Syndrome characterized by disturbance of metabolism of carbohydrate, protein, and fat, resulting from deficiency in insulin secretion or its action
DIABETES
Most common endocrine disorder of the pediatric age group
Diabetes
HLA-DR3 and -DR4 (chromosome 6)
Insulin dependent DM
Type I vs Type II DM: Ketosis common
Type I
Type I vs Type II DM: Hyperosmolar coma
Type II
Type I vs Type II DM: Impaired glucose tolerance
Type II
Diagnosis of DM in children
Fasting blood glucose > 126 mg/dL Random blood glucose > 200 mg/dL
Primary ETIOLOGY of HYPERPITUITARISM
Pituitary Adenoma Growth hormone (GH)-secreting adenoma Prolactin-secreting adenoma
Secondary ETIOLOGY of HYPERPITUITARISM
Primary hypogonadism Primary hypoadrenalism Primary hypothyroidism
Deficiency of more than one pituitary hormone or growth hormone alone
HYPOPITUITARISM
PANHYPOPITUITARISM in neonates
Hypoglycemia and a micropenis
Craniopharyngioma, hyper vs hypopituitarism
HYPOPITUITARISM
Insulin counter-regulatory hormones
GH and cortisol
Poor linear growth, hypoglycemia
GH deficiency
HYPOPITUITARISM: LH and FSH deficiency manifests as
pubertal delay
HYPOPITUITARISM: Treatment
Hormonal replacement
Prolactin secretion is tonically inhibited by
Dopamine
Headache Amenorrhea Galactorrhea
Prolactinoma
DI: Acquired, any age
Central
DI: X-linked recessive, males—early infancy
Nephrogenic
Toxins that cause nephrogenic DI
Lithium, demeclocycline
Tumors that can cause central DI
Suprasellar tumors (craniopharyngioma)
Central vs nephrogenic DI: Polyuria
Both
Central vs nephrogenic DI: Excessive thirst, enuresis
Central
Central vs nephrogenic DI: Polyuria, failure to thrive (FTT), hyperpyrexia, vomiting, hypernatremic dehydration
Nephrogenic
High urine output despite significant dehydration
DI
Increased serum osmolality (N less than 290 mOsm/L) Increased serum Na (N less than 145 mmol/L) Dilute urine (N > 150 mOsm/L)
DI
Treatment for central DI
Fluids, Desmopressin (DDAVP)
Treatment for nephrogenic DI
Fluids, Thiazide diuretic (paradoxical effect)
Endocrinologic abnormality seen that may be seen with Positive pressure ventilation Rocky Mountain spotted fever Pneumonia
SIADH
SIADH is asymptomatic until Na ___
Less than 100
Urine osmolality ___ excludes diagnosis of SIADH
Less than 100 mOsm/kg
T/F SIADH presents with edema
F
SIADH: Hyponatremia vs hypernatremia
Hyponatremia
SIADH: Urina Na increased vs decreased
Increased
Treatment for SIADH if symptomatic
Hypertonic (3%) saline
Treatment for SIADH if asymptomatic
Fluid restriction
NORMAL FEMALE PUBERTAL PROGRESSION
Thelarche → height growth spurt → pubic hair → menarche (13 years)
NORMAL MALE PUBERTAL PROGRESSION
Testicular enlargement → penile enlargement → height growth spurt (14 years) → pubic hair
T/F Increase in height velocity in boys occurs at a later chronologic age than in girls
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Most normal ___-year-old girls have pubic hair
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Precocious Puberty: Referred to as premature pubic hair development
Adrenarche
Precocious Puberty etiology, male and female
Premature activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis (Gonadotropin dependent—increased FSH and LH OR Gonadotropin independent—excess sex steroids (decreased FSH and LH))
Precocious Puberty etiology, male
1) Gonadotropin from brain tumor (Bilateral testicular enlargement) 2) Gonadal tumor—testicular Leydig cell tumor (Unilateral testicular enlargement) 3) Adrenal CAH (prepubertal testes)
T/F Precocious puberty in girls is usually idiopathic, while in boys it usually has an organic cause
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Tanner stages, breast
Tanner stages, male genital
Tanner stages, female and male pubic hair
Precocious Puberty etiology, female
1) McCune Albright syndrome (CAH or ovarian granulosa cell tumor) 2) Exogenous sex steroids
Normal growth rate and bone age Prepubertal level of gonadotropins and estrogen Isolated breast development
Premature Thelarche
Androgen normal for pubertal stage but elevated for chronologic age. Adrenal tumor needs to be excluded.
