Endocrine Flashcards
What state of the general adaptation syndrome is associated with the disease as a. result?
exhaustion
What is the first stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
Alarm
A sympathetic response can summarize the events of which stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
Alarm
Teeth spacing due to bone growth is commonly associated with which endocrine disorder?
acromegaly
Height-vertex below. two. standard deviations is indicative of:
Pituitary dwarfism
Who would you expect to have the highest prolactin level:
Female, mid-cycle
Female- second trimester of pregnancy
Make 21-30
Make 61-70
Female- second-trimester of pregnancy
If the hypothalamus is damaged and is not producing CRH, what hormone from the pituitary gland would be deficient in the body?
Adrenocorticotropic hormone(ACTH)
What is the indication of excessive growth hormone after the growth phase?
Acromegaly
What is the term when all pituitary hormones are lacking?
Panhypopituitarism
What is described as urine volume above 2.5L/day due to a lack of hormone production?
Central diabetes Insipidus
SIADH and diabetes insipid relate to ADH production levels. What structure releases ADH?
Posterior Pituitary
A patient is demonstrating limited urine output due to excessive ADH production. What would be the expected signs and symptoms?
Hyponatremia
A patient is demonstrating limited urine output due to excessive ADH production. What would be expected signs and symptoms?
Cellular Swelling
Dilute urine, polydipsia, and polyuria are signs and symptoms of what condition?
Diabetes insipidus
What condition results in the inability to excrete excess body water?
Syndrome of inappropriate ADH
What would you expect from the condition of hypothyroidism?
Weight gain
What is a character sign of exophthalmos?
Graves disease
A sympathetic response can summarize the events of which stage of the General Adaptation. Syndrome?
Alarm
What is associated with the alarm stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
Increased cardiac output
When the testes either produce insufficient testosterone or when the testies are not. adequately stimulated to synthesize testosterone, what is the condition?
Hypogonadism
If there is a problem at the pituitary gland in the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis. what pituitary hormone would be deficient?
LH
If there is a problem at the pituitary gland in the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal. axis. What pituitary hormone would be deficient?
FSH
Functional ovarian hyperandrogenism is often the cause of what gonadal endocrine disturbance?
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
What is due to excessive aldosterone release from the adrenal glands?
Primary hyperaldosteronism
What is the results of an increased secretion of medullary catecholamines?
Pheochromocytoma
What is a symptom of Cushing Disease?
Erectile Dysfunction
Damage to the zona fasciculate of the adrenal gland would cause a deficiency of what hormone?
Cortisone
What adrenal tumor has the highest 5-year survival? rate?
What condition is related to a hypo-secretion of both cortisol and aldosterone secretion?
Addisons disease
What is the most common type of cancerous adrenal tumor?
Adrenocortical carcinoma
Poor wound healing is associated with what adrenal cortex condition?
Cushing disease
Damage to what cells would cause glucagon deficiency?
Alpha cells of the pancreas
What type of diabetes mellitus is typically an immune disease of children with the destruction of pancreatic islets?
Type 1
What are the diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus?
HbA1C level of 6.5 % or higher
What is the measure of long-term blood glucose control due to the deposition of sugar on hemoglobin molecules seen in chronic hyperglycemia?
HbA1C
A HbA1c result of 9% indicated an mean blood glucose of ?
215mg/dL
what would lead you to suspect diabetic ketoacidosis?
pH less than 7.3
Hyperparathyroidism results in?
Hypercalcemia
What are two things hyperparathyriodism results in?
Bone resorption
Bone pain
What is a deficiency of thyroid hormone present at birth?
Congenital hypothyroidism
What is autoimmune disorder of the thyroid which leads to low thyroid hormone levels?
Hashimoto thyroiditis
What is the antibody that mimics TSH in Graves disease?
thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI)
What hormone is a synergist with thyroid hormone and causes connective tissue sythesis and deposits?
Growth hormone
What condition would you expect with hypothyroidism?
Bradycardia
