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111 Cards in this Set
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triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) |
two hormones responsible for growth in children and regulation of body metabolism |
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aldosterone |
plays a role in regulating and maintaining the bodies water sodium, electrolyte levels |
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parathyroid gland |
helps regulate calcium and phosphorus |
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polydipsia |
much thirst |
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polyphagia |
much eating, increases the persons appetite |
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polyuria |
much urination |
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diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) |
diabetic coma (diabetic symptoms worsen and become an emergency, patient need to go to the hospital for fluid rehydration and insulin therapy |
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negative feedback system |
a system in the body working together to maintain homeostasis |
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hyperKalemia |
a lot of potassium in the blood |
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hyperkalemia |
a lot of sodium in the blood |
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hypercalcemia |
a lot of calcium in the blood |
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hypokalemia |
low levels of potassium in the blood |
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hyponatremia |
low levels of sodium in the blood |
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hypocalcemia |
low levels of calcium in the blood |
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acr/ o |
extremities |
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acroanesthesia |
absense of sensation in the extremities |
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aden/ o |
gland |
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adenopathy |
disease of a gland |
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adren/ o |
adrenal gland |
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adrenal |
pertaining to the adrenal gland |
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adrenalectomy |
excision or surgical removal of an adrenal gland |
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adrenal/ o |
adrenal gland |
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calc/ o |
calcium |
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hypercalcemia |
condition of excessive calcium in the blood (regulated by the parathyroid) |
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gluc/ o |
glucose, sugar sweet |
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glucogenesis |
creation of glucose |
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glucos/ o |
glucose, su,gar, sweet |
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glucosuria |
sugar in the urine |
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glyc/ o |
glycemia |
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glycos/ o |
glucose, sugar, sweet |
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glycosuria |
blood in the urine |
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glyc/ o |
glucose, sugar, sweet |
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glycemia |
sugar in the blood |
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home/ o |
same, unchanging |
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homeostasis |
unchanging, stopping (maintaining equibilirum) |
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hydr/ o |
water |
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hydrolysis |
destruction of water |
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kal/ i |
potassium |
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hyperkalemia |
condition of excessive potassium in the blood |
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natr/ o |
sodium |
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natremia |
condition of sodium in the blood |
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pancreat/ o |
pancreas |
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pancreatography |
process of recording the pancreas |
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parathyroid/ o |
parathroid |
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parathyroidectomy |
excision or surgical removal of a parathyroid |
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thym/ o |
thymus |
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thymoma |
tumor of the thymus |
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thyr/ o |
thyroid |
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thyrotoxicosis |
abnormal condition of posion in the thyroid |
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thhyroid/ o |
thyroid |
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thyroiditis |
inflammation |
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toxic/ o |
toxin, poiso;l./'n |
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ADH |
antidiuretic hormone |
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BG, BS |
blood glucose, blood sugar |
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BMI |
body mass index |
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BMR |
basal metabolic rate |
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Ca |
calcium |
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CA |
cancer |
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DI |
diabeties incipitus |
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DKA |
diabetic ketoacidosis |
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DM |
diabetes mellitus |
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FBG, FBS |
fasting blood glucose, fasting blood sugar |
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Fsbs |
finger stick blood sugar |
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GH |
growth hormone |
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GTT |
glucose tolerance test |
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HRT |
hormone replacement therapy |
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IDDM |
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1 diabetes) |
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K |
potassium |
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Na |
sodium |
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NIDDM |
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes) |
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PTH |
parathyroid hormone |
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T3, T4 (not related to the spine) |
triiodothyroid, thyroxine ( thyroid hormone) |
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TSH |
thyroid-stimulating hormone |
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acromegaly |
abnormal continued growth of bones and tissues of the face and extremities in adults |
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addison diease |
gradual adrenal gland failure, hormone replacement therapy needed |
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congenital hypothyroidism |
thyroid hormone deficiency, slow physical and mental development, aka cretinism |
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cushing disease |
hypersecretion of cortisol by the adrenal gland resulting in alterd fat distribution and muscle weakness, aka hyper cortisolism or hyperadrenalism |
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diabeties insipidus |
results in excessive output of dilute urine, unrelated to diabetes mellitus |
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diabetic ketoacidosis |
sever hyperglycemia |
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diabeted mellitus (DM) |
pancreas secrets iinsuffecient amounts of insulin or body is insulin resistant |
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dwarfism |
hypersecretion of growth hormone during childhood, abnormally small adult |
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exophthalmos |
abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs |
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gestational diabetes |
diabetes that begins during pregnancy due to insulin resistance and altered glucose metabolism |
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giantism |
hyper secretion of growth hormone during childhood, resulting in an abnormally large adult |
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goiter |
enlarged thyroid gland |
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graves disease |
hyperthryoidism caused by an autoimmune response, which may cause exophthalmos ( protrusion of the eyballs) |
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hashimoto disease |
inflammatory disease leading to thyroiditis aka lymphocytic thyroditis |
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hirsutism |
male pattern body-hair development in females |
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hyperaldosteronism |
adrenal glands release excessive aldosterone aka conn syndrome |
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hyperparathyroidism |
parathyroid glands produce an excessive amount of parathyroid hormone (PTH) |
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hypoparathyroidism |
parathyroid glands are hyperactive because parathyroid hormone is too low |
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myxedema |
severe hyperthyroidism, develops in older children or adults causing non pitting edema |
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nondiabetic hypolycemia |
a nondiabetic person experiences mild symptoms associated with low blood glucose |
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panhypopituitarism |
deminished secretion of pituitary hormones; aka underactive puititary gland |
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pheochromocytoma |
tumor of the adrenal medulla, sometimes causing fluctuation of stress hormones like adrenaline |
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puititary dwarfism |
reduced growth and development growth and development due to defiency of growth hormone in childhood |
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polydipsia |
much (increased) thirst |
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polyphagia |
much (increased) appetite |
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polyuria |
much (increased) urination |
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precocious puberty |
premature onset of puberty, secondary to physical characteristics in young children (breasts...) |
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reinopathy |
disease of the retine, often caused by diabetes |
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thyrotoxicosis |
sever episode of worsening symptoms of hyperthyroidism |
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FBG |
fasting blood glucose |
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how to test for the fasting blood glucose |
used to screen for diabetes, tests blood glucose levels after a fast of 8- 12 hours |
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how does a finger stick blood sugar test work? (fsbs) |
test of blood glucose from a deep drop of capillaryblood obtained by pricking the finger aka finger stick blood glucose |
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what is a glycosylated hemoglogin (Hb A1c) test |
reflection of the average blood glucose level over the past 3 to 4 months |
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what is a thyroid function test |
reflection of thyroid function by measuring levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). (T3 triiodothyronine (T4) thyroxine |
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what is radioactive iodine uptake |
nuclear medicine measures how rapidly raadioactive iodine is taken up from the blood after oral or intravenous administration |
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what is a thyroid scan |
radiographic evalation of the thyroid after a radioactive substance in injected identifies thyroid size, shape, position, and function |
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what is TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone measure |
measures the ability of the thyrroid glad to concentrate and retain circulating iodine for synthesis of thyroid hormone |
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describe an FBS procedure |
person hasn't eaten for 8-12 hours. blood is drawn through a vein with needle or syringe, blood specimen is tested in the laboratory |
