Endocrine Flashcards
Normal fasting blood glucose values:
72-100 mg/dl (4.0-5.7 mmol/L)
Normal Random blood glucose values:
<180 mg/dl (10 mmol/L)
Other causes of Diabetes Mellitus
1) Pancreatic disease
2) Hormonal antagonists to insulin
3) Drug & chemical induced
4) Genetic syndromes
Hormonal antagonists to insulin
1) Cortisol
2) Growth Hormone
3) Catecholamines
Genetic syndromes involved in etiology of Diabetes Mellitus
1) Down’s Syndrome
2) Turner’s Syndrome
Type 1 D.M. etiology (general)
Most cases: 1) immune mediated destruction of pancreas through autoimmune attack on pancreatic B cells
2) Genetics
3) Environmental factors
Type 1 D.M. etiology (genetic factors)
Association with:
1) HLA-DR3
2) HLA-DR4/DQA1
3) DQB1
Type 1 D.M. etiology (environmental factors)
Association with viruses:
1) Mumps
2) Coxsackie B4
3) Rubella
Type 2 D.M. etiology (general)
caused by combination of B cell failure and insulin resistance
Type 2 D.M. etiology (genetic factors)
1) Stronger than type 1 (80% concordance in identical twins)
2) No HLA associations
3) Polygenetic disorder (but environmental factors also involved -> obesity)
More than half of the patients with D.M. II have BMI between what?
25-29 kg/m2
What is the RR for DM II for BMI > 35 kg/m2?
100 fold than BMI <22 kg/m2
How does obesity lead to DM?
Increased production of insulin antagonists, such as fatty acids and TNF by adipose tissue, especially in central obesity.
Pancreatic Pathology in DM. 1
1) Selective destruction of insulin-secreting beta cells
2) Insulitis, a chronic inflammatory infiltrate of the islets affecting primarily insulin containing islets
Pancreatic Pathology in DM 2
1) Moderate reduction islet tissue
2) Variable degrees deposition of amyloid.
Long term complications of Diabetes Mellitus
1) Nephropathy
2) Neuropathy
3) Eye disease
4) Heart disease
5) Stroke
6) Problems of feet
Clinical symptoms of DM (prominent in uncontrolled type 1)
1) Polyuria
2) Nocturia
3) Thirst
4) Weight loss
5) Tiredness
6) Blurred vision
7) Vomiting
8) Hyperventilation (Kussmaul breathing)
Why is there polyuria in DM?
osmotic diuresis
Why is there thirst in DM?
dehydration
Why is there weight loss in DM?
Catabolic state
Why is there blurred vision in DM?
Dehydration of lens, and of aqueous and vitreous humour
Why is there vomiting in DM?
Ketones stimulate the area postrema
Why is there hyperventilation in DM?
Respiratory compensation to metabolic acidosis
What are the biochemical signs in DM?
1) Hyperglycemia
2) Glycosuria
3) Ketoacidosis
4) Ketonuria
5) Hyperlactemia
6) Hyperlipidemia
7) Hypovolemia
8) Hyperosmolarity
Why is glycosylated hemoglobin a good monitor to manage DM?
- Hemoglobin reacts with glucose non-enzymatically to produce HcA1.
- HbA1c is the major fraction of glycosylated hemoglobin
- HbA1c levels give an integrated measure of glucose concentrations over the previous 2-3 months
Acute complications of DM
1) Hypoglycemia (diabetes treatment complication)
2) Diabetic ketoacidosis
3) Hyperosmolar nonketotic coma
4) Lactic acidosis
Precipitating factors of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
1) Infection or acute illness
2) Trauma
3) Emotional disturbance
4) Missed insulin dose
Most common cause of hypopituitarism
Pituitary adenoma
Tumors which cause hypopituitarism
1) Adenoma
2) Craniopharyngioma
3) Cerebral and secondary tumors
Vascular causes of hypopituitarism
1) Sheehan’s syndrome
2) Severe hypotension
Infectious causes of hypopituitarism
1) Meningitis
2) T.B.
3) Syphilis
4) HIV/AIDS
Hypothalamic disorders which cause hypopituitarism
1) Tumors
2) Functional disorders
3) Isolated deficiency of GHRH
4) Isolated deficiency of LH/FSH-RH (GnRH secretion)