assessment And Management Of Patients With Endocrine Disorders Ch 45 Assessment and management of patients with endocrine disorders Flashcards
Arcomegaly
Progressive enlargement of peripheral body parts, resulting from excessive secretion of growth hormone
Addison’s disease
Chronic Adrenocortical insufficiency due to inadequate adrenal cortex function
Addisonian crisis
Acute adrenocortical, insufficiency, characterized by hypotension, cyanosis, fever, nausea, vomiting, and signs of shock
Adrenalectomy
Surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
ACTH
Hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary, essential for growth and development
Androgens
Male, sex, hormones
Basal metabolic rate
Chemical reactions occurring when the body is at rest
Calcitonin
Hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, participates in calcium regulation
Chovstek sign
Spasm of the facial muscles, produced by sharply tapping over the facial nerve in front of the patois gland, and anterior to the ear; suggestive of latent tetany in patients with hypocalcemia
Corticosteroids
Hormones produced by the adrenal cortex or synthetic equivalent
Cushing syndrome
Group of symptoms, produced by an oversecretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone; characterized by truncal, obesity, moon face, acne, abdominal stria and hypertension
Diabetes, insipidus
Condition in which abnormally large volumes of dilute urine are excreted, as a result of deficient production of vasopressin
Euthyroid
State of normal thyroid hormone production
Exophtalmos
Abnormal protrusion of one or both eyeballs
Glucocorticoid
Steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex in response to adrenocorticotropic hormone; produce a rise of liver, glycogen and black glucose
Goiter
Enlargement of the thyroid gland
Graves’ disease
A form of hyper thyroidism characterized by diffused quitter, and exophthalmos
Hormones 
Chemical transmitter, substance produced in one organ or part of the body, and carried by the bloodstream to other cells or organs on which they have a specific regulatory effect
Mineralcorticosteroids
Steroid hormone secreted by adrenal cortex
Myxedema
Severe hypothyroidism; can be with or without coma
Negative feedback
Regulating mechanism, in which an increase or decrease in the level of a substance decreases or increases the function of the organ producing the substance
Pheochromocytoma
Adrenal medulla tumor
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone SIADH
Excessive secretion of antidiuretic hormone from the pituitary gland, despite low serum osmolality levels
Thyroidectomy
Removal of the thyroid gland
Thyroiditis
Inflammation of the thyroid gland; may lead to chronic hypothyroidism or may resolve spontaneously.
Thyroid, stimulating, hormone, TSH
Released from the pituitary gland; causes stimulation of the thyroid, resulting in release of T3 and T4
Thyroid storm
Life-threatening condition of the thyroid, due to untreated hyperthyroidism
Throtoxicosis
Condition produced by endogenous or exogenous , thyroid hormone.
Thyroxine T4
Thyroid hormone; active Iodine compound, found, and stored in the thyroid; deiodinated And peripheral tissues to form triiodothyronine; Maintains, body metabolism, and a steady state 
Triiodothyronine T3
Thyroid hormone; formed and stored in the thyroid; released in smaller quantities, biologically, more active, and with faster onset of action than T4; widespread effect on cellular metabolism
Trousseau sign
Carpopedal spasms induced when blood flow to the arm is occluded , using a blood pressure cuff or tourniquet, causing ischemia to the distal nerves; suggestive sign for latent , tetany and hypocalcemia
Vasopressin
Antidiuretic hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary
