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Serum sodium concentration above normal; results from gain of salt relative towater or loss of water relative to salt. Salt; water deficit
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Hypernatremia
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A disorder caused by a decreased production of ADH or an insensitivity to ADH at the level of the renal tubules
Target tissue: renal tubules and collecting ducts of the kidneys |
Diabetes Insipidus
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an increased secretion of ADH despite low plasma osmolarity and an expanded volume
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Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH (SIADH)
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Serum sodium concentration below normal; results grom fain of water relative to salt or loss of salt relative to water; water intoxication
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Hyponatremia
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Ecchymoses (bruising) after minor injuries are related to what effect of long-term glucocorticoid adminstration as in Cushing Syndrome
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Protein catabolism causing capillary fragility.
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Although our patient is only in her 30's, Cushing syndrome places her at increased risk for what condition that is normally found in people much older?
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Osteoporosis
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BP is carefully monitored in patients with Cushing syndrome who take steroids because steroids can cause hypertension due to their propensity to cause:
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Sodium and Water retention.
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Our patient has Addison's disease. Once he has been treated and routine medications have been established, he should be urged to avoid what?
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Emotional and physical stress.
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Our patient, 45 yrs old, diagnosed 10 years ago with hypothyroidism. Her condition has been effectively managed with thyroid replacement therapy. The most likely cause of her hypothyroidism would be a history of?
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Hashimoto thyroiditis
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Hormones produced by the adrenal cortex are called _________ hormones.
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Steroid
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Name the 3 types of steroid hormones
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Glucocorticoids (cortisol), mineralcorticoids (aldosterone), and sex steroids (androgens)
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Enzymes that attach phosphates (phosphorylation) to target proteins to change their activity (Many are involved in second messenger hormone action).
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Kinases
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The primary source of energy for muscle tissue in the gasting or resting state is?
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Free fatty acids.
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This circulating thyroid hormone must be converted to its active form to be biologically active.
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T4
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Hormones synthesized here travel via nerve axons to the posterior pituitary gland for release
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hypothalmus
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Lipid-soluble hormones, like thyroid hormone, must be attached to these to be transported in the blood
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proteins
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Releasing hormones from the hypothalmus, secreted into the portal blood, stimulate hormone secretion from?
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Anterior pituitary.
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