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Cricks Endo Disease
Crick's Endocrine Disease FC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A deficiency of which hormone causes dwarfism? | hGH |
| An excess of which hormone causes giantism? | hGH |
| What is the widening of the bones of the body caused by overproduction of hGH after growth plates have sealed. | acromegaly |
| What diseases is caused by undersecretion of anti-diuretic hormone, usually secondary to head trauma or CA | diabetes insipidus |
| What disease has the the main symptom of EXCESSIVE unrination, thirst and dehydration? | diabetes insipidus |
| What disease is caused by chronic hypothyroidism? | Cretinism |
| Hypothyroidism in adults resulting in puffy facial tissues is called what? | myxedema |
| What autoimmune disorder causes the body to produce antibodies that mimic TSH- causing excessive thyroid hormone to be created? | Graves disease |
| What is the name given to the excessive swelling of the thyroid gland? | Goiter |
| What disease is caused by the oversecretion of cortisol? | Cushings disease |
| What disease is actually the inability to secrete or use insulin? | diabetes mellitis |
| What type of diabetes is caused by pancreatic hyposecretion of insulin, causing hyperglycemia, glucosuria, polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia | Type I diabetes |
| insulin resistance among body cells causing hypersecretion of insulin, causing hyperglycemia, glucosuria, polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia | Type II diabetes |
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