Endocrine Flashcards
(37 cards)
addisons
low cortisol and aldosterone
low Na and high K
addisons
test for addisons
synacthin test
does not rise in addisons
other causes of adrenal insufficiency
primary addisons
secondary - pit disease, tumour, radiotherapy
cushings disease
syndrome
ectopic
pit
adrenal
SCLC
ix for cushings
dex suppression test
24 hour free cortisol
insulin stress test
CAH
21 hydroxylas lack of
conns is what
Na K
high aldosterone
high Na low K
treatment for conns
spironolactone
surgery
phaechromocytoma is what
ix
adrenal medullary tumour
24 hour urinary metanephrines
phaechromocytoma treatment
alpha blockers - phenoxybemamine
beta blocker
surgery
acromegaly investigation
IGFI
growth hormone
treatment for acromegaly
transphenoidal surgery
bromacriptine, octeotride
prolactinoma symptoms in M
W
visual field
amenorrhea, irreg periods, glactorrhoea
treatment of prolactinoma
cabergoline
brcomicriptine
hypopituitarism causes
tumours, mets, AI, infectionshy
hypopituiritism treatment
replace hormones
Type 1 DM fasting
random
over 7
over 11
if over 50 and high BMI diagnosed with DM
c peptide, DM antibodies
HBA1C target and check how frequently
target BMs waking
before meals
48
3-6m
5-7
4-7
if T1DM and BMI over 25
add metformin
MODY genetics
treatment
ADOM
low dose SU
latent AI of DM genetics
treatment
auto AB positive
oral agents
Metformin side effects
gastro
lactic acidosis
