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endocrine disorders
endocrine disorders and tests
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what does endo and crine mean? | within; to secrete or separate |
| list 5 organs with endocrine disorders? | thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, adrenal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas |
| what is the master gland? | pituitary gland |
| what is another name for the pituitary gland? | hypophysis |
| what does gh somatropin do? | promotes bone and soft tissue growth |
| what does tsh stand for? | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| fsh stands for? | follicile stimulating hormone |
| what does fsh do? | stimulates follicules and secretion of estrogen |
| what does lh stand for and do? | lutenizing hormone; stimulates the production of progesterone which maintains pregnancy |
| what does acth stand for and do? | adrenocorticotropic hormone; stimulates adrenal glands to release corticosteroids and androgens |
| what does prolactin do? | mammary gland development and milk production |
| what does msh stand for and do? | melanocyte stimulating hormone; stimulates formation of melanin in skin and hair |
| what does adh stand for? | antidiuretic hormone/vasopressin |
| what does adh do? | stimulates water reabsorption |
| what does oxytocin do? | stimulates contractions and milk let down |
| the hypothalmus releases what? | trf thyroid releasing factor |
| trf stimulates the pituitary gland to release what? | tsh |
| hypothyroid signalment? | purebreds, 3-8 years old, females are more affected |
| hypothyroid clinical signs? | cold intolerance, weight gain despite normal appetite, lethargy and mental dullness, exercise intolerance, and dermatological signs |
| how to diagnose hypothyroidism? | low t4 and elevated tsh |
| how to treat hypothyroidism? | thyroid hormone supplementation, soloxine |
| hyperthyroidism facts? | 10yr old plus cats, usually bilateral, hypertension, t4 elevated in 98% of affected cats |
| how to treat hyperthyroidism? | radioactive iodine treatment, surgery, or metimazole/tapazole |
| what causes feline hypertension? | hyperthyroidism or chronic renal failure |
| how to treat hypertension? | norvasc |
| what is pth? | parathyroid hormone |
| list 4 fuctions of pth? | inhibits renal calcium exretion, enhances phophorous excretion, mobilizes bone reabsorption, enhances reabsorption of calcium and phosphorous |
| hypoparathyroidism causes? | hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia |
| what does latrogenic mean? | accident b/c of surgery of treatment, etc. |
| how to diagnose hypoparathyroidism? | low plasma pth concentration |
| how to treat hypoparathyroidism? | if seizures/tremors give 10% calcium gluconate, oral vit. d, low phosphorous diets like k/d |
| how to diagnose hyperparathyroidism? | elevated pth concentration |
| what is another name for hyperadrenocorticism? | cushing's disease |
| what is cushing's dz? | a disorder resulting from excessive production of cortisol by the adrenal cortex |
| name 3 classes of hyperadrenocorticism? | pituitary dependent, adrenal dependent, and latrogenic |
| what does pdh stand for? | pituitary dependent hyperadrenocorticism |
| calcinosis is a clinical sign of hyperadrenocorticism, what is it? | sq calcium deposits |
| how to diagnose cushing's dz? | pendulous abdomen, cbc/panel, urine creatinine/cortisol ratio, acth stimulation test, low dose dexamethazone suppression test |
| how to treat cushing's dz? | trilostane or mitotane |
| what is another name for hypoadrenocorticism? | addison's dz |
| clinical signs and diagnosis of addison's dz? | gi abnormalities v/d; electrolyte abnormalites: hyperkalemia, hypoatremia. acth stimulation test |