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pit gland histology
What is superior to the pit gland,
What is inferior to the pit gland,
What is lateral to the pit gland
30  cards
pit gland physio
What types of loops are included ...,
Give an example of a positive fee...,
Which hypothalamic center is a sa...
40  cards
hypersecretion of ant pit hormones
What hormones are vital to human ...,
Which ant pit hormones do not hav...,
Which ant pit hormones do have si...
22  cards
hypopituitarism
A majority of cases of hypopituit...,
Post pregnancy w post partum hemo...,
When a pituitary adenoma hemorrha...
31  cards
Abnormal peds growth
T or f normal growth is pulsatile,
T or f normal growth is seasonal,
Normal portionality for weight to...
38  cards
thyroid histology
What is the first endocrine gland...,
What is the thyroid gland derived...,
When does the thyroid begin to fxn
27  cards
thyroid biochemistry
Which thyroid hormone is biologic...,
What is the layer of epithelium c...,
Which side of the thyroid follicl...
21  cards
thyroid pathology
Too much hypothalamic trh,
Hyperfxning gland due to overstim...,
Lid lag a fib can be sx of
37  cards
hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism following adminis...,
Reduction in thyroid hormone leve...,
Does t4 or t3 have a longer half ...
18  cards
hyperthyroidism
What ab can you test for hyperthy...,
What antibodies would you find in...,
Graves opthalmopathy is asscd wit...
27  cards
hormones in Ca metabolism
Where is prepro pth synthesized,
What is cleaved before the prepro...,
Prepropth is converted into propt...
31  cards
thyroid cancer
Ectopic thyroid tissue and or cys...,
Superior thyroid artery is the fi...,
Inferior thyroid artery is a bran...
28  cards
parathyroid disease
The inferior parathyroid glands a...,
Types of ipth assays 2,
What are irma and icma specific to
26  cards
thyroid imaging
When to image when suspect hypoth...,
Best test for order for hypeorthy...,
Normal radioactive iodine uptakes...
9  cards
parathyroid pathology
Most common cause of primary hype...,
Osteitis fibrosa cystica,
Brown tumors are asscd with
16  cards
Pancreas/adrenal Histology
Pancreatic islets are derived fro...,
What provides the supporting fram...,
Pancreatic islets are accompanied...
33  cards
adrenal physio
Cortisol is primarily produced in...,
Androgens are primarily produced ...,
Epi and ne are produced in the ad...
38  cards
adrenal pathology
Solitary well circumscribed yello...,
Functional adenomas are____,
Non functional adenoma are____
30  cards
adrenal tumors
Is adrenal cancer more often horm...,
Hirsutism acne hypokalemia htn fa...,
Tx for adrenal cancer
36  cards
adrenal insufficiency
Adrenal androgens are made in the...,
Are deficiencies in dhea common,
Renin is produced where
20  cards
Cushings
Acth independent cushings is,
Acth dependent cushings is,
90 of acth dependent cushings is ...
32  cards
ped adrenal disorders
Most common form of adrenal stero...,
Most cases of 21 hydroxylase defi...,
Hyponatremia hyperkalemi hypoglyc...
31  cards
diet & diabetes
Destruction of the beta cells ins...,
Progressive insulin secretory def...,
What is a cornerstone in tx of di...
24  cards
Pediatric Diabetes & Thyroid disease
Insulin dependent dm is aka,
Type 1 dm is most common in,
Most common form of dm under 40 i...
24  cards
inherited metabolic disorders
Consider a metabolic disorder whe...,
Consider a metabolic disorder whe...,
Consider a metabolic disorder whe...
39  cards
Type 1 DM
What drugs can induce diabetes,
T1dm with autoimmune etiology,
T1dm with no evidence of autoimmu...
29  cards
Type 2 DM
Microvascular complications of di...,
Macrovascular complicatiosn of di...,
Dx sx of diabetes casual glu ___
39  cards
Diabetic Foot
In peripheral vascular disease ar...,
Contributing risk factors to pvd ...,
Better prognosis asscd with ankle...
18  cards
complications of diabetes
High blood glu ____ ____ ___ acti...,
Earliest stage of retinal involve...,
Microaneurysms blot hemorrhages c...
17  cards
surgical complications in diabetics
Pre op evaluation in elective ope...,
Preop eval in emergent operations...,
Top postop issues in diabetics 4
8  cards
hypoglycemia
When beta cells produce insulin h...,
What is proinsulin cleaved into,
Hypoglycemia activates what sort ...
11  cards

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