Chapter 49 Children w/ Endocrine Disorders (E2)

Question 1

exophthalmos

Answer 1

protrusion of the eyeballs

Question 2

menarche

Answer 2

the first menstrual cycle

Question 3

constitutional delay

Answer 3

a term describing a temporary delay in the skeletal growth and height of a child with no other physical abnormalities

Question 4

polydipsia

Answer 4

excessive thirst

Question 5

polyuria

Answer 5

excessive or abnormally large production or passage of urine

Question 6

adrenarche

Answer 6

term for maturational increase in adrenal androgen production (biochemically apparent at about 6yrs old)

Question 7

diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

Answer 7

serious complication of diabetes that occurs when the body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones. Potentially life-threatening in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Question 8

goiter

Answer 8

an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland

Question 9

hemoglobin A1C

Answer 9

blood test for diabetes - measures blood glucose over a period of time

Question 10

hirsutism

Answer 10

a condition of unwanted, male-pattern hair growth in women

Question 11

hyperfunction

Answer 11

abnormally increased function, especially of gland or other organs

Question 12

hypofunction

Answer 12

decreased or insufficient function especially of an endocrine gland

Question 13

hormone

Answer 13

chemical messengers that stimulate and/or regulate the actions of other tissues, organs, or other endocrine glands that have specific receptors to a hormone