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Internal Medicine Y5 S1 Grey : disorder Blue : etiology Red :…
Internal Medicine
Y5 S1
Grey : disorder
Blue : etiology
Red : pathogenesis
Orange : clinical sgins
Yellow : diagnosis
Green : treatment
Endocrine system
Adrenal glands : produce mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids and catecholamines
Adrenocortical
Hypocorticism
: D cortisol prod
Acute : immune, infection, shock
Chronic (Addisson) : prolonged admin in horses, lesions on adrenocortex or pituitary in cats and dogs
1ary if destruction of glands, 2ary if pituitary failure
Chronic : adrenocortical lesions → tumors, atrophy, hemo or pituitary → insufficient ACTH → bilateral atrophy of adrenal cortex
Acute : depression, GI & CV disorders, sudden death in apoplectic form
Chronic : same + hypothermia & meladonermia
Acute : blood (D Na, I K, D glu)
Chronic : blood (same + eosinophilia), ACTH stimulation test
Cortisone (in all forms), vit C, in cats, fluids w electrolytes + CV drugs
Hypercorticism
Global hypercorticism syndrome
: high production of all adrneocortical hormones
Tumors → I corticosteroid prod, milk fever in cows
In milk fever : D Ca → D blood Pa, V, cardiac contractility, Na+ → activation or RAAS → aldosterone prod → I blood Pa, V, Na abs, K secretion
Edema, metabolic alkalosis
Hormone panel, imagery (tumor), pregnand(r)iol, ACTH stimulation test
Surgery only if not tumoral, glucocorticoids, estrogens, low Na & carb diet
Cushing's syndrome (HAC)
: I corticosteroid prod
Pituitary neoplasia, adrenal gland tumor or hyperplasia, iatrogenic cortisol admin
I ACTH prod → I cortisol prod → I glycemia, and insulin resistance, immunosuppresion, I BP, infertility, mineralisation, prod catabolism
PuPd, alopecia, skin enlargment, sexual disorders, weakness, ectopic calcification, hypertension
ACTH stimulation test, dexamethasone suppression test, I ALAT, AST, lipid, glu, D urea, P, proteinuria, imagery (I gland >4cm)
Surgery if adrenal tumor (not pituitary), trilostane, seligiline, mitotane, ketoconazole
Feline hyperadrenocorticism
: cat's version of Cushing's
Pituitary disease
Same as dogs but skin fragility and more susceptible to diabetic effect of glucocorticoids
ACTH stimulation test
Conn syndrome
: I mineralocorticoid prod
Primary (unilat adrenal adenoma), secondary (liver, hear, kidney disorders)
→ ↑ Na⁺ and H₂O retention, ↑ K⁺ and H⁺ loss
Hypertension, D K+, m weakness, arrythmia, PuPD, alkalosi
Adrenogenital syndrome
: I prod of androgens
Congenital enzyme deficiency, tumors, neutering
Masculinization (rough, hard, hair, aggression, clitoral hypertrophy, male-like appearance, m hypertrophy), rarely feminization of males
Adrenomedullary
: disorders of the catecholamine prod
Urine catecholamine dosage, BP and biochem changes, imagery
Hypo : hypertensive drugs, surgery (tumors)
Hyper : hypotnesive drugs
Hyperepinephria
: I cathecolamine prod
Hypertensive epinephroma or pheochromocytoma
→ hypertensive crisis (excess adre)
Paroxysmal arterial hypertension, I glu, K, glucosuria, albuminuria, uremia
Hypoepinephria syndrome
: D catecholamine prod
W hypocorticism, primaraly by tumor, phreochromocytoma
Hypotension, hypoglu, weakness, low P, RBC, tachycardia, hypoxia, acites, hindlimb edema
Pancreas
Hyperinsulinism
Hypoinsulinism (diabetes mellitus)
Tumors
Parathyroid
Hypoparathyroidism
: D PTH prod
Primary : tissue destruction
Secondary : D Mg, chronic I Ca
→ Hyperexcitability, I P in blood, D P in urine, D Ca in blood, I Ca in urine (→ lithiasis)
Acute : sudden intense neuromuscu excitability
Chronic : less intense, genenralized only when stressed
PTH admin
Hyperparathyroidism
Pituitary
Adenohypophyseal
Neurohypophyseal
Panhypophyseal
Thyroid
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Simple goitre
Thyroiditis and strumitis
Tumors
Urinary system
Bladder
Cystitis
Urinary incontinence
Urinary retention
Feline urologic syndrome
Kidneys
Acute renal failure
Circulatory nephropathies
Degenerative nephropathies
Hydronephrosis
Nephritis
Polycycstic kidney disease
Other
Nitrogen retention syndrome
Urolithiasis