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Epinephrine (adrenaline)

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Help body deal with stress

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Aldosterone

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Assists in regulating body electrolytes

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adren/o

Adrenal/o

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Adrenal glands

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Cortic/o

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Cortex

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Endocrin/o

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Endocrine

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Parathyroid/o

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Parathyroid glands

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Pituitar/o

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Pituitary glands

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Thyroid/o

Thry/o

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Thyroid gland

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Acr/o

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Extremities

Height

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Calc/I

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Calcium

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Dips/o

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Thirst

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Kal/I

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Potassium

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Natr/o

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Sodium

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Acromegaly

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Enlargement of the extremities

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Adenitis

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Inflammation of a gland

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Adenomegaly

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Enlargement of a gland

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Adenosis

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Abnormal condition of a gland

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Adrenalitis

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Inflammation of the adrenal glands

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Adrenomegaly

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Enlargement of the adrenal glands

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Hypercalcemia

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Excessive calcium in the blood

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Hyperglycemia

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Excessive sugar in the blood

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Hyperkalemia

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Excessive potassium in the blood

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Hyperpituitarism

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State of excessive pituitary gland activity

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Hyperthyroidism

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State of excessive thyroid gland activity

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Hypocalcemia

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Deficient calcium in the blood

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Hypoglycemia

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Deficient sugar in the blood

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Hupokalemia

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Deficient potassium in the blood

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Hyponatremia

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Deficient sodium in the blood

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Hypopituitarism

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State of deficient pituitary gland activity

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Hypothyroidism

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State if deficient thyroid gland activity

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Panhypopituitarism

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State of total deficient pituitary gland

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Parathyroidoma

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Tumor of the parathyroid gland

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Thyroiditis

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Inflammation of the thyroid gland

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Acidosis

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Seen in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

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Diabetes mellitus

Type 2

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High blood sugar

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Goiter

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Enlargement of the thyroid gland

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Ketosis

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Condition from uncontrolled diabetes

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Diabetes insipidus

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Decreased secretion of anti diuretic hormone

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Metabolic syndrome

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High insulin resistance, obesity

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Tetany

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Affects nerves causing muscle spasms from low calcium

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Adenectomy

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Excision of a gland

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Adtenalectomy

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Excision of adrenal glands

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Parathyroidectomy

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Excision of parathyroid glands

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Thyroidectomy

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Excision of the thyroid gland

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Thyroidotomy

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Incision of the thyroid gland

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Thyrparathyroidectomy

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Excision of the thyroid and parathyroid glands

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Radioactive iodine uptake

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Nuc med scan that measures thyroid function

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Fasting blood sugar

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Blood test to determine amount of glucose

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Glucosylated hemoglobin

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Blood test to monitor diabetic treatment

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Thyroxine level

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Gives direct measurement of thyroxine in blood

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Adrenopathy

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Disease of the adrenal gland

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Cortical

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Pertaining to the cortex

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Endocrinologist

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Physician who studies and treats diseases of endocrine system

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Euglycemia

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Normal sugar in the blood

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Euthyroid

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Resembling a normal thyroid gland

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Polydipsia

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Abnormal state of much thirst

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Exophthalmos

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Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball

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Hormone

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Chemical substance secreted by endocrine gland

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Metabolism

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Total of all the chemical processes that take place in a living organism

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