Opoku - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Organized summary notes on the dysfunction of thyroid hormone and resulting endocrinopathies: hyperthyroidism (with a review of synergism of thyroid hormone and catecholamines, Graves' Disease, thyrotoxic crisis, thyroid storm, hypothyroidism (with review of the Wolff-Chaikoff Effect), cretinism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and myxedema crisis.

Organized summary notes on the function and biological actions of the corticotropic hormones: corticotropic releasing hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and cortisol. Related conditions that result from the dysfunction of corticotropic hormones are reviewed in depth with details on clinical features, diagnosis, and management/treatment: primary, secondary (Cushing's Disease), tertiary, and iatrogenic hypercortisolemia (Cushing's Syndrome).

Organized summary notes on the function of the hypothalamus and pituitary glands and their role in the endocrine system. The 7 hormones of the hypophyseal portal system and anterior pituitary are briefly introduced. The 2 hormones of the hypothalamic-hypophyseal tract and the posterior pituitary, antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin, are discussed in depth with information on the function and biological actions.