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cushing's syndrome is an over secretion of... by...
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glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, androgenic hormones... the adrenal gland
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blood sugar is
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increased
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sodium is
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increased
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potassium is
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decreased
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the trunk is.. and the extremities..
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obese and thin
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what do you see on the abdomen of cushing's patients
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striae - purple horizontal lines
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men with cushing's syndrome get
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gynecomastia - large, female
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women with cushing's syndrome get
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hirsutism - XS hair where you don't want it
amenhorrhea - loss of periods |
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patient will have high or low BP
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high, r/t increased sodium
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sodium
potassium glucose levels |
high
low high |
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how do cushing's patients handle infections?
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decreased resistance
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what kind of therapy imitates cushing's syndrome?
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chronic steroid therapy
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