Endocrinology

Question 1

A1c test; HbA1c; glycated hemoglobin; glycosylated hemoglobin

Answer 1

medición de la hemoglobina glucosilada; prueba de A1c; prueba de HbA1c

Question 2

acromegaly

Answer 2

agromegalia

Question 3

Addison’s disease

Answer 3

enfermedad de Addison

Question 4

ADH

Answer 4

hormona antidiurética (ADH)

Question 5

adrenaline; epinephrine

Answer 5

adrenalina; epinefrina

Question 6

adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH)

Answer 6

hormona adrenocorticotrópica; corticotropina; corticotrofina (ACTH)

Question 7

aldosterone

Answer 7

aldosterone

Question 8

autoimmune disease

Answer 8

enfermedad autoinmune

Question 9

chemical messenger

Answer 9

mensajero químico

Question 10

continuous glucose monitor

Answer 10

monitor de glucemia continuo

Question 11

corticosteroids

Answer 11

corticoesteroides

Question 12

cortisol

Answer 12

cortisol; hidrocortisona

Question 13

cretinism

Answer 13

cretinismo

Question 14

Cushing’s syndrome

Answer 14

síndrome de Cushing; hipercortisolismo

Question 15

diabetes

Answer 15

diabetes; diabetes mellitus (DM)

Question 16

diabetes insipidus

Answer 16

diabetes insípida

Question 17

diabetic nephropathy

Answer 17

nefropatía diabética

Question 18

diabetic neuropathy

Answer 18

neuropatía diabética

Question 19

dwarfism; achondroplasia

Answer 19

acondroplasia de huesos; enanismo pituitario

Question 20

endocrine system

Answer 20

sistema endocrino

Question 21

Endocrinologist

Answer 21

Endocrinólogo

Question 22

estrogen

Answer 22

estrógeno

Question 23

fasting blood sugar (FBS)

Answer 23

prueba de azúcar en sangre en ayunas (FBS)

Question 24

follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

Answer 24

hormona estimuladora de los folículos (HEF)

Question 25

gigantism

Answer 25

gigantismo

Question 26

glycemic index (GI)

Answer 26

índice glucémico (IG); índice glicémico (IG)

Question 27

glycemic load (GL)

Answer 27

carga glucémica (CG)

Question 28

goiter

Answer 28

bocio

Question 29

human growth hormone (HGH)

Answer 29

hormona del crecimiento (HC)

Question 30

hydrocortisone

Answer 30

hidrocortisona; cortisol

Question 31

hyperglycemia

Answer 31

hiperglucemia; hiperglicemia

Question 32

hyperparathyroidism

Answer 32

hiperparatiroidismo

Question 33

hyperthyroidism

Answer 33

hipertiroidismo

Question 34

hypoglycemia

Answer 34

hipoglucemia; hipoglicemia

Question 35

hypothyroidism

Answer 35

hipotiroidismo

Question 36

hypoparathyroidism

Answer 36

hipoparatiroidismo

Question 37

hypophysis

Answer 37

hipófisis

Question 38

hypothalamus

Answer 38

hipotálamo

Question 39

islets of Langerhans

Answer 39

islotes de Langerhans

Question 40

ketone

Answer 40

cetona

Question 41

luteinizing hormone (LH)

Answer 41

hormona luteinizante (LH); hormona luteoestimulante; lutropina

Question 42

melatonin

Answer 42

melatonina

Question 43

myxedema

Answer 43

mixedema

Question 44

oral glucose tolerance(OGTT)

Answer 44

prueba de tolerancia a la glucosa oral (OGTT/GTT)

Question 45

oxytocin

Answer 45

oxitocina

Question 46

parathormone

Answer 46

hormona paratiroide (HPT)

Question 47

parathyroid gland

Answer 47

glándula paratiroide

Question 48

pineal gland

Answer 48

glándula pineal; epífisis

Question 49

pituitary adenoma

Answer 49

adenoma pituitario

Question 50

pituitary gland

Answer 50

glándula pituitaria

Question 51

polydipsia

Answer 51

polydipsia

Question 52

polyuria

Answer 52

poliuria

Question 53

progesterone

Answer 53

progesterona

Question 54

prolactin

Answer 54

prolactina

Question 55

random blood sugar (RBS)

Answer 55

prueba de glucemia aleatoria (RBS)

Question 56

sex hormones

Answer 56

hormonas sexuales

Question 57

testosterone

Answer 57

testosterona

Question 58

thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

Answer 58

hormona estimuladora de la tiroides (HET)

Question 59

thyroidectomy

Answer 59

tiroidectomía

Question 60

thyroxin (T4)

Answer 60

tiroxina

Question 61

two-hr postprandial blood sugar (2-h PPBS)

Answer 61

glucemia posprandial de 2 horas