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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2024) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Hypothalamus
- Characteristics
- Anterior Pituitary Stimulated Through the Hypophyseal Portal
- GHRH
- GnRH
- TRH
- PIF
- CRF Released During Stress
- Posterior Pituitary Stimulated Through Neural Control
3 mins
Syndrome Of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH)
- Pathophysiology
- Hypersecretion of ADH
- Increased Sensitivity to ADH
- Signs & Symptoms
- Serum Hypoosmolality
- Coma and Seizure
- Dilutional Hyponatremia
- Cramps and Tremors
- Euvolemia
- Change in LOC
2 mins
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Characteristics and Presentation
- Characteristics
- Defect in ADH Receptor
- Normal or Increased ADH Levels
- Decreased Urine Osmolality
- Etiologies
- Kidney Disease
- Drugs
- Lithium
- Electrolyte Disturbances
- Clinical Features
- Polyuria and Polydipsia
- Nocturia
- Hypovolemia
2 mins
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Diagnosis and Management
- Diagnosis
- Hypernatremia
- Normal or Increased Plasma Osmolality
- Decreased Urine Osmolality
- Water Deprivation Test
- Desmopressin Test
- Management
- Stop Triggers
- Thiazide Diuretics
- Amiloride
- Indomethacin
3 mins
Growth Hormone (GH)
- Characteristics
- Secreted by Anterior Pituitary
- Growth of Bone, Muscle, and Tissue
- Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1)
- Increased Secretion
- Hypoglycemia
- Deep Sleep
- Puberty
- Exercise
- Decreased Secretion
- Glucose
- Somatostatin
- Clinical
- Pituitary Adenoma
3 mins
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