Endo Flashcards
(44 cards)
Serum Na – Low UO - Normal or Low Urine sodium – High Intravascular vol status – Normal or high Vasopressin Level – High
SIADH
Serum Na – Low UO - High Urine sodium – Very High Intravascular vol status – Low Vasopressin Level – Low
Cerebral Salt wasting
Serum Na – High UO - High Urine sodium – Low Intravascular vol status – Low Vasopressin Level – Low
Central DI
1 in 500-1,000 live male births; manifest as tall stature, learning disabilities, gynecomastia, dec U:L segment ratio; Boys: hypotonia, clinodactyly and hypertelorism; Testes small → indertility
(Klinefelter syndrome XXY syndrome)
Tall stature, severe acne in adolescence, inc incidence of learning disability; behavioral problems (impulsivity)
XYY syndrome
Thelarche
10-11 yr old
Pubarche
6-12 mo later
Menarche
2-2.5yr → 6 yr
Thinning of the scrotum
11-12 yr old
Axillary hair
mid-puberty
Treatment of D.I in neonates and young infants
Fluid therapy
Treatment of D.I in older Children
DDAVP (dosage: 25 – 300ug every 8-12 hr)
Polyuria and polydipsia with vasopressin deficiency
Central D.I
Polyuria and polydipsia with vasopressin insensitivity at the level of the kidney
Nephrogenic D.I
MC pituitary tumors in adolescent
Prolactin – secreting pituitary adenoma / Prolactinoma
Manifest as headache, primary or secondary amenorrhea, Galactorrhea
Prolactin – secreting pituitary adenoma / Prolactinoma
Prolactin level of mild Prolactin – secreting pituitary adenoma
40-50 ng/ml
Prolactin level of mild Prolactin – secreting pituitary adenoma
10,000-15,000 ng/ml
Treatment for prolactinoma
Cabergoline
Definitive diagnosis of GH deficiency
absent or low levels of GH in response to stimulation
Definitive diagnosis of GH deficiency traditionally requires
Demonstration of absent or low levels of GH in response to stimulation
DI manifest manifests clinically with
Polyuria and polydipsia and can result from either vasopressin deficiency or vasopressin insensitivity at the level of the kidney
To differentiate central from nephrogenic DI, what test is needed
Water deprivation test
Hyponatremia, inappropriately concentrated urine (>100 mOsm/kg), normal or slightly elevated plasma volume, normal to high urine sodium and low serum uric acid
SIADH