Premature adrenarche (early appearance of sexual hair without other signs of sexual development)
Delayed Puberty is defined as absence of pubertal development by ___ in girls and ___ in boys
13 years; 14 years
Delayed Puberty is more common in, males vs females
Males
Causes of delayed puberty in females
Constitutional Primary ovarian failure Turner’s syndrome Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism Kallmann’s syndrome Hypopituitarism Prader–Willi syndrome
Causes of delayed puberty in males
Same as female but Turner not applicable + Klinefelter’s syndrome
X-linked hypogonadotropic hypogonadism affecting males and females, associated with anosmia, cleft lip/palate, and other midline defects
Kallman syndrome
Pseudohermaphrotidism in females
CAH
Enzyme deficient in CAH
21-hydroxylase
Normal gonads and uterus (both gonads are ovaries) with virilization of exter- nal genitalia in a patient with a 46,XX karyotype
CAH
Signs and symptoms of CAH
Ambiguous genitalia Virilization of external genitalia Clitoral hypertrophy Labioscrotal fusion
46,XY male Normal testes (both gonads are testes) Undervirilization of external genitalia
Pseudohermaphrotidism in males
Etiology of pseudohermaphrotidism in males
Androgen insensitivity Enzyme defects in testosterone synthesis
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS of pseudohermaphrotidism in males
Small phallus Hypospadias Undescended testes
MCC of tall stature
Familial
Syndromes associated with tall stature
1) Marfan 2) Homocystinuria 3) Klinefelter 4) Sotos (cerebral gigantism)
Short stature is defined as
Height below 5th percentile or more than 2 SD below normal mean for age and gender
Normally, stature is characterized by
Chronological age = Bone age = Height age
Normal growth rate
5cm/year
MCC of short stature
Familial (at least 1 parent has short stature)/constitutional/normal variants (at least 1 parent has short stature)
In CONSTITUTIONAL short stature, height is normal at birth, then decelerate between
6 mos and 1 year old
In CONSTITUTIONAL short stature, normal growth rate is resumed by
2-3 y/o
Familial vs constitutional short stature: Normal bone age, Puberty at average age
Familial
Familial vs constitutional short stature: Delayed puberty, Delayed bone age (bone age = height age)
Constitutional
Children with this type of short stature are the so-called “late-bloomers.”
Constitutional
NUTRITIONAL causes of short stature
Irritable bowel disease Celiac disease Anemia
Endocrine causes of short stature
GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY, HYPOTHYROIDISM, PITUITARY, CUSHING’S SYNDROME
Children with psychosocial deprivation clinically resemble children with ___ with retardation of bone age and similar findings on ___ testing
GH deficiency; GH stimulation
T/F In PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION, testing and growth revert to normal when the child is removed from the deprived environment
T
GH therapy increases the risk of what CA
Leukemia
Pathologic causes of short stature
GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY, HYPOTHYROIDISM, CUSHING’S SYNDROME
Substances that may be used for GH stimulation test
Insulin, Arginine, GHRH
Result of GH stimulation test in GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY
Inadequate respons
GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY Treatment
Biosynthetic human GH
What inhibits growth in CUSHING’S SYNDROME
Cortisol
CHROMOSOMAL DISORDERS that cause short stature
Turner’s syndrome/Noonan syndrome Down’s syndrome Silver–Russell syndrome
Genotype of Noonan
46,XX or 46,XY
Chromosome affected in Noonan
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EPIDEMIOLOGY of Noonan, gender
Males = Females
T/F Patients with Noonan’s syndrome have a normal karyotype
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Distinguishing features of Noonan
Cardiac—often pulmonary stenosis Pectus carinatum/excavatum Short webbed neck Prominent pads of digits
A slow growth rate regardless of stature
Growth failure
Short stature that requires diagnostic evaluation
Height 3.5 SDs below the mean; Height velocity below the 5th percentile for age; Height below the target height corrected for mid-parental height
Most important factor affecting growth on a worldwide basis
