Hypothalamus and Pituitary I/II Flashcards
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where is the pituitary gland located?
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sits in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
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The pituitary gland is separated into which 3 lobes?
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anterior
intermediate
posterior
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the normal pituitary gland is made up of the anterior and posterior parts called…?
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Ant = Adenohypophysis Post = Neurohypophysis
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what hormones are secreted by the posterior pituitary gland?
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oxytocin
ADH - “bright” spot on MRI
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what hormones are secreted by the posterior pituitary gland?
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TSH ACTH FSH and LH GH Prolactin endorphins
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what is one major difference between anterior and posterior gland hormone secretion?
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anterior pit. - indirect control through release of regulatory hormones
poster pit. - direct release of hormones
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what hormones are secreted by the intermediate lobe of the pituitary?
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endorphins cleaved from pre-opiomelanocortin (POMC) which gives ACTH and beta-endorphin
MSH (melanocyte-stimulating hormone)
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GnRH stimulates which hormones in the ant pituitary?
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FSH and LH
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GHRH stimulates which hormones in the ant pituitary?
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GH
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SS inhibits which hormones in the ant pituitary?
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GH and TSH
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TRH (thyrotropin releasing hormone) stimulates which hormones in the ant pituitary?
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TSH and prolactin
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Dopamine inhibits which hormones in the ant pituitary?
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prolactin
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CRH stimulates which hormones in the ant pituitary?
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ACTH, MSH, endorphins
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what sources can you test to measure hormones?
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- Capillary puncture
- Venipuncture
- Arterial stick
- Urine specimens (clean catch)
- 24 hr urine
- tissue bx (thyroid)
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what are you measuring using the 24hr urine sample and for what condition?
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catecholamines and metabolites for pheochromocytoma
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Types of Testing available in Endocrinology
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Hormone levels (direct, free, total, antibodies, precursor, ratios), Suppression tests, Stimulation tests, Imaging tests, Biopsies
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How are hormones w/longer half lives and not bound by proteins measured?
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directly with a random test (ie. TSH)
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How are hormones bound to proteins measured?
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Measure free and total fractions (ie Total T4 and free T4)
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Precursor hormone levels examples? what is it used to evaluate for?
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Androstenedione, prohormone for estrogen and testosterone
hyperadrenergic states
- congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- ovarian hyperplasia or tumor
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What hormone ratio can be measured for infertility?
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FSH:LH ratios
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when should you measure cortisol levels?
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Perform first venipuncture between 6 and 8 AM
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what factors affect the timing of certain hormone level testing?
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Pulsatile/episodic
Shorter half lives
Measure hormones at particular times of the day OR
24 hour urine collection methods
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How do you gather information about feedback loops for hormone levels?
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Measure the precursor hormone and the end product of that hormone’s action
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TSH and T4
PTH and calcitrol
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when are suppression tests used to measure hormone levels?
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when HYPERfunction of the gland is suspected
ie. pt has excess cortisol
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what is an example of a suppression test?
Dexamethasone suppression test (synthetic glucocorticoid)
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when can you do a stimulation test?
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suspected HYPOfunction
(low cortisol)
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example of stimulation test?
ACTH Stimulation test
Test adrenals response to synthetic ACTH
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What are disorders of the hypothalamus?
Tumors (ie. craniopharyngioma)
Inflammation ( lymphocytic hypophysitis)
Metastatic tumor (breast, lung)
Infiltration (sarcoidosis, histiocytosis, hemochromatosis)
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what are disorders of the hypothalamaus often asoc. with??
loss of posterior pituitary function
i.e central diabetes insipidus
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Vasopressin MOA
V-1 a receptors mediate pressor activity
V-1b or V-3 receptors modulate ACTH secretion
*V-2 receptors* mediate renal handling of water excretion and promote coagulation factor VIII action
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Where are the baroreceptors that stimulate ADH?
carotids
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Vasopressin V-2 agonists uses which hormone?
Antidiuretic Hormone – ADH
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How does Vasopressin use ADH?
to decrease water excretion in central diabetes insipidus and nocturnal enuresis
also, increase circulating levels of factor VIII and improve platelet responsiveness
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what is diabetes insipidus?
