Notes in L02 - The Adrenal Gland

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Published	02/02/2025	Where are the adrenal glands?What are the two regions and what is special about their embryonic development?
Published	02/02/2025	What are the three major zones of the adrenal cortex?What hormones do they each release?What hormones does the adrenal medulla secrete?
Published	02/02/2025	What are some disorders of the adrenal cortex and medulla?
Published	02/02/2025	What causes congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)?What is the most common form of CAH?What is the mechanism for it?How do you diagnose CAH? What are th…
Published	02/02/2025	What are the possible symptoms of CAH and why?
Published	02/02/2025	How can the severity of CAH vary?How do you treat CAH?What can the implications of the the treatment be?
Published	02/02/2025	How do imbalances in glucocorticoids affect women and men?What are the two main causes of androgen excess in women?
Published	02/02/2025	What are the signs and symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?What is the diagnostic criteria for PCOS?Describe the epidemiology of PCOSWhat might be…
Published	02/02/2025	What are adrenal incidentalomas?What are two questions we should ask?What are the imaging characteristics of adrenal inicidentalomas?
Published	02/02/2025	How to measure hormone excess in adrenal incidentalomas?
Published	02/02/2025	What is MACS?Why do we test for it?
Published	02/02/2025	What is pheocromocytoma?What is a textbook presentation of the diesease?How to diagnose?How to treat?
Published	02/02/2025	What genes increase likelihood of developing pheochromocytoma and what are they associated with?
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