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1
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Adrenal cortex vs medulla is derived from where

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Cortex - mesoderm

Medulla - neural crest, makes sense since pre-gang fibers from sympa synapse directly onto medulla

2
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Where are post pit hormones made in the hypothal

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Supraoptic (ADH) + paraventricular nuclei

Neurophysins to PP

3
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Where is the ant vs post pit + thyroid vs C cells derived from

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Ant: Rathke pouch of oral ectoderm
Post: neuroectoderm (makes sense!)
Thyroid = endoderm
C cells (parafollicular) = calcitonin = neural crest

4
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Describe cells and layout in the pancreas islet

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Islet arises from pancreatic bud (embryo)
B = central = insulin
A = peripheral = glucagon
Delta = interspersed = SS

5
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What is the 1 insulin dependent GLUT transporter vs the 4 insulin indep - what tissues are they in

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Dep: GLUT 4
Insulin + R (tyrosine kinase) -> move GLUT4 to membrane of fat, skeletal muscle
Indep:
GLUT1 - RBC, brain, cornea, placenta
GLUT 2 - B cells islets, liver, kidney, SI
GLUT 3 - brain, placenta
GLUT5 - fructose - spermatocytes, GI
BRICK L = insulin indep glucose uptake
Brain, RBC, intestine, cornea, kidney, liver
RBC = no mito, only use ketones as E source
Brain prefers glucose, but uses ketones during fasting

6
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Fxns PRL

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  1. Milk production (oxytocin for milk letdown)
  2. X GnRH - X ovulation - makes sense, already thinks your preggo
  3. X spermatogenesis (less libido)
    E increases PRL release in preggo (OCP - why boobs get big)
    Renal failure may get hyperPRL b/c decreased excretion
7
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How does the TRH affect PRL

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TRH ↑PRL secretion
If dopamine is the off switch for prolaction, TRH is the on! PRL inhibits its own secretion by ↑dopamine synthesis
If TRH builds up in 1ary or 2ary hypoT -> may get prolactin symptoms

8
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How does GH work - what increases and decreases its secretion

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Via insulin like growth factor 1 IGF1 = analog of somatostatin (somatomedin C)
Released in pulses in response to GHRH
-FB via glucose + somatostatin (now this makes sense!)

9
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Where do endocannabinoids bind in the brain

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Hypothalamus + nucleus accumbens - areas of appetite regulation

10
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Name receptors at which ADH changes serum osm vs BP

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V2 for serum osm via aquaporin insertion into CD
Also increases passive urea transporters = moves urea down concentration into medulla -> pulls more water with it (major part of ADH free water mechanism)
V1 for BP

11
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Describe what you get w/ 17 alpha, 11 beta, and 21 OH deficiencies in the adrenals

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17 = moves across, so only aldo made = high BP, no cortisol, no sex -> M have ambiguous genitalia, undescended testes, W lack 2ary sexual development
21 = down, only sex hormones made
1. Na wasting
2. Early puberty, W virilized
11 = one step further than 21 - get weak aldo made so 21 def w/o Na wasting

12
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Where/how does aromatase vs 5 alpha reductase work

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Aromotase converts androstenedione and T -> E

5 alpha reductase converts T -> DHT

13
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Mechanism by which cortisol increases BP

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Increases alpha 1 R -> increased response to NE

Vasoconstrict arteries

14
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Name effects of cortisol: BIG FIB

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BP up
Insulin resistance up - pro diabetes
Gluconeo, lipolysis up
Fibroblast activity down - why get striae
Inflam/Immune response down (taking exog CS ↓IL2 ↑ing risk of TB + candida infection)
Blasts (osetoblasts) down = less bone formation
Ways cortisol decreases immune:
1. X LT/PG synthesis
2. X histamine release from mast cells
3. X IL 2 for T cell maturation

15
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How does more basic blood pH affect Pca

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Basic = albumin binds Ca more = hypoCa symptoms

16
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How does Mg effect PTH levels: changes with diarrhea, aminoglycosides, diuretics, alcoholism

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↓Mg = ↑PTH
↓↓Mg = ↓PTH 
Causes of ↓Mg: 
Diarrhea
AminoG 
Diuretics 
Alc abuse
17
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Name all the hormones that signal through cAMP receptors: FLAT ChAMP

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Gs -> AC -> ↑cAMP -> ↑PKA
FSH
LH
ACTH
TSH
CRH
hCG
ADH - V2
MSH
PTH
Calcitonin, GHRH, glucagon
18
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Name all the hormones that signal through cGMP pathways: BAD GraMPa

