RAAS — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: What effect does prolactin have on its own secretion? _____

Answer: Decreased

Extra:   https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrinology?ref=anki 

Flashcard 82: ↑ Aldosterone levels = _____ urine sodium

Answer: ↓

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/nephrology/sodium/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 83: What hormone stimulates milk letdown? _____ What is it stimulated by? _____

Answer: Oxytocin

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Flashcard 84: Sertoli-Leydig tumors cause _____ testosterone and _____ FSH/LH

Answer: ↑

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Flashcard 85: What is the prevailing pathomechanism for why conditioned athletes have functional hypothalamic amenorrhea? _____

Answer: Relative caloric deficiency

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/gynecology/primary-amenorrhea/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 86: 1° hyperaldosteronism does not directly cause edema or hypernatremia due to _____ and pressure naturesis mechanisms

Answer: aldosterone escape

Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/cardiology/videos/hypertension?index=10] https://onlinemeded.org/spa/nephrology/sodium/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 87: What is the normal range of Luteninizing hormone, serum/plasma (Male)?

Answer: From 6 to 23 mIU/mL

Flashcard 88: What is the normal range of Luteninizing hormone, serum/plasma (Female: postmenopause)?

Answer: From 30 to 200 mIU/mL

Flashcard 89: Exogeneous testosterone results in decreased _____ testosterone

Answer: intratesticular

Flashcard 90: Which cell type in the nephron secretes renin?_____

Answer: Juxtaglomerular cells