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Mastering Healthcare Terminology 2E > Endocrine Pathology > Flashcards

Endocrine Pathology Flashcards

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Anorexia

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Lack of appetite

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Exopthalmia

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Protrusion of eyes from their sockets

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Goiter

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Enlargement of thyroid gland not due to tumor

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Hirsutism

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Abnormal hairiness

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Hypocalcemia

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Condition of calcium deficiency in blood

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Hypoglycemia

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Deficiency of blood sugar

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Lypokalemia

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Deficiency of potassium in blood

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Hyponatremia

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Deficiency of sodium in blood

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Paresthesia

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Abnormal sensation

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Polydipsia

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Excessive thirst

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Polyphagia

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Excessive appetite

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Polyuria

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Excessive urination

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Tetany

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Continuous muscle spasms

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Acromegaly

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Hypersecretion of somatotropin in adulthood leading to enlargement of extremities (hands and feet) jaw, nose and forehead

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Diabetes Insipidus

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Undersecretion of ADH resulting in polydipsia and polyuria

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Gigantism

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hypersecretion of somatotropin during childhood leading to excessive growth

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Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)

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Somatotropin deficiency during childhood resulting in dwarfism.

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Panhypopituitarism

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Deficiency or lack of pituitary hormones causing hypotension, weight loss, weakness, and loss of libido. Simmonds Disease

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Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)

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Oversecretion of ADH leading to inability to excrete concentrated urine

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Hyperthyroidism

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Excessive thyroid hormone production

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Hypothyroidism

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Deficient thyroid hormone production

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hyperparathyroidism

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Overproduction of parathyroid hormore

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hypoparathyroidism

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Deficient parathyroid hormone production

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Addison Disease

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Insufficient secretion of adrenal cortisol, manifests with gastric complaints, hypotension and dehydration

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Cushing Disease

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Excessive secretion of cortisol, symptoms are obesity, leukocytosis, hirsutism, hyperglycemia and muscle wasting

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Hyperinsulinism

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Oversecretion of insulin, causes severe hypoglycemia

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Type 1 Diabetes

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Total lack of insulin production

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Type 2 Diabetes

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Deficient insulin production

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Pheochromocytoma

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Usually benign tumor of the adrenal medulla

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Prolactinoma

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Most common type of pituitary tumor, causes the pituitary to oversecrete prolactin

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Thymoma

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Usually benign, common disorder accompanying myasthenia gravis

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Islet cell carcinoma

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Pancreatic cancer. 4th leading cause of cancer death in US

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Malignant Thymoma

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Rare cancer of the thymus gland

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Thyroid carcinoma

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Most common types are follicular and papillary. both have high 5 year survival rates

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