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TSH
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stimulates thyroid to produce, release, or store thyroxine t4, triodothyronine t3.
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Calcitonin
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Increases calcium movement from blood into bone.
Enhances movement of calcium from blood to bone by supressing osteoclast activity. |
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Hyperthyroidism
Body in overdrive |
Blood t4 ill be higher, blood TSH will be lower.
Grave's disease-attack TSH receptors on thyroid. Goiter, tachycardia, weight loss, bulgin eyes. |
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Hypothyroidism
Turtle |
Blood T4 will be lower, blood TSH will be higher.
Autoimmune thyroiditis..AKA Hashimotos thyroiditis- chronic inflammation of thyroid. confusion, slow speech, memory loss, depression, goiter, decreased appetite, weight GAIN, myxedema- puffy, |
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PTH
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PTH enhances movement of calcium from bone into blood by increasing osteoclastic activity.
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Osteopenia
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having less than normal bone density
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osteoporosis
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bone density that is markedly lower than normal.Give medications to decrease osteoclastic activity.
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