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






2. What enzyme is responsible for oxidation and organification of iodide as well as coupling of MIT and DIT






3. What is the effect of somatostatin on GH and TSH






4. How do T3/T4 travel in blood and what happens to this substance in liver disease and pregnancy






5. What happens in the dexamethasone suppresion test in a health individual






6. What does fetal hypothyroidism cause - where do you see this birth defect endemically - and What causes the sporadic form






7. uniform follicles in thyroid with good prognosis






8. In which DM is polyuria - polydipsia - thirst and weight loss more common






9. What vasodilators use the cGMP pathway






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






11. What is the tx for gigantism/acromegaly






12. What are the 4 fxns of PTH






13. What are the 2 P's of MEN 2A






14. What are the labs for free T4 - total T4 and T3 uptake for hypo/hyperthyroidism






15. What is the tx for hyperaldosteronism






16. What does adrenal insufficiency cause






17. What is the breakdown product of NE






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






19. where do you see GLUT 4 transporter






20. What thyroid condition is associated with lymphoma






21. Which are the basophiles






22. What does the brain use for fuel in starvation






23. When does graves typically present






24. What MEN syndromes are associated with the ret gene






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






26. Where do you see GLUT 2 transporter






27. occlusion of brachial artery with BP cuff leads to carpal spasm


28. How is calcitonin regulated






29. What does NEG cause in small vessels






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






31. What do the three endocrine cells of the pancreas secrete






32. In which type of DM is ketoacidosis more common






33. Where do you see the GLUT 1 transporter






34. What other conditions are associated with MEN 2B






35. What other diseases or syndromes are associated with pheochromocytoma






36. What are the clinical findings of cushing's






37. Where is T3 made






38. How does right adrenal gland drain






39. What are the findings of hypoPTH






40. Recurrent diarrhea - cutaneous flushing - asthatic wheezing - right side valvular disease






41. focal patches of hyperfxning follicular cells working independently of TSH






42. What is dopamine agonist is used to inhibit prolactin secretion in prolactinoma






43. What are the clinical findings of graves






44. What happens in the dexamethasone suppression test in somoeone with an ectopic ACTH producing tumor






45. How do you diagnose GH abnl?






46. What is the effect of TRH on TSH and prolactin






47. Which ketone bodies are more common in DKA






48. What is the most common tumor of the adrenal medulla in children






49. Where is the defect in toxic multinodular goiter






50. What is the breakdown product of epi