Nutrition
Increasing secretion of gonadal sex steroids as a result of the maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis
Gonadarche
Crucial to prevent or minimize cognitive impairment in congenital hypothyroidism
Early diagnosis
Classic findings of congenital hypothyroidism are rare in the early neonatal period due to
Placental transfer of maternal thyroid hormone (T4)
ETIOLOGY of Congenital Hypothyroidism
Hereditary Prenatal exposure to radioiodine or antithyroid medications
Most common cause of congenital hypothyroidism in the US
Thyroid dysgenesis
Most frequent form of thyroid dysgenesis
Ectopic thyroid
___ of thyroid dysgenesis present with aplasia
1/3
___ of thyroid disease present with ectopic thyroid tissue (lingual) or hypolastic
2/3
Antibody seen in maternal autoimmune thyroid diseases like Hashimoto thyroiditis
Thyrotropin receptor-blocking antibody
Congenital hypothyroidism: F:M ratio
2:1
DOC for congenital hypothyroidism
L-thyroxine
Low serum total T4 concentration, normal TSH, and normal serum free T4; euthyroid condition, does not require treatment
Congenital thyroxine-binding globulin deficiency
Most thyroid-dependent brain maturation occurs
2-3 years after birth
Treatment of congenital hypothyroidism with L-thyroxine provides excellent prognosis for normal intellectual development when initiated within ___
1 month or less after birth
Earliest sign of congenital hypothyroidism
Prolonged jaundice (due to delayed maturation of glucuronide conjugation)
MCC of congenital hypothyroidism worldwide
Iodine deficiency or endemic goiter
Major complication can result from congenital hypothyroidism
Cretinism: severe stunted mental & physical growth
Anemia seen in congenital hypothyroidism
Macrocytic anemia refractory to hematinics
MCC of thyroid disease in children
Thyroiditis
MCC of acquired hypothyroidism
Lymphocytic autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto)
Predisposed to development of autoimmune thyroiditis
Trisomy 21 (Down), Turner
Prenatal screening for hypothyroidism in fetus
Triple screen test aka Kettering/Bart’s test (2nd trimester; test for chromosomal abnormalities and NTDs; hormones tested are AFP, estriol, and beta HCG)
Postnatal diagnosis of Hashimoto
1) Serum antithyroid peroxidase (antimicrosomal ab) 2) Antithyroglobulin antibody
What is the first clinical manifestation of acquired hypothyroidism
Deceleration of growth
Disease associated with APS-1
Hypothyroidism [HAM syndrome: hypothyroidism, addisons disease, mucocutaneous candidiasis]
MEN type IIB or mucosal neuroma syndrome is associated with what disease
Pheochromocytoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma
NBS is stipulated under
RA 9288
NBS should be done at
48 hours of life (if less than 24 hours, repeat at 2 weeks)
Tests included in NBS
1) Congenital hypothyroidism 2) Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) 3) Galactosemia 4) G6PD deficiency 5) PKU
Catecholamine-secreting (functional) adrenomedullary tumor of chromaffin tissue
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
Location of tumor of chromaffin tissue
Adrenal medulla (70%) Extra-adrenal (30%)
T/F PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA is usually benign, well encapsulated
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Chromaffin tissue tumors rising in the adrenal medulla produce
Both epinephrine and norepinephrine
Chromaffin tissue tumours that are extra-adrenal produce
Only norepinephrine
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA may be seen in what endocrinologic syndromes
MEN II (bilateral), von Hippel–Lindau, neurofibro- matosis type I
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA diagnosis
Increased urinary catecholamines or metabolites Metanephrine Normetanephrine Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA treatment
Medical (alpha antagonists, eg phenoxybenzamine) OR surgical excision
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA rule
Rule of 10 10% malignant 10% bilateral 10% in children 10% familial 10% extra-adrenal
Hormone deficiencies in CAH
21-hydroxylase deficiency (90%) 11 β-hydroxylase deficiency 3 β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
