PPT-Adrenal

Glands Part 3 Adrenal Medulla The adrenal medulla accounts for about 10 of the mass of the adrenal gland Distinct embryologically and physiologically from the cortex although cortical and medullary hormones often act in a complementary . Dalal. . Abdelgadir. R2 . pediatics. Objectives . To review normal physiology of adrenal gland and glucocorticoids. Normal adrenal response to stress. Adrenal insufficiency in critical illness: . pathophysiology. Digital Laboratory. It’s best to view this in . Slide Show . mode, especially for the quizzes.. This module will take approximately 40 minutes to complete.. After completing this exercise, you should be able to:. Shedding Light on an Ambiguous Subject. Grand Rounds: September 25, 2015. Stephanie Gibson, MD Lisa Knight, MD. PGY-3 Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics USC Pediatric Endocrinology. The most common form of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) results from a deficiency of which of the following?. T. esticular . F. eminization Syndromes. Dr. Ahmed . Hussain. A. . Mujamammi. Objectives. Adrenal . steroidogenesis. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia syndrome. Types. Biochemical characteristics. Clinical manifestations. Hannes. Vogel. hvogel@stanford.edu. 650-723-9672. Learning Objectives:. 1. . Describe the . histogenesis. and normal anatomy of the pituitary gland. . 2. Itemize the distinguishing features of normal and neoplastic pituitary parenchyma. . Adrenal . glands. . are. . two. . pyramid. -. shaped. . structures. . that. sit on top of . the. . kidneys. , . one. . gland. . each. . kidney. .. Adrenal . glands. . release. . hormones. Haley . Minnehan. , MD. Adrenal Insufficiency Definition. A disease state that is caused by . lack of glucocorticoids(GC) and/or . mineralcorticoids. (MC) . by interruption at any level of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis.. Adrenal Medulla . The . adrenal medulla accounts for about 10% of the mass . of the . adrenal . gland. Distinct . embryologically. . and physiologically . from . the cortex, although cortical and medullary hormones often act in a complementary . are located on top of each kidney.. Adrenal Glands. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.. Cortex . (outer) – bulk of gland (75%); glandular tissue. Medulla . (inner) – nervous tissue; SNS. Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex. Hyperaldosteronism: . . Hyperaldosteronism . may be . secondary to stimulation . of the renin-angiotensin system from renal . artery stenosis . and to low-flow states such as congestive heart . By: . Shifaa. ’ . Qa’qa. ’. adrenal glands:. cortex . medulla. ADRENOCORTICAL. HYPERFUNCTION. (HYPERADRENALISM). Cushing syndrome. hyperaldosteronism. . adrenogenital. or . virilizing. . syndromes. . and . subclinical . hypercortisolism. Soheila. . sadeghi. what’s the diagnosis?. Are there any aberrant hormone receptors in this patient?. Does the patient need to a surgery?. Will we do in her follow up?. . Khayamzadeh. MD. Retrospective analysis of 70 patients with bilateral adrenal masses presenting to a single tertiary care endocrine centre from western India (2002–2015). . The most common . aetiology. Histoplasmosis. Organism: . Histoplasma. . capsulatum. . Most common fungal infection involving adrenal glands. More prevalent in immunocompromised patients. AIDS. Transplant recipients. Hematologic malignancies.