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Endocrinology Diagnostic Methods

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Growth hormone stimuli   Exercise, hypoglycemia, high protein diet, acute starvation, and oral contraceptives (secondary to estrogen)  
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Causes of GH deficiency   Obesity and corticosteroid therapy  
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Preferred Imaging study for diagnosing pituitary adenoma   MRI  
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Hypersecretion of GH causes   Acromegaly or Pituitary gigantism  
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Normal response of GH to hyperglycemia   Hyperglycemia normally suppresses GH secretion. Hypoglycemia prompt GH release  
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Pituitary Dwarfism causes   Pituitary tumors, Pituitary damage, Pure GH deficiency  
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IGF-1 levels are better than ___ in diagnosing Pituitary Dwarfism   GH; IGF-1 levels are more consistent throughout the day whereas GH has a dirunal variation  
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Where is IGF-1 made?   Synthesized in the liver, influenced by nutritional status of an individual (low levels in malnutrition)  
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Function of IGF-1   Mediates the effect of GH on skeletal muscle  
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Prolactinomas   the most common disorder involving excess pituitary secretion  
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ACTCH stimlutes what?   glucocorticoid (cortisol is the predominant form) production in the adrenal cortex  
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2 Major actions of ADH   Alters the permeability of renal collecting tubules to water to keep water in the body, causes vasoconstriction  
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ADH is secreted at what serum osmolality?   285mOsm/liter  
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How does renal dysfunction affect ADH?   causes decreased response to ADH and results in lower concentrating ability. Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus  
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Central Diabetes Insipidus   Hypothalmic origin...ADH production or release is deficient  
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ADH regulation altered by   neoplasm, surgery, trauma, inflammatory destruction of tissue (MI) or idiopathic  
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Diabetes Insipidus diagnosis   come back to  
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ADH deficiency   come back to  
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Primary ADH deficiency   Come back to  
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Nephrogenic DI or psychogenic   come back to  
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Causes of polyuria   hyperglycemia, uremia, hypercalcemia, hypokalemia, diuretic rx, renal dz of sodium or bicarb excretion  
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Psychogenic polydipisia   Compulsive, abnormal intake of fluids causes low concentration diuresis (tubules don't respond to ADH temporarily)  
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SIADH   excessive levels of ADH active material of non-pituitary origin. Low serum sodium levels, urine very concentrated. Look at BUN and Creatinine  
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Normal urine and serum osmolarity   Urine osm<Serum  
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SIADH urin and serum osmolarity   urine osm>serum  
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High serum calacium levels stimulates the thyroid to release   Calcitonin  
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Calcitonin causes   Calcium deposition in bone  
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Low serum calcium stimulates   PTH release  
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PTH causes   Calcium resorption from bone  
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PTH main function   Maintenance of adequate serum calcium levelss  
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alkaline phosphatase (ALP)   an enzyme associatd with osteocyte activity, primarily bone deposition. Elevated in growing kids. In adults, if ALP is high, but liver function is normal, think bone mets.  
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Metaolites of Vit D do what?   enhance PTH's effect on mobilization of skeletal calcium and phosphorus  
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Prolactin's unique feature   Prolactin is a unique hormone in that secretion is not driven by "positive stimulation", instead it has constant production unless suppressed by a specific inhibitory mechanism.  
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