Combination of hyperkalemia and hyponatremia in newborn is a clue to diagnosis of
CAH
Most urgent tests for congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Serum glucose (hypoglycemia) 2. Serum electrolytes
Hormone detected to diagnose CAH
17 hydroxylase (elevated)
In DM presence of __ in position 57 of HLA DQ B-chain protect against autoimmune DM and there is 100 fold risk of having DM if this is absent
Aspartic acid
Only ___ viral infection is associated with DM in later life
Congenital rubella
Insulin resistance is a function of
Fat mass
Seen in 50% adolescent boy ~14 yo; usually asymmetrical, tender, regresses in 6-18 months; ass w/ inc adrenal androgens, more can convert to estradiol
Pubertal gynecomastia
thyroglobulin synthesis is seen in what wk in the fetal development
4 th week
what is the recommended dietary allowance of iodine in infants
30 ug/kg/day
what is the recommended daily allowance of iodine of children
90-120 ugkgday
what is the recommended dietary allowance of iodine in adolescent and adults
150 ugkgday
what is the active center of the iodothyronine deiodinase
selenocysteine
how many percent of T4 is free and how many T3
free t4 is 0.03 and t3 is 0.3%
what is the characteristic finding in thyroid peroxidase defect and coupling
marked decrease in thyroid radioactivity
there is goiter, inc tsh, low T4 and thyroidglobulin. what defect?
defect in TG synthesis
ADHD is associated with thyroid disease
thyroid hormone unresponsiveness
muscular pseudo hypertrophy of the calf muscles that is rarely seen in congenital hypothyroidism
kocher- debre-semelaigne syndrome
over treatment of congenital hypothyroidism may increase the risk of
Craniosynostosis; temperament problems; pseudotumor cerebri
what is the most common cause of congenital thyroidism with or without goiter and most common cause of thyroid disease ( simple goiter)
lymphocytic thyroiditis ( hashimotos thyroididtis)
what are the most common clinical manifestation of lymphocytic thyroiditis
goiter and growth retardation
APS-1 causes HAM syndrome. what is the triad
Hypothyroidism; addisons disease; mucocutaneous candidiasis
APS-2 is called ___ syndrome
shmidt
pernacious anemia,vitiligo, alopecia; what thyroid disease
lymphocytic thyroiditis
what organisim is the most common cause of acute suppurative thyroiditis
strep viridans; followed by s aureus and pnumococcus
de quervain disease is also called ___ is rare in children manifesting as URTI tenderness over the thyroid
subacute granulomatous thyroiditis
type of endemic cretinism with delayed growth and sexual development; myxedema; absence of goiter
myxedematous syndrome
toxic multinodular goiter is seen in what syndrome
McCune-Albright
treatment of graves disease
methimazole 0.25mgkgday ; PTU 5-10 mgkgday
it is the most effective and curative treatment for hyperthyroidism especially for toxic nodules and multinodualr goiter
radioactive iodine
it is caused by transplacental passage of TRSAb, affects boy more than girls and has elevated t4 and suppressed TSH
congenital hyperthyroidism
most common type of thyroid carcinoma
Papillary; followed by follicular then meduallary
where is the most common metastasis of thyroid ca
lungs
solitary thyroid nodule producing hyperthyroidism
plummer disease
it is the late manifestation of MEN II
hypercalcemia ( indicating hyperparathyroidism)
in DKA what fluid do you give in the 1st hr
10-20ml/kg of 0.9 NACl or LR and start insulin at 0.05 -1 u/kg/hr
in dka what is the management for the 2nd hr until resolution
0.45 nacl and continue insulin drip plus 20meq/L of Kcl
in DKA , start D5 containing fluid when the blood glucose is __-
less than 250 mg/dL or 14 mmol
it is characterized as severe hyperglycemia (blood glucose of >800 mg/dL; absence of ketosis severe dehydration; neurologic signs; frank coma; hemoconcentration
non ketotic hyperosmolar coma
Most common form of male pseudohermaphroditism
Testicular feminization (also referred to as androgen insensitivity syndrome)
Patients have ambiguous genitalia until puberty; then, at puberty, increased levels of testosterone cause masculinization of the genitalia.
Male pseudohermaphroditism due to 5 alpha-reductase deficiency; 5α-reductase is normally required for conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone