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hypersecretion |
abnormally high hormone production |
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goiter |
abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by a tumor, lack of iodine, or infection |
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hirsutism |
symptom of excessive body hair in a masculine pattern |
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ketosis |
excessive amount of ketone bodies in the blood and urine and is a symptom of unmanaged diabetes mellitus. |
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adrenal insufficiency |
reduces the body's ability to manage stress and infection |
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congenital hypothyroidism |
recsults in reduced mental and development and physical growth |
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cushing syndrome |
syndrome caused by excessive secretion of the hormone cortisol by the arenal cortex and affecting many organs. |
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diabetes insipidus |
caused by hyposecretion of ADH by the pituitary gland. symptoms o polydipsia |
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diabetes mellitus |
resistance of body cells to insulin, or a deficiency or deficiency or complete lack of insulin production by cells of the pancreas |
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diabetic retinopathy |
leads to blindness. |
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fasting blood sugar |
measuring blood sugar levels provides information about how well the body manages carbohydrate metabolism. |
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glucose tolerance test |
test used to confirm a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. |
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radioactive iodine |
used to track and measure its entry into thyroid gland cells with a scanning instrument |
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radioiodine therapy |
radioactive iodine targets cells within the thyroid gland and destroys them. |
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thyroxine test |
thyroxine is one of several hormones produced by the thyroid gland. regulates glucose metabolism and cell division in most cells of the body. |
