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chapter 18 study guide

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Exocrine glands   Sweat, salivary, lacrimal, mucous, mammary  
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Endocrine glands   Pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, pancreas, adrenal, ovaries, testes  
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Diabetes insipidus- S&S, causes, tx   < ADH; polyuria (excessive production of urine + than 2.5, 3 L over 24 hours ) polydipsia (excessive thirst); tx= ADH replacement with nasal spray  
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Insulin deficiency, insulin resistance, Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), ketoacidosis(high concentrations of ketone bodies) relate to...   DIABETES MELLUTUS: -type 1=juvenil onset; insulin dependent -type 2=DM, pancreas is tired, resist glucose; glucose remains high & insulin stays low.  
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Hyposecretion of growth hormone   DWARFISM: Secondary decreased pituitary gland function  
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Diabetes during pregnancy   GESTATIONAL DIABETES: Dx: GTT-FBS; drink 75g sugar; multiple draws  
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FBS   Fasting Blood Sugar= 70-110 dl  
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S&S of hypoglycemia; test sugar; blood sugar is less 60m/dL   Low sugar levels; shaking sweating, pale; headache; grumpy, angry; anxious, dizzy, blurred vision, weak; fainting; seizures, coma & death  
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Syndrome of Inappropriate AntiDiuretic Hormone SIADH= what problem for patient   Fluid over load; tx= fluid restriction; too much ADH from tumor, trauma, drug rxn  
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virilization in women   too much testosterone; deep voice; hairy; hirshuism  
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Complications of diabetes (nerves, kidneys, eyes)   DIABETIC: Neuropathy(degenerative state of the nervous system or nerves), nephropathy (or damage of the kidney), retinopathy (any noninflammatory disease of the retina)  
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Addison disease   Low aldosterone; adrenal cortex; hyperpigmentation- skin darkens; muscular atropy, low BP ; depression/ SI  
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Cushing syndrome   Too much cortisol; humpback-buffalo hump; moon face; striae, overweight; poor wound healing; HTN; tachycardia; depression  
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Extreme hypothyroidism in infants; children   CREATINISM  
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Doctor for people with blood sugar problems   Endocrinologist  
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Procedure to measure eyeball protrusion   EXOPHALAMOUS; "meter"; related too much hyperthyroidism  
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Enlarged thyroid gland   GOITER  
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Autoimmune disorder causes thyrotoxicosis   Grave's disease; too much thyroid hormones; metabolism is too fast; thin; hot; diarrhea; too much energy; not, very hungry; insomnia; bulging eyeballs-exophalamous  
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Blood test to measure long-term glucose control   Hemoglobin A1C (<7); glycosylated hgb  
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Hyperinsulinism   Hypoglycemia; high insulin with low blood sugar  
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S&S hypothyroidism   Fatigue; sluggish; weight gain; fluid retention; bradycardia; cold-low body temperature; constipation-corrected with thyroid supplement  
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DKA; metabolic nightmare; body turns to using fat for energy; this leads to ketones in the blood; ketoacidosis-coma and death   Diabetic ketoacidosis: DKA-EXTREME HIGH BLOOD SUGAR; hospitalization is common; fluids; IV insulin; fruity breath; dehydration; lethargic; slurred speech; flushed face; sleepy; comma and death  
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Pineal gland secretes melatonin...what affect does this have on the body   Biological clock; sleep; sleep aid  
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Deficiency of all pituitary hormones   PANHYPOPITUITARISM  
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PCOS   Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; ovaries are ove-run with fluid filled cysts; hyperglycemia; low metabolism; hiandrogens; acne; infertility; virilism; hirsuism  
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