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Week 5 PHM terms
termonology week 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antithyroid drugs | groups of drugs administered to treat hyperthyroidism |
| diabetes mellitus | chronic condition in which the body is unable to properly convert food into energy |
| diabetic neuropathy | nerve disorder caused by diabetes |
| fasting blood glucose | blood glucose level after a person has not eaten for 8 to 12 hours |
| gestational diabetes | diabetes that may be caused by the hormones of pregnancy or a shortage of insulin |
| Graves disease | autoimmune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism |
| hashimoto disease | autoimmune disorder that causes hypothyroidism |
| hyperglycemia | elevated blood glucose levels |
| hypoglycemia | decreased blood glucose levels |
| hyperthyroidism | condition in which there is an excessive production of thyroid hormones |
| hypothyroidism | condition in whuch there is insufficient production of thyroid hormones |
| insulin resistance | condition in which the body does not respond to insulin |
| postprandial | after eating |
| prediabetes | condition of impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance in which the body consistently has high normal glucose levels |
| radioactive idodine uptake | test, using radioactive iodine, to screen for thyroid disease |
| T4 test | measure of free circulating thyroid hormone |
| thyroid antibody test | diagnostic test used to measure levels of thyroid antibodies that are diagnostic for autoimmune thyroid disease |
| thyroid releasing factor | hormone released by the hypothalamus that stimulates the pituitary gland to release thyroid stimulating hormone |
| thyroid stimulating hormone | hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce and release thyroid hormones |
| tetraiodothyronine | most abundant thyroid hormone, also know as thyroxine |
| triglyceride | form in which fat is stored in the body |
| triiodothyronine | hormone secreted by the thyroid gland |
| TSH test | diagnostic test to measure the level of thyroid-stimulating hormone in the blood |
| type 1 diabetes | autoimmine disease in which beta cells are destroyed and insufficient amounts of insulin are produced |
| type 2 diabetes | condition where the pancreas produces a dufficient amount of insulin, but insulin receptors lack sensitivity to the insulin produced and the body is unable to use the insulin effectively |
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