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1. What causes skin hyperpigmentation in primary adrenal insuff






2. Where are T3/T4 made






3. What is the source of thyroid hormone






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






5. What vasodilators use the cGMP pathway






6. What is the depleted intracellular K due to in DKA






7. What does vitamin D deficiency cause in kids and adults






8. Gastrin secreting tumor of pancreas or duodenum






9. What are the 4 fxns of PTH






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






11. What are the findings of prolactinoma






12. What does inc GH in children result In What is the characteristic bone growth






13. What is the histology with hashimotos thyroiditis






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






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






16. What is the effect of prolactin on GnRH






17. What stimulus causes beta cells to make insulin






18. What is the tx for SIADH






19. Which substances bind receptor associated tyrosine kinase via the JAK/STAT pathway






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






21. where do you see GLUT 4 transporter






22. intense thirst - polyuria and inability to concentrate urine






23. Where is the defect in toxic multinodular goiter






24. How does right adrenal gland drain






25. In which DM is there a stronger genetic association






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






27. How many cortical divisions are involved in primary adrenal insuff






28. What is the effect of GHRH on GH






29. What do pituitary tumors usually secrete in MEN type 1






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






31. Acromegaly in adults results from an incarease In what hormone - and What are the characteristic features






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






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






34. What are the findings of hypoPTH






35. pituitary adenoma is what kind of oma?






36. What HLA association is with hashimotos and what kind of autoantibodies






37. In graves dz - what pathological antibody is produced - and what kind of hypersens rxn is it?






38. Which is the active form or thyroid






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






40. Do pts with neuroblastoma develop HTN






41. What is important to remember when correcting hyponatremia






42. What is the most common tumor of the adrenal medulla in adults






43. Which ketone bodies are more common in DKA






44. How do you diagnose GH abnl?






45. What class of drugs are dopamine antagonists






46. What is the difference in PTH vs active vit d






47. What are the common pancreatic endocrine tumors in MEN type 1






48. increase protein catabolism leads to...






49. What 3 things does insuline def and glucagon excess lead to...






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