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Presentation of Disorders of the Endocrine System

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Clinical Presentation
Endocrine Abnormality
Signs of hyponatremia - brain oedema, nausea, vomiting, loss of consciousness, headache, seizure   SIADH  
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Polyuria, polydypsia, nocturia, signs of hypernatremia (irritability, restlessness, seizures), visual field defects, muscle twitching   Diabetes Insipidus  
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Weight loss, increased appetite, diarrhoea, intolerance to heat, sweating,palpitations,amenorrhoea, agitation, nervousness   Hyperthyroidism  
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Weight gain,decreased appetite, hoarse voive, decreased hearing, constipation, intolerance to cold, hair loss, carpal tunnel syndrome, hypercholesterolaemia, intellectual and motor slowing, muscle cramps, menorrhoragia.   Hypothyroidism  
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Truncal obesity, facial plethora, buffalo hump, hirsutism and acne, hypertension, oedema, proximal muscle weakness, skin striae and ecchymoses, polyuria, polydipsia, amenorrhoea, pigmentation   Hypercortisolism - Cushing's syndrome  
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Pigmentation, vitligo, lethargy, weight loss, anorexia, nausea, diarrhoea, nocturia, mental changes, seizures, postural hypotension   Hypoadrenalism - Addison's disease  
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Hypertension, hypokalaemia and hypernatremia   Hyperaldosteronism due to an adrenal adenoma- Conn's syndrome  
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Sympathetic nervous system overactivity - anxiety, panic attacks, hypertension, palpitations, tremor, sweating, headache.   Phaeochromocytoma  
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High cortisol, low ACTH   Adrenal origin, Cushing's syndrome  
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Suppression at 2mg of dexamethasone   Normal individual  
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High cortisol, high ACTH and suppression at 8mg of dexamethasone   Cushing's disease - pituitary adenoma  
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High cortisol, high ACTH and is not suppressed at 8mg of dexamethasone   Ectopic origin, Cushing's syndrome  
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Low cortisol and synathcen does not increase it significantly   Addison's disease  
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In patients with diabetes insipidus, administering ADH will increase the urine osmolality.   Central cause of diabetes insipidus  
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Injected insulin does not cause an increase in ACTH and GH.   Hypopituitism  
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Administration of glucose causes an increase in growth hormone   Acromegaly  
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Administration of glucose causes a decrease in growth hormone.   Normal individual  
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Low cortisol and low ACTH   Damaged pituitary  
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Low cortisol and high ACTH   Non-responsive adrenal gland  
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High cortisol and high ACTH   Over-active pituitary  
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High cortisol and low ACTH   Autonomous adrenal gland  
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High total T4 concentration, normal TSH and normal free T4   An increase in thyroxine binding globulin due to pregnancy, oestrogen treatment or the oral contraceptive pill  
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The inability to form IGF-1, resulting in short stature and high levels of GH   Laron dwarfism  
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An insulin receptor defect   Leprechaunism  
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Low TSH with high T4   Hyperthyroidism  
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High TSH with low T4   Hypothyroidism  
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Increase in size of the adrenal gland, ambiguous genitalia, aldosterone crisis.   Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - deficiency in action of 21alpha-hydroxylase  
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Cushingoid signs and symptoms with a palpable abdominal mass   Adrenal carcinoma  
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Cushingoid signs/symptoms with an absence of the Cushingoig body habitus, more prominent oedema and hypertension and marked muscle weakness   Ectopic ACTH production (eg. small cell carcinoma of the lung)  
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Hyperpigmentation and Cushingoid appearance   Extra-adrenal tumour producing ACTH  
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