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CH 50 -ENDO DISORDER
Term | Definition |
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Acromegaly | oversecretion of GH during adulthood |
Gigantism | Oversecretion of GH before puberty |
Dwarfism | Insufficient GH during childhood |
Acromegaly diagnostic findings | GH and glucose tolerance test ( both are high) |
Graves disease (hyperthyroidism) | hypersecretion of thyroid hormones, tumors |
Graves disease diagnostic findings | elevated T3 and T4 low TSH |
Thyrotoxic Crisis | T3 and T4 over secretion - epinephrine release |