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Addison's Disease?
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Chronic adrenocortical insufficiency as a result of destruction of adrenal glands.
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Addisonian Crisis? S/S?
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Acute adrenocortical insufficiency precipitated by stress or abrupt withdrawl of glucocorticoids.
S/S Hypotension Shock |
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Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)?
It's Purpose? |
Hormone secreted by the posterier pituitary gland.
Purpose is to control serum osmolatity. |
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Conn's Syndrome? It's major complication?
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Primary hyperaldosteronism; hypersecretion is major complication.
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Cushings Syndrome? Symptoms?
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Produced by excess cortisol from adrenal cortex.
S/S Moon face, truncal obesity, purple striae on abdomen. |
