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20 Cards in this Set
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Anterior pituitary |
Adebohypophysis |
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Ratkhes pouch |
Anterior potuitary |
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Neurohypophysis |
Posterior pituitary |
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Microadenoma size |
Less than 10mm |
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Macroadenima can compress |
CN, 3 4 6, optic chiasm, cavernous sinus |
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Mc pituitary adenoma |
Hyperprolactenemia |
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Cause of hypopituitarism |
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Sheehans syndrome |
Ischemic necrosis of pituitary after delivery |
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Weight adrenal gland |
5 grams each |
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Bright yellow appearance of adrenal |
Adrenocortical adenoma or carcinoma |
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21 hydroxylase deficiency |
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia |
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External genitalia distortion esp in female |
Adrenogenital syndrome |
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Primary chronic adrenocortical insufficiency |
Addisons |
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Caused by neisseria mengitidis |
Waterhouse fredrichsen syndrome |
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Can be caused by acute steroid widthrawal |
Acute adrenal insufficiency |
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Test for pheochromocytoma |
Free metanephrines |
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High spec for pheochromocytoma |
Urinary VMA |
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Weight of parathyroid |
35 to 45 mg |
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Source of PTH in parathyroid |
Chief/clear cells |
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Prevalence parathyroid adenoma |
80% |
