease
GnRH stimulation stimulates and FSH/LH response
hypothalamic disorder
TRH stimulation with no TSH response
secondary hypothyroidism
no response of GH and IGF1 to sleep and arginine infusion
pituitary dwarfism
stimulates GH release
arinine stimulation + sleep

also-- hypoglycemia after giving insulin + sleep
primary and secondary hypocortisolism both show __ in cortison after short ACTH stimulation test
both show no increase
does oral glc tolerance teset suppress GH/ IGF1 in acromegaly
no
MCC overall cause is steroids
cushings
high dose dexamethasone distinguishes __ from __
pituitary from other cushins

suppression of cortisol in pituitary
produces granulomatous destruction of hypothalamus and may interfere with fxn
sarcoidosis
MCC primary precocious puberty in boys
midline hamartoma in hypothalamus
MCC pseudoprecocous puberty
adrenogenital syndrome
MCC true precocious puberty in girls
idiopathis
pineal calcification
dystrophic
great marker for mass lesions in brain - displaced to contralateral side of mass
fibrous dysplasia + cafe au lait spots + precocious puberty
albright syndrome
paralysis of upward gaze
parinaud's syndrome
pineal gland tumors
most pituitarty tumors...
are hyperfxning
MC pituitary tumor
prolactinoma
is craniopharyngioma a primary pituitary tumor?
no
leydig cell failure is example of __ hypogonadism in males
primary
impotence
decrease in testosterone decreases libido
what hormones increase aa uptake into m?
GH & insulin
(macrosomia in newborns of DM moms)
cause of hypoglycemia in hypopituitarism
GH deficiency
GF / IGF1 deficiency in adults
loss of m mass

loss of stature and m mass in children = pituitarty dwarfism
hyperCH is a feature of
hypothyroidism
hyperthyroidism has __ in CH
decrease
due to increase in LDL receptor synthesis by thyroid hormone
detection of hypothyroidism is importanct to prevent
cretinism
primary hormone responsible for matureation of brain
thyroxine

T4 or TSH screen
best screening test for any thyroid
TSH
hypocortisolism / hypothyroidism predispose to
SiADH

normally they have inhibitory effect on ADH
mild __natrremia associated w hypopituitarism
hypo

(not mineralocorticoid deficiency)
what features of acromegaly are IGF1 related
bone, cartilage, soft tissue growth, organomegaly
MCC death in acromegaly
heart failure from cardiomyopathy
secondary amenorrhea in prolactinoma
prolactin inhibits GnRH
TSH- mediated events
trapping, organification, proteolysis
cabergoline
dopamine analogue
inhibits prolactin
metabolically active thyroid hormone is T4
NO
T3
T4 --> T3 outer ring deiodinase
T/F thyrotoxicosis includes all causes of increased hormone activity whether from gland synthesis or gland destruction / taking excess / struma ovarii
true
graves TSI-IgG are directed against
TSH receptors
stimulates increased synthesis
graves = type __ hrs
type II
IgG antibodies in hashimoto's thyroididtis inhibit
thyroid hormone synthesis
TSH is best test to distinguish hashimoto's from graves
anti-microsomal antibodes are INCREASED in both
thyroglobulin
tumor marker for thyroid cancer
identifying subacute painless lymphocytic thyroiditis
midline cystic mass
thyroglossal duct cyst
anterolateral cystic mass
branchial cleft cyst
painful thyroid associated thyrotoxicosis from gland destructions
acute / subacute thyroiditis (de Quevain)
subacute painless lymphocytic thyroiditis
commonly progress to hashimoto's

do not yet have follicles in the gland.

relationship with postpartum state. painless
mimics cancer owing to fibrous infiltration of m
reidel's thyroiditis
may also progress to hypothyroidism and is associated w other types of infiltrative diseases
MCC hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis
graves
graves decreased colloid from
increased proteolysis
common cause of a fib
graves

always order a TSH in any pt with A FIB!!
exophthalmos pathognomonic for
graves

lid stare is seen in any thryotoxicosis
block synthesis of thyroid hormone
thioamides
decrease adrenergic symptoms related to excess catecholamines
b blockers
toxic nodular goiter
NOT autoimmune
MC symptom is m weakness
hashimoto's thyroiditis

cause elevated CK related to myopathy in proximal mm of thigh
produces diastolic HTN
hashimotos
produces systolic HTN
graves
hashimotos and graves are both associated with
myxedema due to GAG deposition (hyaluronic acid) in the dermis

graves = pretibial
hash = periorbital
tx for goiter is
thyroid hormone suppression to decrease TSH
solitary cold nodule in men
malignancy
solitary cold nodule in women
benign cyst
papillary cancer thyroid
MC varieant associated with radiation, orphan annie nuclei

has psammoma bodies
calcitonin synthesized by
C cells in thyroid gland
precursor for medullary carcinoma in familial type of cancer
C cell hyperplasia

pentagastrin stimulation test
MC arises out of hashimoto's thyroiditis

b cell type of lymphoma
primary malignant lymphoma
hypocalcemia __ threshold closer to resting membrane potential to incraese excitability of m and n
lowers

hyper = raises threshold
MC presentatoin of primary hyperparathyroidism
renal stones, usually pts are asymptomatic
__ is best test to differ primary from malignacy hypercalcemia
yes
increased in primary HPTH and decreased in all other causes of hypercalc
hypercalcemia in sarvcoidosis due to
granuloma synthesis of 1 a hydroxylase causeing hypervitaminosis D

thiazides
hypercalcemia in graves due to
increased bone resorption
MCC primary hypoPTH
previous thyroid surgery
second - autoimmune
similar to primary hypoPTH excest PTH is normal and it's genetic
pseudohypoPTH
AD
MCC pathology hypocalcemia in hospitalized pt
hypomagnesemia
MC overall cause of hypocalcemia
hypoalbuminemia
MCC hyperphosphatemia
renal failure

insulin decreases
Vitamin D rickets
inability to reabsorb phosphate in GI
lowest ACTH levels or all cushings
adrenal

ectopic = highest
enlargement of sella turcica post bilateral adrenalectomy owing to hypocortisolism further stimulating ACTH synthesis in pituitarty adenoma
nelson's syndrome
clid with hypertension and adrenal mass
homer-wright rosettes

neuroblastoma
MCC actue adrenal insufficiency
abrupt withdrawal from steroids
MCC addison's in children
adrenogenital syndrome
neutrophilic leukocytosis
eosinopenia
lymphocytosis
hypercortisolism or someone taking corticosteroids
addisons hypocortisolism
neutropenia
eosenophilia
lymphocytosid