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endocrine Flashcards

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adren/o
adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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calc/o

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calcium

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crino

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secrete

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gluc/o
glyc/o
glycos/o

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sugar
sweetness

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home/o

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same
alike

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kal/i

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potassium

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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parathryroid/o

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parathyroid gland

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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thyr/o
thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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toxic/o

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poison

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12
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-crine

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secreate

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13
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-dispsia

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thirst

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14
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-gen

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forming
producing
origin

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-toxic

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pertaining to poison

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-uria

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urine

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eu-

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good

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exo-

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outside

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poly

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many

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diabetes insipidus

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excessive thirst and urination due to not the right anti diuretic hormone

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diuresis

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increased formation and secreation of urine

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22
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gestational diabetes

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diabetes that develop during pregnancy

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growth hormone disorder

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pituitary gland disorder that involves hypo/hyper secreation of GH

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acromegaly

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hypersecreation of GH in adults- resulting in enlargement of bones in the extremiteis and the head

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dwarfism

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hyposecreation of GH during childhood. Shortness in sature

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giantism

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hypersecretion of GH during childhood. ab. length of bones and extreme height

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hirsutism

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excessive distribution of body hair in women

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hypercalcemia

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calcium levels in the blood are higher than normal

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hyperkalemia

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potassium levels in blood are higher than normal

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hyper volemia

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ab. increase in volume of blood plasma

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hyponatremia

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lower than normal level of sodium in blood

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insulinoma

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tumor of the pancreas. leading to too much insulin

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neurofibromatosis

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genetic disorder with multiple tumors in the nervous system

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obesity

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ab. accumulation of body fat 20% or more

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panhypopituitarism

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pituitary impairment loss of hormone activity

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thyroid storm

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uncontrolled hyperthyroidism in the bloodstream

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virilism

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development of male secondary sex characteristics in a
woman

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exophthtalmometry

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measures the degree of forward displacement of the eyeball

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A1c test

A

blood test used to diagnose and manage type 1 and 2 diabetes

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fasting blood sugar

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test that measures glucose levels in a blood sample following a fast

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glucose tolerance test

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screening test in which a does of glucose is administered. how quickly glucose is cleared from the blood

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insulin tolerance test

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diagnostic test in which insulin is injected into the vein

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thyroid function test

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test that detects an increase of decrease in thyroid function

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total calcium test

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test that measures blood calcium levels to detect none and parathyriod disorders

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radioactive iodine uptake

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nuclear imaging procedure that combines a thyroid scam with an RAIU. evaluates the structure and thyroid gland

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parathyroidectomy

A

excision of one or more parathyroid glands

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thyroidectomy

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excision of the entire thyroid gland

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transsphenoiddal hypophysectomy

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endoscopic surgery to remove a pituitary tumor through an incision on spheroid sinus without disturbing the brain tissue

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insulin injection therapy

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lifelong therapy using a fine needle and syringe to inject insulin for controlling type 1 diabetes

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insulin pump therapy

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treatment for type 1 diabetes that uses a device that continuously delivers insulin through a catheter placed under the skin

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cretinism

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congenital hypothyroidism

52
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addison disease

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caused by deficiency in the secretion of adrenocortical hormones

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exopathalmic goiter

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caracterized by protrusion of the eyeballs

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pheochromocytoma

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call chromaffin cell tumor usually located in the adrenal medulla

55
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type 1

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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, occurs most commonly in children and adolescents

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crushing syndrome

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metabolic disorder caused by hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex resulting in excessive production of glucocorticoids mainly cortisol

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type 2

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noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus occurs later in life

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