These hormones are tiny and don't mix well with water Steroid and thyroid hormones
These hormones need plasma proteins to travel in steroid and thyroid hormones
blood
These are highly soluble and dissolve very easily in Proteins, peptides, and catecholamines
water
These do not need to be attatched to a plasma protein Proteins, peptides, catecholamines
to travel in the blood
Anterior pituitary dervied from the roof of the moith
____ cells account for 50% of the anterior pituitary Somatotrophs
This hormone is the first to become deficient in GH
hypopituitary disease
Posterior pituitary is derived from Nervous tissue
Gonadotropin RF --> FSH, LH
Corticotropin RF --> ACTH
Thyrotropin RF -> TSH
Growth RF --> GH
Prolactin -> Prolactin
Oxytocin and ADH are ___ hormones peptide
What is ADH triggered by? Low BP, decreased blood volume, high blood osm
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ADH reduced by ETOH
Deficieny or resistance to vasopressin Diabetes Insipidus
2 types of DI central and nephrogenic
Polydispsia, Polyuria, Hypernatremia, Urine SG < 1.005 DI
Urine SG in DI < 1.005
Na in DI Hypernatremic
When ADH is administered in the water depreivation it is central DI
test, if the urine concetrates it means
When ADH is administered in the water depreivation it is nephrogenic DI
test, if ADH has no effect
Treatmenet for DI Desmopressin acetate intranasally
Excess ADH SIADH
Symptoms of SIADH confusion, seizures, coma
Na in SIADH low
SG urine in SIAHD High
Tx for SIADH Fluis restriction
Demeclocycline
3% Saline given slow
When you give 3% saline, if you give to fast Central Pontine Myelinolysis
What happens to the pituitary in preg Doubles