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R w/ CG -> ↑cGMP -> ↑PKG
BNP
ANP
EDRF = NO

19
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Name all the hormones that signal through IP3 pathway: GOAT HAG

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Gq -> PLC -> DAG + IP3 = ↑Ca 2+ release ER
GnRH
Oxytocin
ADH - V1
Histamine
AGT 2
Gastrin
20
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Name all the hormones that have intracellular receptors (+/- DNA binding) PET CAT on TV

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Prog
Estrogen
T
Cortisol - only active as a dimer
Aldo
T3
T4
Vit D
21
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Name all the hormones that signal through receptor tyrosine kinases aka the MAP kinase pathway

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Tyrosine kinases autophos itself then kicks off phos cascade = MAP kinase 
Think growth factors:
Insulin
IGF 1
FGF
PDGF
ECF
22
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Name all the hormones that use the JAK/STAT pathway: PIGGlET

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JAK STAT = goes into nucleus to act as TF
Prolactin
Immunomodulators: cytokines, IL 2, IL 6, IFN
GH
G CSF
EPO
Thrombopoietin

23
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Treat prolactinoma

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Dopamine agonist to shrink tumor before surgery
Bromocriptine
Cabergoline

24
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Meds for GH tumor

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Octreotide = SS analog

25
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Treat SIADH

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+Na tablet/IV saline
H2O restriction
ADH blocker: vaptans
ADH antag: demeclocycline

26
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Treat Graves

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BB

Thioamide = X peroxide synthesis steps in colloid

27
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Thyroid storm meds

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4 Ps
Propranolol
Propylthiouracil - X peroxide TH syn steps
Prednisone 
Potassium iodide
28
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Treat pheo

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A antag = phenoxybenzamine

Then BB

29
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How does glucose ↑B cell sensitivity? How does TNFa, glucagon, and E cause insulin resistance?

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PO or IV glucose - ↑GLP1 (incretin) -> ↑B cell sensitivity to glucose -> ↑insulin
TNFa, glucagon, E all has serine kinase activity which blocks the down stream phosphorylation actions of the insulin R

30
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Where does PTH cause phos trashing in the nephron

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PCT ↓P reabsorb

31
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4 Bs of TH fxn

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  1. Bone growth - works with GH
  2. Brain maturation
  3. ↑B1 R @ heart
  4. ↑BMR via ↑Na/K ATPase - ↑O2 consumption, RR, body temp, glycogenolysis, gluconeo, lipolysis
32
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Cause of familial hypoCa-uric hyperCa-emia

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Ca sensing R = GCPR
Defective @ PT + kidneys - always see low Ca - excess reabsorption
ADom

33
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What is Addison’s disease

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Chronic 1ary adrenal insuff - aka intrinsic adrenal problem
Both acute + chronic forms of 1ary will present with skin + mucosal pigmentation
No -FB = ↑POMT -> ↑ACTH + MSH

34
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Why are aldosertone levels normal in 2ary or 3ary adrenal insuff?

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B/c aldo indep regulated via RAAS
2ary = ↓ACTH
3ary = fast withdraw from exog steroids

35
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Pts with hyper aldo don’t have edema - why?

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HTN w/ ↓K + metabolic acidosis
No edema b/c initial ↑BV -> ↑ANP -> diuresis
“Aldosterone escape”

36
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Neuroblastoma
What kind of tumor/mutation
Age group
PE findings
Presentation
Histo
Labs
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Adrenal medulla (neural crest) tumor of kids
N-myc = oncogene overexpressed
Irreg mass that can cross midline (vs Wilms tumor also ab mass in a kid but unilat)
Present: “dancing eyes + feet” - opsoclonus myoclonus
↑HVA, VMA in urine
HW rosettes, + for Bombesin and NSE

37
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Pheo is a adrenal medulla tumor of what cells - most common ectopic site of a pheo

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Chromaffin cells = neuroendo cells of the adrenal medulla

Bladder wall

38
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What are the 2 precurosors and enzyme that break them down to produce VMA

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E -> metanephrines
NE -> nor-meta
Broken down by MAO -> VMA

39
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Describe reflexes, type of muscle weakness, and myxedema and cholesterol status in hypo vs hyperT

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Hypo: ↓reflexes, prox muscle weakness w/ ↑CK, facial + peri-orbital myx, ↑cholesterol b/c ↓LDL R
Hyper: ↑reflexes, prox muscle weak w/ NORMAL CK, pre-tib + periorbital myx, hypochol b/c ↑LDL R

40
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Causes of enlarged thyroid presenting as hypoT that are painful (2) vs non-painful (1)

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Painful
1. Subacute granulomatous thyroid = post viral infection, also ↑ESR + jaw pain
2. Riedel = fibrotic thyroiditis = rock hard
Nonpainful = Hashimoto

41
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Histo + cancer risk Hashimoto

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Histo:
1. Hurthle cells = eos cells that line follicles 
2. Germinal centers 
3. Lymphocytic infiltrate... duh
↑risk non-Hod lymphoma thyroid cancer
42
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What is toxic mulitnod goiter

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Focal patches of hyperfxning follicular cells in the thyroid

Hot nodules rarely malig

43
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What happens if you quickly replace I in an I deplete person?

