Flashcards in Endocrine Diseases Deck (48)
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acidophils produce?
GH, LH, prolactin
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basophils produce?
TSH, ACTH, FSH
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chromophobes?
precursors or spent cells
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posterior pituitary?
oxytocin and vasopressin
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pituitary tumor that typically does not produce hormoes; symptoms secondary to local mass effects?
chromophobe adenomas
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pituitary tumor that produces GH, LH and protactin?
acidophil adenoma
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caused by GH producing tumor prior to closing of growth plates?
gigantism
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caused by GH producing tumor after closing of growth plates?
acromegaly
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impotence in males, amenorrhea in females?
LH producing acidophil adenoma
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most common, lactation, galactorrhea, amenorrhea?
prolactin producing acidophil adenoma
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cushing disease (adrenal cortical hyperfunction)?
ACTH producing basophil adenoma
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rare cause of hyperthyroidism?
TSH producing basophil adenoma
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resemble ameloblastomas of the jaws?
craniopharyngioma
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accelerated growth; McCune-Albright syndrome; enlarged sella turcica; macrodontia?
gigantism
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reduced life span with complications including hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, pulmonary disease?
gigantism
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excess production of GH after closure of epiphyseal plates?
acromegaly
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renewed growth in the small bones of the hands and feet and membranous bones of the skull and jaws?
acromegaly
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anterior open bite and spacing of teeth; coarse facial features; sleep apnea; macroglossia?
acromegaly
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hypopituitarism; infarction of the pituitary secondary to post partum hemorrhage and shock?
sheehan's syndrome
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decreased sexual function; decreased metabolism; cachexia; loss of skin pigment and hair; other endocrine glands will undergo atrophy?
sheehan's syndrome
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hypofunction of posterior pituitary; secondary to a variety of factors affecting the hypothalamus or pituitary (trauma; surgery)?
diabetes insipidus
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secondary to reduced production of growth hormone or reduced response (abnormal and reduced receptors)?
pituitary dwarfism
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short stature, with normal proportions, with the exception being small facial proportions; delayed shedding of deciduous teeth; delayed permanent tooth eruption, with delayed root development; lack of 3rd molars; low levels of human growth hormone?
pituitary dwarfism
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thyroid gland requires .... and .... for normal function?
iodine and TSH
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enlargement of thyroid?
goiter
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simple goiter is most commonly due to .... deficiency?
iodine
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exopthalmic goiter; secondary to autoantibody production which binds to and stimulates TSH receptors?
grave's disease
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hyperthyroidism; symptoms associated with increased metabolic rate; eyelid retraction and lid lag, exophthalmos?
grave's disease
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elevated free thyroxine and depressed TSH levels?
hyperthyroidism
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