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Endocrine Disorders
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Question | Answer |
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Congenital disorder- too little growth hormone resulting in small stature | Pituitary Dwarfism |
Too much Growth Hormone released before the epiphyseal closure has occured in the bones | Gigantism |
Too much Growth Hormone released after epiphyseal closure | Acromegaly |
Growth hormone released from... | anterior pituitary gland |
Cause of Acromegaly | tumor |
Too little Antidiuretic Hormone released resulting in polyuria, polydipsia, dehydration, hypotension, tachycardia. | Diabetes insipudus |
Too much secretion of Antidiuretic hormone resulting in increased ICP, Hypertension, Nausea/vomiting, water intoxication. | Syndrome of inapropriate ADH... SIADH |
ADH is released from what endocrine organ? | posterior pituitary gland |
Hyperthyroidism resulting from autoimmune etiology | Grave's disease |
Intolerance to heat, enlarged thyroid gland, weigjt loss, nervousness, sweating, exophthalmia, tachycardia at resst, dyspnea is result of.... | Hyperthyroidism (Excessive thyroxine hormone which increases metabolic rate) |
The acute exacerbation of hyperthyroisim which results in a medical emergency with symptoms of high fever, diaphoresis, tachycarida, dysrhythmias, CHF, delirium and coma... | Thyroid Storm (thyrotoxicosis) from excessive thyroxine hormone release. |
Marked with fatigue, slow speech, bradycardia, hypotension, dry, inelastic skin and hair, brittle nails, weight gain, edema, backache, cold intolerance, and goiter... | Hypothyroidism (not enough thyrotoxicosis so decreased metabolic rate) |
Autoimmune cause of hypothyroidism | Hashimoto's Thyroiditis |
Emergency condition of hypothyroidism marked with hypotenstion, braducardia, mental depression, hyponatremia, hypoglycemia, dough-like skin, and coma... | Myxedema |
cretinism in children marked with abnormal skeletal growth, retardation if not treated, large tongue, poor appetite, tellowed skin, sparse hair... | Congenital hypothyroidism |
ADH is produced in the... | post. pituitary gland |
Thyrotoxine is produced in the... | Thyroid gland |
Growth hormone is produced in... | anterior pituitary gland |
Glucagon is produced in the... | pancreas |
Hypersecretion of parathormone hormone results in... | hyperparathyroidism |
increased Ca+ levels, decreased DTR's, drowsiness, paresthesias, decreased bone density and renal calculi are symptoms of... | hyperparathyroidism |
parathormone hormone is produced in the... | parathyroid gland |
decreased in calcium levels(lower threshold for nerve and muscle excitation, muscle spasms, hyperreflexia, laryngeal spasms), increase in phosphate, are symptoms of... | hypoparathyroidism (decreased secretion of parathormone hormone) |
ACTH (adrenocorticotropin hormone) is produced in the... | anterior pituitary gland |
Disease marked with hypersecretion of ACTH, which causes changes in fat distribution, hyperglycemia, immunosuppression and decreased wound healing... | Cushing's syndrome |
Cortisol causes... | stress response an increase in blood sugar, blood pressure and decreases the immune response |
Hypocalcemia causes... | tetany |
Hirsutism is... | excessive growth of hair due to excessive levels of ACTH in Cushing's syndrome. |
Decreased levels of adrenocorticotropin hormone results in... | Addison's disease |
Addison's disease is marked by... | hypoglycemia, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, weight loss, fatigue, headache, muscle weakness, sweating, mood changes, vitiligo, hypotension, hyperkalemia |
hyperkalemia occurs in Addison's disease because... | water and sodium is lost so an increase in potassium occurs to make up for the imbalance |
ACTH is produces in the... | adrenal glands |
Addisonian crisis is marked with... | volume depletion, hypotension, electrolyte imbalances, inability to respond to stress (emergency crisis) |
Hyperfunction of adrenal gland leads to... | Pheochromocytoma |
Diaphoresis, sever hypertension, headaches, palpitations, chest pain, CVA's, cardiovascular crisis are symptoms of... | Pheochromocytoma |
A disease where you can't control hypertension and meds down work is... | Pheochromocytoma |
Syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome is... | a new diagnosis that comes before type II diabetes. |
Abdominal obesity, high blood glucose, insulin resistance, high blood cholesterol, and high blood pressure are symptoms of... | Insulin resistance syndrome X |