Adrenal disorders — Flashcards

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What is the state of the adrenal glands in Cushing syndrome due to ACTH secreting pituitary adenoma (hyperplasia, atrophy; one, both)?_____

Conn syndrome presents with hypertension, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis due to _____ aldosterone levels

Does secondary adrenal insufficiency present with skin/mucosal hyperpigmentation?_____

Chronic glucocorticoid use may cause Iatrogenic _____ syndrome

What is the most common cause of Cushing syndrome?

_____ hyperaldosteronism is characterized by high aldosterone and high renin

One common cause of acute primary adrenal insufficiency is _____ syndrome

Kallmann syndrome

Hormone profile in Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (LH/FSH and Sex Steroids)

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Hormonal profile in primary hypogonadism:

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Flashcard 1: What is the state of the adrenal glands in Cushing syndrome due to ACTH secreting pituitary adenoma (hyperplasia, atrophy; one, both)?_____

Answer: Hyperplasia of both adrenal glands

Flashcard 2: Conn syndrome presents with hypertension, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis due to _____ aldosterone levels

Answer: increased

Flashcard 3: Does secondary adrenal insufficiency present with skin/mucosal hyperpigmentation?_____

Answer: No, because ACTH levels are decreased

Flashcard 4: Chronic glucocorticoid use may cause Iatrogenic _____ syndrome

Answer: Cushing

Flashcard 5: What is the most common cause of Cushing syndrome?

Answer: Exogenous glucocorticoids

Flashcard 6: _____ hyperaldosteronism is characterized by high aldosterone and high renin

Answer: Secondary

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Flashcard 7: One common cause of acute primary adrenal insufficiency is _____ syndrome

Answer: Waterhouse-Friderichsen

Flashcard 8: Kallmann syndrome

Answer: defective migration of GnRH cells

Extra: anosmia, lack of secondary sex characteristicsdecreased: GnRH, FSH, LH, testosterone, sperm count

Flashcard 9: Hormone profile in Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (LH/FSH and Sex Steroids)

Answer: Decreased LH/FSH and decreased Testosterone/Estrogen

Extra: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (secondary hypogonadism) is characterized by low gonadotropins (LH, FSH) which leads to low sex steroid production. Contrast with Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (primary): High LH/FSH, low sex steroids.

Flashcard 10: Hormonal profile in primary hypogonadism:

Answer: Increased LH, Decreased Testosterone

Extra: In primary hypogonadism (hypergonadotropic hypogonadism), the problem is at the level of the testes. Loss of negative feedback from testosterone leads to a compensatory rise in LH (and FSH).

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