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Review of Disease 15
Endocrine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hirsutism | male pattern of body hair |
| thyrotoxicosis | severe worsening of hyperthyroidism |
| hyperglycemia | elevated blood glucose |
| Type 1 diabetes | autoimmune destruction of the beta cells of the pancreas causing hyperglycemia |
| Type 2 diabetes | chronic metabolic disorder causing decreased insulin production and decreased sensitivity to insulin causing hyperglycemia |
| gestational diabetes | increased blood glucose during pregnancy |
| myxedema | hypothyroidism |
| diabetes insipidus | problem with lack of vasopressin production in the pituitary gland resulting in large output of dilute urine |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| polyphagia | excessive appetite |
| graves disease | hyperthyroidism; presents with exophthalmus (bulging of eyes) |
| pheochromocytoma | tumor of adrenal gland resulting in fluctuation of epinephrine and other stress hormones |
| dwarfism | low levels of growth hormone before puberty |
| goiter | enlarged thyroid |
| Cushing sydrome | excess production of aldosterone / cortisol by the adrenal glands |
| gigantism | excessive production of growth hormone resulting in abnormal increase in size |
| Addison disease | failure of adrenal gland to produce steroid hormones (cortisol/aldosterone) |
| diabetic ketoacidosis | occurs in severe hyperglycemia as body cannot breakdown glucose and is metabolizing fatty acids |
| acromegaly | excessive growth hormone after puberty resulting in growth of face and extremities |
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