Inability of the kidney to concentrate urine with passage of copious and inappropriate volumes of dilute hypotonic urine
polyuria and often polydipsia
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What med can you give to tx central diabetes insipidus and how does it work?
desmopression = can dramatically decrease UO and corrects high Na and osmolarity
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what is the problem in central diabetes insipidus, Na or water?
WATER
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Causes of central diabetes insipidus?
Idiopathic: 30 – 50%
CNS/pituitary surg, trauma, anoxic encephalopathy
Primary tumors, craniophyrngioma, suprasella germinoma, pinealoma
Metastatic tumors (leukemia and lymphoma)
Granulomatous Disease
Hereditary (Autosomal dominant)
Pregnancy
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How can you screen for Central diabetes insipidus?
screen w/ 24 hr urine collected by the pt
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pregnancy can cause which types of central diabetes insipidus?
partial central diabetes or nephrogenic insipidus
d/t markedly increased levels and activity of vasopressinase (oxytocinase)
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Presentation of Central Diabetes Insipidus?
after brain surg or significant brain injury (anoxia, trauma, hemorrhage)
acute w/ unremitting sustained thirst and polyuria
preference for cold liquids esp. water w/ continued thirst and polyuria day & night
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what 2 things are found in DM and central diabetes insipidus? and how can you distinguish btwn the 2 conditions?
polyuria
polydipsia
order a glucose to make sure not DM (also Ca, K, Cr)
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how can you dx Central Diabetes Insipidus?
“Water Deprivation Test” aka Dehydration Test
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what can you expect to see on a water deprivation test?
Expect S(sodium) and S(osm) to be high end of ref range or high at start
W/ fluid deprivation U(osm) plateaus w/ significant rise after Desmopresin (ADH analog) injection
ADH is not high
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Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
No response to Desmopressin injection
Plasma ADH is elevated before and after dehydration
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Primary polydipsia (PPD)
Serum(Na) and S(osm) may be mid range or low-normal at start
in CDI thirst improves but in PPD it does not
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How can you tx neurogenic (central) DI?
Primarily aimed at decreasing urine output (increase ADH)
Replacement of fluid losses is also important
- hypernatremia can occur if thirst is impaired or the patient has no access to water
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what is the problem in central DI?
deficient secretion of ADH
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How does desmopressin (DDAVP) work on central DI?
Potent anti-diuretic -->
| reduces nocturia, providing adequate sleep; control of diuresis during the day
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which form of Desmopression is more potent?
Nasal form >> oral
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if pt has incomplete response to desmopressin what are alternative meds??
Chlorpropamide
Carbamazepine (anti-szr)
Clofibrate (hyperlipidemia)
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what is the problem in nephrogenic DI?
resistance of the kidneys to the effects of ADH
no response to DDVAP
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DI and SIADH: where is the water and where is the sodium?
DI: peeing a lot of water, hypernatremia (Decreased serum sodium and osmolality)
SIADH: retaining lot of water, hyponatremia
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What is the clinical hallmark of ADH?
HYPONATREMIA
| (<135 meq) without evidence of relative water excess
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MC of adult nephrogenic DI?
chronic lithium use or hypercalcemia
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what is the tx for nephrogenic DI?
Thiazide diuretic in combination with a low salt diet
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Inappropriate ADH leads to
volume expansion due to water retention
Volume expansion over-rides sodium handling with inappropriate urinary sodium loss
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SIADH acute vs. chronic
Acute is documented to be < 24 hrs
Chronic is >24hrs or not documented < 24 hrs
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Causes of SIADH?
Ectopic Production: malignancy
Baroreceptor Dysregulation: CNS, pulmonary, transient
Multifactorial (central and peripheral): drugs
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sxs of hyponatremia
Moderate/ severe: N w/out V, confusion, HA
| Severe: V, somnolence, seizures, glascow scale <8
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SIADH Tx
restrict fluid intake w/ gental administration of hypertonic fluids
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what is the problem of SIADH?
excess volume
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Lesions: Craniopharyngioma
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What is the most frequent sellar tumor of childhood and adolescence?
craniopharyngioma (hypothalamic tumor)
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where do craniopharyngiomas arise from?