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HyperT

Can also happen if you give I to a person with autonomous thryoid tissue

44
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Histo thyroid adenoma

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Follicular

45
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4 types thyroid cancer + histo

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  1. Papillary - OA eyes, psammoma, nuclear grooves. RET/BRAF mutations. Met via LNs
  2. Follicular - RAS mut, spread through blood (unusual for carcinoma)
  3. Medullary - RET mut - MEN 2A + B, from C cells: ↑calcitonin (↓Pca) “sheets of cells in amyloid stroma”
  4. Anaplastic = “pleomorphic cells w/ irreg giant cells + biphasic spindle cells”
46
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Why ↑alk phos w/ ↑PTH?

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B/c PTH binds blasts - ↑RANKL to bind RANK on clasts

47
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State that would have ↑Pca w/ ↓PTH

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Squamous cell LC - ↑PTrP

48
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2 types of hypoPT related to kidney being unresponsive to PTH - name mutation + inheritance patterns + presentation

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Defect receptor = Gs alpha subunit (kidney resistance to PTH)
Short kid w/ short ring finger + thumb
↓Pca + phos (same thing as having X PTH)
Pseudo - inherited from mom
Pseudo-pseudo = inherited from dad - weird b/c same physical exam findings but not PTH resistance at the kidney

49
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Which cause of hyperPT presents with osteitis fibrosa cystica vs renal osteodystrophy

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1ary hyperPT = hyperCa = osteitis
Cysts in bone filled with brown fibrous tissue (brown tumor of bone”
2ary or 3ary hyperPT = renal disease aka no active vit D = hypoCa = renal osteodystrophy

50
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What do you suspect if a patient presents with hyperpig, headache, and bitemp hemianopia after you removed both adrenals for refractory Cushings?

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The cause of Cushings was a ACTH secreting pit adenoma

You’ve removed the ↑cortisol = no -FB = tumor grows

51
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Risk of cancer in acromegaly

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CR polyps + cancer

52
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What is the difference between Laron dwarfism and acondroplasia

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Laron = X GH R = small head
↑GH but ↓IGF 1
Acromeg = FGF-R mut = large head

53
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What is the volume status of SIADH pts // why aren’t they edematous?

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↑BV -> ↑ANP/BNP -> ↑Na secreted into urine
Normalized blood vol
But makes you HYPOna - worry cerebral edema (water into higher oncotic area)
Euvolemic hypoNa - correct slowly to prevent pons demyelin

54
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If a pt presents with sudden onset headache, vision changes, and hypopit features - what are you thinking?

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Sudden hemm of pit gland (probs pre-exist pit adenoma)

55
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What hormone doesn’t drop immediately in Sheehan syndrome?

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T - existing T4/3 in circulation

Everything else, including PRL drops immediately

56
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2 diabetes symptoms due to osmotic damage (sorbitol b/c aldose reductase)

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Neuropathy

Cataracts

57
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Why do diabetics present with nephrotic syndrome?

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Non-E glycos preferentially thickens efferent art
↑GFR -> microalbuminuria = 1st sign renal damage
Why needs to prescribe ACE - ↓AGT2 = dilate efferent

58
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Histo of islet cells in T1 vs T2 diabetes

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T1 = leukocyte infiltrate "inflammed"
T2 = amylin (amyloid from insulin)
59
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Presentation of a glucagonoma

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Dermatitis - necrolytic migratory erythema
Diabetes
DVT
Declining weight
Depression
60
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Presentation of somatostatinoma

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Diabetes
Steatorrhea
Gallstones
↓s insulin, gastrin, CCK, secretin

61
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You know the 3 Ps of MEN1 but what does each one present as

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Menin (tumor supp) chr 11 mut (MEN1)
Pit tumor - prolactinoma, GH-oma
Pancreas - ZE, insulinoma, VIPoma, glucagonoma (rare)
PT adenoma - 1ary hyperPT