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HHS Endocrine System
diagnostic, symptomatic and therapeutic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hyposecretion | under production |
| Hypersecretion | over production |
| Cretinism | Hypothyroidism in infants |
| Myxedema | Hypothyroidism in adults |
| Graves Disease | hyperthyroidism |
| exopthalmos | protruding eyes |
| Goiter | enlarged thyroid |
| Addison Disease | deficiency of cortical hormones |
| Cushing Syndrome | Excessive amounts of cortisol and ACTH in the blood |
| Type 1 Diabetes | body does not produce sufficient insulin |
| Type 2 Diabetes | Body is deficient in producing sufficient insulin; Body is resistant to insulin action in target cells |
| Hyperglycemia | excessive glucose in the blood |
| Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) | Caused by too little insulin, failure to follow a prescribed diet, physical or emotional stress or undiagnosed diabetes |
| Gestational Diabetes | Diabetes develops during pregnancy |
| Acromegaly | Chronic metabolic disorder characterized by a gradual, marked enlargement and thickening of the bones and the face and jaw |
| Diuresis | Increased formation and secretion of urine |
| Glucosuria | Presence of glucose in the urine or abnormal amount of sugar in the urine |
| Hypercalcemia | excessive calcium in the blood |
| Hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the blood |
| Hypervolemia | excessive blood volume |
| Hyponatremia | abnormal condition of low sodium in the blood |
| Thyroid Storm | Crisis of uncontrolled hyperthyroidism caused by the release into the bloodstream of increased amount of thyroid hormone |
| Virile | Masculine or having characteristics of a man |
| Virilism | Masculinization in a woman or development of male secondary sex characteristics in the women |
| Exopthalmometry | Test that measures the degree of forward displacement of the eyeball |
| Fasting Blood Glucose | Test that measures blood glucose levels after a 12-hour fast |
| Glucose Tolerance Test | Test that measures the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates by administering a standard dose of glucose and measuring glucose levels in the blood and urine at regular intervals |
| Insulin Tolerance Test | Test that determines insulin levels in serum by administering insulin and measuring blood glucose levels in blood at regular intervals |
| Thyroid function Test (TFT) | Test that detects an increase or decrease in thyroid function |
| Thyroid Scan | After injection of a radioactive substance, a scanner detects radioactivity and visualizes the thyroid gland |
| Microneurosurgery of the pituitary gland | Microdissection of a tumor using a binocular surgical microscope for magnification |
| Parathyroidectomy | Excision of one or more of the parathyroid gland, usually to control hyperparathyroidism |
| thymectomy | Excision of the thymus gland |
| thyroidectomy | Excision of the thyroid gland |
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jeannette.johnson
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