Rathke’s Pouch remnants that extend into the diencephalon during development
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Childhood presentation of craniopharyngioma?
growth retardation, pubertal delay, visual field loss, vomiting
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disorders caused by functional pituitary tumors?
Acromegaly (excess GH)
Pituitary dependant Cushing’s Disease (ACTH)
Prolactinomas w/ prolactin assoc. hypogonadism
Central hyperthyroidism d/t TSH secretion
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what anatomic damage can be caused by disorders of the pituitary?
Visual field loss, cranial nerve injury
Hypopituitarism
CSF leak
Diabetes insipidus : uncommon
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diffuse pituitary hyperplasia
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Pregnancy
Prolonged Primary Hypothyroidism & Hypogonadism
GhRH secreting tumors
Somatomamatotropic Hyperplasia in Carney Complex
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Discrete pituitary tumor
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what should you measure to manage pituitary incidentaloma?
prolactin
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pituitary tumor manifestations?
Intrasellar
tumor assoc. loss (GH>LH>FSH>TSH>ACTH)
Suprasellar
Lateral Extension
Inferior Erosion
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how can pituitary hypothalamic lesions cause neurologic effects?
Tumor erosion with CSF leak
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clinical manifestations and prevalence of prolactinoma?
signs of increased prolactinoma
40-45%
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somatotroph adenoma clinical manifestation?
acromegaly
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corticotroph adenoma clinical manifestation?
cushing's disease
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gonadotroph adenoma clinical manifestation?
compression sx hypopituitarism
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null cell clinical manifestation?
compression sxs
| hypopituitarism
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thyrotroph adenoma clinical manifestation?
hyperthyroidism
| compression sxs
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Main function of prolactin:
Mammary gland development (puberty)
Initiation of lactation postpartum (pregnancy)
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Secreted by lactotrophs of the anterior pituitary...
PROLACTIN in a pulsatile manner
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what is prolactin inhibited by?
hypothalamic Prolactin Inhibitory Factor (dopamine)
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prolactin suppresses ___ and lowers ___ which alters menses and fertility
GnRH
LH and FSH
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prolactin stimulates adrenal androgen production which promotes...
weight gain and hirsuitism mostly in women
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S/s of hyperprolactinemia in females
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Irregular menstruation (*amenorrhea)
*Infertility
Headache
Peripheral Vision Problems
Moods changes/ depression
*Galactorrhea
Menopausal symptoms
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S/s of hyperprolactinemia in males
*Impotence
*Infertility
Loss of libido
*Headache
*Peripheral Vision Problems
Moods changes/ depression
Galactorrhea
Gynecomastia
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Causes of increased prolactin
Increased lactotroph number or secretion (pregnancy and hypothyroidism**)
Decreased prolactin disposal
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what is the "stalk effect?"
2cm tumor is NOT prolatinoma;
dopamine effects decreased by stalk injury
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Fasting Serum Prolactin Levels should be measured in all pts w/??
what is included in a further w/u?
galactorrhea, gynecomastia and/or hypogonadism
MRI w/ and w/out contrast
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GH secreting tumors may also express....
D2 receptors
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Prolactin is under _____ control and predominant inhibitor is ______.
tonic inhibitory
Dopamine
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Macro and microademonas can be tx'd w/ what types of drugs?
dopamine agonists
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how soon after giving dopamine agonists for a macroademoa, will you see a detectable decrease in size?
w/in 24 hrs
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What is the 1st line medication for a prolactinoma?
dopamine agonist Nota Bene
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Etiologies of hyperprolactinemia?
Prolactinoma, other pituitary tumors, hypothalamic dz,
Chronic Kidney Failure,
cirrhosis or Liver Disease,
Spinal cord damage
Chest wall injury, severe Primary Hypothyroidism,
Anti-psychotic meds, radiation, Surgery, Idiopathic
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what test can you order to measure prolactin levels?
basal (fasting serum) PRL levels
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Which drugs can cause hyperprolactinemia?
