CAH Flashcards
1
Q
CAH. what are the 3 types?
A
21 hydroxylase
11 beta hydroxylase
17 alpha hydroxylase
2
Q
How to remember the 3 types:
A
11, 17, and 21 is to turn all of the 1’s into an upward arrow. The non-1 numbers will be downward. The first number is the mineralocorticoids/BP and the second number is the sex hormones. Potassium will be opposite the BP. So for example in 21def, Mineralocorticoids and BP will be down, sex hormones up, potassium up.
Remember also The goal is to get to collage- for 21,17
