PPT-Adrenal CT Pooneh Dehghan

MD Assistant Professor of Radiology Taleghani Hospital SBMU Adrenal CT Morphology and anatomy in CT Lesion characterisation Location amp Boundaries Schematic presentation of the adrenal in CT. Adrenal . glands. . are. . two. . pyramid. -. shaped. . structures. . that. sit on top of . the. . kidneys. , . one. . gland. . each. . kidney. .. Adrenal . glands. . release. . hormones. The . adrenal glands (suprarenal glands). 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. Dehghan FM,PT,PhD. Associate Prof.. Shaheed Beheshti Medical Unicersity. Lower Urinary Tract . Dysfunction. (. which PT is effective). Urinary Incontinence. Stress, urge, or mixed incontinence. Frequency urgency syndrome. Y B . Chavan. College of Pharmacy,. Dr . Rafiq. . Zakaria. Campus . Aurangabad , Maharashtra. mhdehghan@hotmail.com. Intra-Nasal . Drug Delivery . Systems: Potential Research Prospects . In ancient times the Indian . 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. The adrenal gland is one of the body’s main endocrine glands.. It consists of a . cortex . and. medulla.. The cortex has . three layers . which each secrete a . different. class of steroid.. The . Adrenal medulla structure and function of medullary hormones:. 1. . Catecholamines. :. Most of the catecholamine output in . the adrenal vein is epinephrine. . . Norepinephrine . enters . the circulation . 4-. 1. Ch. 4-- Study Guide . Critically read (1) pages pp. 61-69 before . postsecretory metabolism of adrenal cortical hormones . section; (2) pp. 71-76 (physiology of the mineralocorticoids) before . The adrenal glands are . small. , . yellowish. organs that rest on the upper poles of the kidneys in the . Gerota. fascia. . The right adrenal gland is pyramidal, whereas the left one is more . crescentic. Erin Pein, RN-BSN. What is Adrenal Insufficiency?. AI is a medical condition in which the adrenal glands cannot produce glucocorticoid hormone Cortisol. Cortisol is needed for the body to maintain normal energy supply, fluid and electrolyte balance, blood pressure, blood sugar and the body’s reaction to physical stress such as illness or injury.. masses. Dr. Ahmadi. 99.12.18. Problem List:. HTN. Hypokalemia. High ARR. Bilateral Adrenal masses(3cm). High . cortisol . level (. positive. . overnight. dexamethasone suppression test . ). Suppressed ACTH. Ali Al Khader, M.D.. Faculty of Medicine. Al-Balqa’ Applied University. Email: ali.alkhader@bau.edu.jo. Lecture outline. Adrenocortical hyperfunction (Hyperadrenalism):. -Hypercortisolism (Cushing syndrome). Radionuclide Scanning . The radionuclide tests are derived from the fact that cholesterol is stored in the adrenal as a long –chain fatty acid ester, prior to being metabolized to form steroid hormones . Cholesterol that has been labeled with . Histoplasmosis. Organism: . Histoplasma. . capsulatum. . Most common fungal infection involving adrenal glands. More prevalent in immunocompromised patients. AIDS. Transplant recipients. Hematologic malignancies.