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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What 3 things does insuline def and glucagon excess lead to...






2. What is the common etiology of primary hyperPTH and What are the expected changes in serum and urine - How does it present






3. What kind of inheritance to MEN syndromes have






4. What does pheo tumors secrete - What can they cause and what serum and urinary makers are there






5. What kind of cells are in the adrenal medulla and What do they secrete






6. most common thyroid cancer - ground glass nuclei - psammona bodies - nuclear grooves - prognosis and risk






7. What does the stomach show in Zollinger Ellison






8. What is the TX for DKA






9. What is the source of calcitonin and What does it do






10. What is the tx for hyperaldosteronism






11. Most common tumor of adrenal medulla in adults - cells - and embyronic origin






12. What are the clinical findings with hashimotos






13. What is the fxn of prolactin






14. How does PTH stimulate Ca relase from bone






15. self - limiting hypothyroidism following a flu - like illness - dz - hist - and findings






16. Medullary carcinoma forms From what cells and What do they produce - histo and association






17. tapping of the facial nerve leads to contraction of facial muscles


18. All three effects of hyperinsulinemia lead to which two clinical features






19. What causes skin hyperpigmentation in primary adrenal insuff






20. What is the pathway of catecholamine production






21. What are the 3 endogenous causes of cushing's syndrome and What are the ACTH values for each


22. In what organs/systems do you see the effects of small vessel disease






23. What is the rule of 1/3s in carcinoid syndrome






24. bone lesions due to secondary or tertiary hyperPTH due in turn to renal disease






25. autosomal dominant kidney unresponsive to PTH leading to hypocalcemia - shortened 4th/5th digits and short stature


26. What is the tx for diabetes inspidus - central and nephrogenic






27. What is the effect of GHRH on GH






28. Which are the acidophiles






29. dec glucose uptake leads to...






30. In which DM is there a stronger genetic association






31. nonenzymatic glycosylation leads to what 3 catageories of defects






32. When does graves typically present






33. What are the 3 P's of MEN type 1 (Werners)






34. What are the 4 fxns of PTH






35. What are the hormones released from the neurohypophysis and where are they made






36. cystic bone spaces filled with brown fibrous tissue causing pain






37. What are the urine and serum findings in diabetes insipidus






38. What are the 4 causes of SIADH






39. What are the likely causes of hypoPTH






40. Where are the beta cells located in the islets






41. How is PTH regulated






42. endocrine hormones that use cAMP - FLAT CHAMP - What are they?






43. intense thirst - polyuria and inability to concentrate urine






44. in the congenital bilateral adrenal hyperplasias which enzyme deficiency is characterized by dec in sex hormones - dec in cortisol - and inc in mineralcorticoids - enzyme and sx






45. What diseases can cause primary adrenal insufficiency






46. Where can neuroblastomas occur - What do you see elevated in the urine and what oncogene is associated






47. What is secondary hyperPTH due to and What are the expected serum values






48. pheochromocytoma rule of 5 P's - What are they






49. What is the primary defect in DM1 vs DM2






50. What are the two types of diabetes insipidus and What causes them