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Endocrinology
Exam 1
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Graduate
09/06/2012

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Term
What hormones are deficient in their release from the pituitary in pituitary dwarfism?
Definition
Growth Hormone
TSH
Prolactin
Gonadotrophs
Term
What is the main diagnostic test in pituitary dwarfism?
Definition
GH stimulation test
Term
Disease characterized by chronic excessive growth hormone secretion?
Definition
Acromegaly
Term
Differentials for Acromegaly include other disorders that involve insulin resistance. These 4 diseases are:
Definition
Poorly regulated diabetes
feline hyperadrenocorticism
Steroid or progestin administration
Severe hyperthyroidism
Term
What is the main hormone involved in Diabetes Insipidus?
Definition
ADH deficiency
Term
Which is a better test for canine hypothyroidism Total T4 levels or Free T4 levels?
Definition
Free T4
(because TT4 is more easily influenced by other factors)
Term
What are the two main treatment options for a cat with hyperthyroidism?
Definition
Methimazole
Radioactive iodine
Term
Major feature of hyperparathyroidism:
Definition
Hypercalcemia
Term
A tumor of the adrenal medulla that causes clinical signs related to hypertension?
Definition
Pheochromocytoma
Term
What disease shows insensitivity to ADH?
Definition
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
Term
What differential for diabetes insipidus is characterized by the animal just wanting to drink a lot?
Definition
Primary polydipsia
Term
Main clinical sign for diabetes insipidus?
Definition
Polyuria
Term
What is a major clinical sign seen in hyperadrenocorticism that differentiates it from Acromegaly?
Definition
Dermal signs
Term
The only cells that do not need insulin for glucose uptake are?
Definition
Red Blood Cells
Brain
Liver
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