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What hormones come from the anterior pituitary

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  • growth hormone
  • prolactin
  • adrenocorticotropic hormone
  • thyroid stimulating hormone
  • luteinizing hormone
  • follicle stimulating hormone
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What hormones come from the posterior pituitary

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  • antidiuretic hormone

- oxytocin

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What is diabetes insipidus

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deficiency in vasopressin (ADH) from the posterior pituitary

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What does ADH do in the body

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water preservation by the kidneys

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What happen in the body when the water content in the blood is low

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the brain produces more ADH–> high volume of water reabsorbed by the kidney–>low urine output–> normal water content in the blood

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What happens in the body when the water content in the blood is high

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brain produces less ADH–>low volume of water absorbed by the kidney–>high output of urine–>normal water content in the blood

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Where is ADH created

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hypothalamus

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Where does ADH act in the kidney

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distal renal tubules

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What happens in diabetes insipidus

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passage of large volumes of dilute urine (>3L/24 hrs and <300 mOsm/kg)

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What are the two major causes of diabetes insipidus

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  • cantral: decrease secretion of ADH

- nephrogenic: the kidneys do not response to normal amounts of ADH

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Two subcategories of central diabetes insipidus

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  • primary: no identifiable lesion on MRI or pituitary or hypothalamus
  • secondary: some type of damage to hypothalamus or pituitary stalk by trauma, infection, bleed, tumor, infarction
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What are the most common causes of central diabetes insipidus

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  • iodiopathic
  • tumor on the pituitary
  • cranial surgery
  • head trauma
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What are some causes of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

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  • lithium toxicity
  • hypercalcemia
  • demeclocycline
  • steriods
  • abx
  • pregnancy
  • renal disease
  • congenital
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Signs and symtpoms of diabetes insipidus

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  • caused by absence of ADH*
  • polyuria
  • polydipsia
  • nocturia
  • dehydration
  • hypotension
  • hypernatremia
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What will the serum glucose and serum electrolytes look like in diabetes insipidus

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  • high serum NA

- normal serum glucose

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What will the plasma osmolality be in diabetes insipidus

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high

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What will the urine osmolality be in diabetes insipidus

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low

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ADH level in central diabetes insipidus

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low

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ADH level in nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

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high

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What will the water deprivation test show in central DI

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increase of urine osmolality

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How do you treat DI

central?
nephrogenic?

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-hypotonic saline for all

central: desmopressin
nephrogenic: HCTZ

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How fast do you want to decrease serum sodium in DI

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0.5 mEq/hr

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SIADH

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excessive release of antidiuretic hormone from the posterior pituitary

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What is the result of SIADH

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dultional hyponatremia and low serum osmolality

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What are some of the etiologies of SIADH
- head trauma - malignancy - meningitis - drugs - post pituitary surg - neurologic disorders - psychiatric disorders
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What two malignancies most commonly cause SIADH
- small cell lung cancer | - pancreatic cancer
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What are the signs and symptoms in SIADH due to
hyponatremia due to water intoxication
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What are the signs and symptoms of SIADH
- headache - N/V - seizures - altered mental status - loss of consciousness
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What is serum sodium in SIADH? urine sodium?
serum sodium is low | urine sodium is high
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Urine osmolality is SIADH
high
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Why would you do a CT of the abn or pelvis for a patient with SIADH
to check for malignancy
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Treatment of a patient with asymptomatic SIADH
- restrict fluid (<1.5 L/day) - discontinue any offending medications - Deomeclocycline
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Treatment of a symptomatic patient with SIADH
-hypertonic solution (NaCl)
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What is psychogenic polydipsia
clinical disorder characterized by polyuria and polydipsia
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Who does psychogenic polydipsia occur in
inpatients with psychiatric disorders
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What are the two most common causes of dwarfism
- familial | - delayed constitutional growth
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Definition of dwarfism
height that is 2 standard deviations below the mean for children of sex and age height below teh 2.3rd percentile
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What is the most common cause of bone dysplasia in humans
achondroplasia
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What are the two main categories of dwarfism
- proportionate | - disproportionate
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What causes proportionate dwarfism
- metabolic/hormonal syndromes - GH hormone deficiency syndromes - laron syndrome
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What casues disproportionate dwarfism
- achondroplasia - sphnydyloepiphyseal dysplasia - diastrophic dysplasia
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What mutation causes achondroplasia? autosomal dominant or recessive?
autosomal dominant mutation in FGFR3
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Features of achondroplasia
- normal torso - short limbs - hydrocephalus
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Features of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia
- shortened trunk - barrel chest - club feet - cleft palate - severe osteoarthritis
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Features of diastrophic dysplasia
- shortened forearms and calves - limited ROM - cleft palate - deformed hand/feet - swelling of ear at birth
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Signs of disproportionate dwarfism found in the eyes
- congenital cataracts | - myopia
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Signs of disproportionate dwarfism found in the mouth
- bifid uvula | - high arched or cleft palate
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Signs of disproportionate dwarfism found on the hands and feet
- polydactyly - hitch hikers thumb - clubfoot
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Signs of disproportionate dwarfism in the heart
- ASD - single atrium - patent ductus arteriosum - transposition of great vessels
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Treatment of disproportionate dwarfism
* symptomatic relief* - tracheotomy - cleft palate repair - leg braces - back braces - club foot surgery
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What causes pituitary dwarfism
deficiency in GHRH-->GH deficiency
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Signs and symptoms of pituitary dwarfism
- severe postnatal growth failure - delayed bone age - hypoglycemia - prolonged jaundice - micropenis, high pitched voice, increase body fat
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What should you do first when diagnosing GHD? what comes after?
-evaluate for other causes of growth failure -if no other evidence order IGF-1 IGFBP-3 bone age
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What is required to confirm GHD diagnosis
-provocative testing an agent that prokes the pituitart to release a burst of GH is given-->blood draws are done if GH,IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 remain low than GH diagnosis is confirmed
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What is the most common cause cause of genetically mediated growth hormone insensitivity
Laron syndrome
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What causes Laron syndrome
mutation in the GH receptor gene that does not allow GH to bind
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What are the GH levels in a patient with Laron syndrome
normal or high
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Clinical features of Laron syndrome
- small head circumference - characteristic facies w/ saddle nose and prominent forehead - delayed skeletal maturation - abnormal body composition - osteopenia - obesity
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What is Turner syndrome
missing X chromosome in females
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What may the only presenting feature in Turner syndrome be
short stature
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What are the signs of Turner syndrome
- webbed neck - cubitus valgus - genu valgum - shortened 4th metacarpals - Madelung deformity of the forearm
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Treatment of pituitary dwarfism
growth hormone administered SQ
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Treatment of Laron syndrome
IGF-1
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What is Sheehan syndrome
infarction of the pituitary after postpartum hemorrhage
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What do you look for immediately in Sheehan syndrom
adrenal insufficiency
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What do you treat ACTH deficiency with
hydrocortisone of glucocorticoid
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What do you treat a TSH deficiency with
levothyroxine

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