Endocrinology — Flashcards

Growth hormone secreting pituitary adenoma causes _____ (adults) or gigantism (children)

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is a result of decreased levels of _____, causing increased ACTH secretion via negative feedback

A defective androgen receptor presents with _____ testosterone and increased LH

Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism presents with _____ testosterone/estrogen and decreased LH

MEN _____ is also called as Sipple syndrome

In Cushing syndrome due to a primary adrenal adenoma or carcinoma, the state of the contralateral (uninvolved) adrenal gland is _____.

MEN _____ is associated with pancreatic endocrine tumors, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (gastrinoma), insulinomas, VIPomas, and glucagonomas (rare)

Clinical features of _____ include moon facies, buffalo hump, and truncal obesity due to increased fat storage, secondary to excess insulin

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is associated with _____, which may cause type II diabetes mellitus 10-15 years later

Pendred syndrome presents as _____ hearing loss and goitre with hypothyroidism