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MP FINAL - ENDOCRINOLOGY

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ENDOCRINOLOGY   STUDY OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM  
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DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE I   AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER - HEREDITARY - INSULIN DEPENDENT - ONSET IN CHILDHOOD. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE POLYURIA, POLYDIPSIA, POLYPHAGIA, WEIGHTLOSS OR FATIGUE  
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DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE II   SLOW ONSET OF TYPE I, LATENT AUTOIMMUNE IN ADULTS.  
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HEMOGLOBIN A1C   TEST THAT MEASURES BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS.  
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HYPERGLYCEMIA   INCREASE LEVEL OF GLUCOSE IN THE BLOOD (ASSOCIATED WITH DIABETES MELLITUS)  
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T3 & T4   THYROID HORMONES T3 = TRIIODOTHYRONINE AND T4 = THYROXINE. HORMONES THAT HELP CONTROL THE RATE AT WHICH THE BODY USES ENERGY. ONLY CELLS IN THE BODY THAT CAN ABSORB IODINE  
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CUSHINGS SYNDROME   HIGH LEVELS OF CORTISOL BREAK DOWN TOO MUCH GLYCOGEN CAUSING HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE. RAPID WEIGHT GAIN WITH FAT DEPOSITS IN FACE (MOON FACE), BUFFALO HUMP AND RED APPEARANCE OF FACE REQUIRES SURGERY OR REDUCED USE OF STEROIDS  
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MELATONIN   HORMONE SECRETED BY THE PINEAL GLAND THAT MAINTAINS THE 24 HOUR WAKE SLEEP CYCLE  
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PITUITARY GLAND   ANTERIOR - SECRETES 7 DIFFERENT HORMONES / POSTERIOR - SECRETES 2 DIFFERENT HORMONES  
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ANTERIOR PITUITARY HORMONES (7)   TSH, FSH, LH, PROLACTIN, ACTH, GH, MSH  
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TSH   THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE CAUSES THYROID TO GROW  
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FSH   FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE - STIMULATES OVARIES AND TESTES  
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LH   LUETENIZING HORMONE STIMULATES RELEASE OF MATURE OVUM OR CELLS TO SECRETE TESTOSTERONE  
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PROLACTIN   STIMULATES BREAST DEVELOPMENT AND MILK PRODUCTION  
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ACTH   ADRENOCORICOTROPIL HORMONE - SECRETES HORMONES OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS (ALDOSTERONE, CORTISOL, ANDROGENS)  
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GH   GROWTH HORMONE - STIMULATES GROWTH AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS IN ALL CELLS  
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MSH   MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORMONE  
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ADH (POSTERIOR PITUITARY)   ANTIDIURETIC DECREASES URINE OUTPUT. MOVES WATER BACK INTO THE BLOOD  
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OXYTOCIN   STIMULATES UTERUS TO CONTRACT  
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SYNERGISM   WHEN 2 HORMONES WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE ANOTHER TO ACCOMPLISH AN ENHANCED EFFECT SYN/O- TOGETHER, ERG/0- ACTIVITY, -ISM = PROCESS  
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ANTAGONISM   WHEN 2 HORMONES EXERT AN OPPOSITE EFFECT. ANTAGAN/O = OPPOSITE - ISM = PROCESS  
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ACROMEGALY   HYPERSECRETION OF A GROWTH HORMONE DURING ADULTHOOD CAUSED BY AN ADENOMA IN THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND. ACR/O- EXTREMITY OR HIGHEST POINT - MEGALY = ENLARGEMENT. CAUSES ENLARGED OR WIDENED FACIAL FEATURES, HANDS OR FEET  
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