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A deficiency of mineralcorticoid hormones is?
-Addison's disease -Cushings syndrome |
addison's disease
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A pt presents with fatigue, faintness, n/v, depression, myalgia, cold intolerance, wt loss may have?
-Addison's disease -Cushing's syndrome |
Addison's disease
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What type of CA should you be looking for in a pt's PMH with addison's disease?
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adrenal metastases
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Vitiligo, hypothyroidism are indicators of?
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addison's disease
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pigmentation, especially in the buccal areas are indicative of what condition?
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addison's disease
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a disease that arises from an excess of glucocorticoids is what?
-addison's disease -cushing's syndrome |
cushings syndrome
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Hirtusism, weight gain, change in body/face shape, easy bruising may be ...
-addison's disease -cushings syndrome |
cushing's syndrome
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A buffalo hump, moon facies, thin skin, glycosuria, and htn, are all indicative of what?
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cushing's syndrome
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A pt. presents to the ER with shock, tachycardia, confusion and vasoconstriction...what is the problem?
-hyperthyroidism -hypothyroidism -severe hypothyroidism (crisis) |
hypothyroid crisis
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Which condition tends to have hypotension?
-addison's disease -cushing's syndrome |
addison's disease
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Acne, wt. gain, and striae are indicative of what condition?
-addison's disease -cushing's syndrome |
cushing's syndrome
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hypertension is indicative of what condition?
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cushing's syndrome
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If a pt. shows up at your office with c/o bruising?
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cushing's syndrome
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__ is the deficiency of mineralocorticoid hormones.
-addison's disease -cushing's disease |
addison's disease
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-shock
-tachycardia -vasoconstriction -confusion Are all indications of what condition? -cushings crisis -addisons crisis |
addison's crisis
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if a pt. presents with c/o fatigue, faintness, nausea, cold intolerance, wt. loss...what do you think?
-addison's disease -cushing's disease |
addison's disease
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if a pt. presents with skin hyperpigmentation, hypotension, and postural hypotension...what do you think?
-addison's disease -cushings disease |
addison's disease
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__ is an excess of glucocorticoids.
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cushing's disease
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cushing's disease is very common due to the administration of ???
-mineralcorticoids -glucocorticoids -corticosteroids |
corticosteroids
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__ may present with hirstuism, wt. gatin, moon facies, easy bruising.
-addison's disease -cushing's disease |
cushing's disease
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if a pt presents with a hx of corticosteroid therapy, change in face, obesity, DM, or wt. gain...what do you think about?
-addison's disease -cushing's disease |
cushing's disease
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a moon face, buffalo hump, cemtrileptal obesity, hypertension, and glycosuria are all indicator's of what process?
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cushing's disease
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if a pt presents with wt. loss, stopped steroid treatment, n/v, and malaise..what up?
-addison's disease -cushing's disease |
addison's disease
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if a pt. presents with silver striae, acne, htn, hirsutism, obesity, thin skin, bruising, moon facies, and a buffalo hump what are you thinking?
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cushing's disease
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