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LOM Ch 18 Vocab
Pathology and Misc Endocrine System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hyperthyroidism | overactivity of the thyroid gland; thyrotoxicosis; Grave's disease |
| hypothyroidism | underactivity of the thyroid gland; myxedema (adult) cretinism (child) |
| hyperparathyroidism | excessive production of parathormone; hypercalcemia |
| hypoparathyroidism | hypocalcemia |
| adrenal virilism | excessive secretion of adrenal androgens |
| Cushing syndrome | excess cortisol; obesity, moon-like fullness of the face |
| Addison disease | hypofunctioning of adrenal cortex; malaise, weakness, muscle atrophy; |
| pheochromocytoma | benign tumor of the adrenal medulla; symptoms are hypertension, palpitations, headaches, sweating, flushing, muscle spasms |
| hyperinsulinism | excess secretion of insulin causing hypoglycemia |
| diabetes mellitus (DM) | lack of insulin secretion Type 1: onset usually in early childhood; rapid onset, little or no insulin production, ketoacidosis, polyuria Type 2: usually adult onset; gradual onset; obesity common; insulin resistance / deficiency of insulin secretion |
| acromegaly | hypersection of growth hormone after puberty leads to enlargment of extremities |
| gigantism | hypersecrtion of growth hormone before puberty |
| dwarfism | congenital hyposecretion of grtoh hormone |
| panhypopituitarism | deficiency of all pituitary hormones |
| diabetes insipidus (DI) | insufficient secretion of ADH |
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