Chapter 19 Flashcards
inadequate ADH pituitary secretion (sx: polyuria and polydipsia)
diabetes insipidus
disorder of carbohydrate/ glucose metabolism (hyperglycemia and glycosuria)
diabetes mellitus
the pancreas produces little or no insulin (daily injection or infusion required for survival)
diabetes mellitus, type 1 or T.I.D.M
the pancreas makes too little insulin or cannot efficiently utilize whatever insulin it makes (also known as insulin resistance)
diabetes mellitus, type 2 T2DM
too little insulin and too much blood glucose that may lead to ketoacidosis/ diabetic coma (sx: polyphasia, polydipsia, polyuria, paresis, neuropathy)
hyperglycemia
too much insulin and too low blood glucose that may lead to insulin shock (sx; vertigo, confusion, and nervousness)
hypoglycemia
adrenal hyposecretion characterized by paresis and or/ weight loss
Addison’s disease
high cholesterol in the blood
hypercholestemia
excessive thyroid secretion and increased metabolic rate
hyperthyroidism
under active metabolism and thyroid secretion
hypothyroidism
the process by which ingested nutrients are converted to heat and other general energy
metabolism
the body’s tendency to maintain the same balanced internal environment at a state of relaxation and health
homestasis
the physiological sympathetic nervous system response to a stressor
stress response
any real or perceived as if real pressure that results in a smypathetic response
stressor
the nervous system that activates the relaxation response
parasympathetic response