Cell communication clinical notes

Question 1

myxodema

hormone

Answer 1

hypothyroidism in adult
swelling + thickening of skin
recover quickly from thyroxine injection (T4)

Question 2

cretinism/ congenial iodine deficiency syndrome

hormones

Answer 2

hypothyroidism at birth
impaired physical + mental development
enlargement of tongue

Question 3

Graves’ disease

hormone

Answer 3

hyperthyroidism
one sign - exophthalmos (one/both eyes protrude from the naturatl position bulging eyes)

Question 4

Cushing’s syndrome

hormones

Answer 4

caused by excess cortisol
symptoms include: moon face,fat padson shoulders,bruisability with ecchymoses

Question 5

adreno-genital syndrome/ congenital adrenal hyperplasia

hormone

Answer 5

caused by excessive production of androgens
larger adrenal gland than normal at birth
precocious development in children