Dopamine-receptor “antagonists”
Dopamine-"depleting” agents (methyldopa, reserpine)
INH, TCA's, Verapamil, estrogens, antiandrogens, opiates
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What labs are included in a work-up of autonomous prolactinoma vs. other etiologies?
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Fasting PRL
FSH, LH
estradiol
testosterone
TSH
renal/hepatic panels
ß-hCG in females
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what imaging should you order for a prolactinoma work-up?
MRI of pituitary and brain
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T or F: most microadenomas progress to macroadenomas
FALSE.
do not!
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tx of microprolactinomas
Dopamine agonists – Bromocriptine twice daily with food
+/- surgical resection
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drug of choice for infertility or pregnant pt's seen with abn. prolactin levels?
bromocriptine
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Nonpharmacologic tx options for prolactinemia and prolactinoma?
Transsphenoidal resection
Surgical resection
Radiation therapy
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Acromegaly is assoc. w/ hormone staining of?
GH +/-
| prolactin
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when does GH peak?
w/in an hour after the onset of deep sleep
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GH secretion is controlled by what 2 factors?
hypothalamic and peripheral
GHRH releases
GHIH (somatostatin) inhibits
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when is IGF-1 produced?
in liver after stimulation by GH
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IGF-1 stimulates growth of...
epiphyseal plates of long bones
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what does absence of GH result in...
dwarfism (laron type)
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what are the 3 phases of post-natal growth and characteristics?
Infantile phase- 1st 2yrs of life
Childhood - relatively constant
Pubertal phase - effects of increasing gonadal steroids and GH secretion
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Constitutional short stature
2 SDs or more below the mean height for children of that sex and chronologic age
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Genetic short stature
Constitutional short stature in children of short parents
growth velocity is normal but consistently 3-5th percentile on growth curve
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pathologic causes of short stature?
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GH deficiency
Intrauterine growth retardation
Infections (rubella, CMV)
Maternal drug/alcohol usage
Genetic syndromes (Turner's syndrome)
Chronic systemic dz (Cancer, CF, renal insufficiency, GI dz)
Psychosocial dwarfism
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Diagnostic approach to short stature (3 steps)?
History and Clinical Presentation
IGF-1 Levels
GH Stimulation Tests
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H&P key finding for short stature?
slowed growth that progressively deviates from a previously defined growth percentile on growth curve
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does the child have any noticeable dysmorphic features or disproportionate short stature?
Chromosomal abnormalities
Intrauterine infections
Maternal exposures
Disproportionate short stature (rickets)
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Possible genetic factors or aspects in the child's history that could lead to short stature?
Heights of relatives
Presence of health prob's in the fam
H/o early/late puberty in fam members
Mom's pregnancy, labor and delivery
Multiple measurements of the child's ht and wt from birth
Child's general health, nutritional state, past illnesses, injuries and stresses
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Does the child have growth failure?
Children should grow 5 cm per year from age 2 yrs until the onset of puberty
X-ray of the hand and wrist (compare bone development to ht and chronological age)
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If H&P suggest GH deficiency measure...
plasma IGF-1 level
Concentration of IGF-1 reflects the concentration of secreted GH
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Poor nutrition ___ IGF-1 despite normal levels of GH.
lowers
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low levels of IGF-1 in conditions other than GH deficiency include:
Hypothyroidism
Diabetes mellitus
Renal failure
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macroprolactinoma on imaging will touch...
the optic chiasm
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“Gold standard" in the diagnosis of GH deficiency
GH Stimulation Tests
| if IGF-1 is low
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GH stimulation tests slide 98???
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etiology of GH deficiency
Hypothalamic causes:
Idiopathic decr. GHRH secretion
hypothalamic tumors
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Pituitary causes:
Pituitary tumors
Trauma
Surgical removal
Irradiation
Idiopathic
Secretion of abnormal GH molecules
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Tx of GH deficiency in children
MC preprations subcutaneous administration Somatropin
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Growth hormone therapy should continue until...
growth ceases
should retest GH deficient children after completion of growth
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which children rarely recover GH as an adult?
children w/multiple pituitary hormone deficiences
