Endocrine

Question 1

radioactive iodine, watch for…

Answer 1

thyroid storm

Question 2

Inderal: mecanism

Answer 2

Diminished BP, HR, anxiety, norepi and epic blocked, myocardial contraction= diminishes CO

Question 3

thyrodectomy: check for

Answer 3

blood pooling behind neck

Question 4

Sx hypothyrodism

Answer 4

aug weight, no expression, fatigue, cold, dim GI, slurred speech

Question 5

parathyroid secretes

Answer 5

PTH which puts Ca in blood

Question 6

medulla prb

Answer 6

pheochromocytoma

Question 7

Na and K have a _____ rln

Answer 7

inverse

Question 8

Glucocorticoids

Answer 8

change your mood, insomnia, break down fat and port, immunosuppressed, inhibit insulin

Question 9

what is very important when adjusting rx of people with addison disease

Answer 9

their weight

Question 10

Cushing syndrome: too much gluco

Answer 10

psychosis to dep, growth stop, infections, hypergly, thin extremities/skin

Question 11

Cushing syndrome: too much sex hormones

Answer 11

buffalo hump, central obesity, dim libido, acne/oily skin, heavy trunk

Question 12

somogyu phenomena

Answer 12

pt has normal BS at bedtime, BS dim 2-3 am, body produces hormones to bring BS back up= hypergly

Question 13

db ketoacidosis: acidosis = kussmauls respirations (trying to blow off CO2 to compensate)=

Answer 13

LOC dim.