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Endocrinology

Hypothalamic-Pituitary Hormones - PASS Program

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What is the main function of ADH? ↑ water permeability of DCT and collecting duct cells in kidney to ↑ water reabsorption
What is the main function of CRH? ↑ ACTH, MSH, and ß-endorphin
What is the main function of Dopamine? ↓ prolactin and TSH
What is the main function of GHRH? ↑ GH
What is the main function of GnRH? ↑ FSH, LH
What is the main function of MSH? ↑ melanogenesis by melanocytes
What is the main function of Oxytocin? 1. Uterine contractions during labor. 2. Milk letdown in response to suckling
What is the main function of Prolactin? ↓ GnRH Stimulate lactogenesis
What is the main function of Somatostatin? ↓ GH, TSH
What is the main function of TRH? ↑ TSH, prolactin
What is the stimulus for ADH secretion? ↑ plasma osmolarity
Which condition does not permit ADH secretion despite ↑ plasma osmolarity? SIADH
What is a common cause for a decrease in CRH? Chronic glucocorticoid steroid use
What hormone is also called "prolactin-inhibiting factor"? Dopamine
What are common adverse effects of Dopamine agonists when used as antipsychotics? Galactorrhea due to hyperprolactinemia
What is common use for analog of GHRH? Treatment of HIV-associated lipodystrophy
Which pituitary hormone is inhibited by hyperprolactinemia? GnRH
Which hormone modulates fear, anxiety, social bonding, mood, and depression? Oxytocin
What are the most common symptoms in a woman with a Pituitary prolactinoma? Amenorrhea, osteoporosis, hypogonadism, and galactorrhea
What is a strange effect of breastfeeding? ↑ prolactin --> ↓ GnRH --> delayed postpartum ovulation (natural contraception)
What hormone analogue is used to treat acromegaly? Somatostatin
Which two types of hypothyroidism are seen with elevated TRH? Primary and secondary hypothyroidism
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