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Question 1

Label

Answer 1

Question 2

What is cushing’s syndrome?

Answer 2

Hypercortisolisim

Tumors (pituitary or adrenal)
iatrogenic (physician caused)

Question 3

What is addisons disease?

Answer 3

Hypocortisolism

Question 4

What are the causes and types of cushing’s syndrome?

Answer 4

Excessive Endogenous Cortisol
- ACTH independent: cortical tumor
- ACTH dependent: pituitary adenoma
small cell carcinoma

. Administration of Glucocorticoids
- The most common cause

· Clinical Manifestations
- weight gain, truncal obesity and moon face
- muscle weakness, thin arms and legs
- hypertension and osteoprosis
- moodiness, irritability, or depression

Question 5

What are common clinical symptoms of addisons disease?

Answer 5

Bronze pigmentation of skin

Hypoglycemia

Changes in distribution of body hair

postural hypotension

weakness

Gi distrubances

Question 6

What is conn’s syndrome?

Answer 6

Solitary aldosterone producing adenoma

Excess prodcution of aldosterone

it Causes: hypertension
Hypokalemia

Question 7

What does the adrenal medulla produce?

Answer 7

Sympathetic stimulation
Catecholamine release to blood
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine

Question 8

What is pheochromocytoma?

Answer 8

Tumor of the medulla of the adrenal gland