Growth hormone deficiency

Aeriel Ocampo Public Health 194C May 28, 2015 63944677 Dr. Bic’s Lab Dr. Zuzana Bic is a public health instructor at UC Irvine. She received her medical degree at King Charles University Medical School in Prague, Czech Republic in 1980 and her Doctorate in Public Health at Loma Linda University in 1997 with a specialty in preventive care and lifestyle medicine (“Zuzana Bic”). Consuelo Siposs is a supervisor who manages education at the American Diabetes Association Office in Irvine, targeting…

Menorrhagia: A Cause of Iron Deficiency Anemia Ms. A., a 26-year-old Caucasian female, presents to the emergency clinic with complaints of feeling light-headed while playing in a golf tournament on a mountainous course. She also reports having increased shortness of breath and decreased energy as well as low enthusiasm. Ms. A. reports a history of menorrhagia and dysmenorrheal for the last 10-12 years and for 6 days during her menstrual cycle she takes 1gm of aspirin every 3 to 4 hours. She…

secrete hormones. Hormones are regulators of metabolism, growth, development, reproduction, and other activities. They also play roles in fluid and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance, and energy metabolism 1. One of the hormones is called the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). The job of these hormones promote and maintain the growth and development; their target is the thyroid. Thyroid tissue is composed of tiny structural units called follicles, these are the sites where thyroid hormones…

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that results in the increase of production of thyroid hormones. The immune system is designed to protect the body and fight off any infection; it is meant to differentiate and abolish any harmful elements within the body (Medow, 2013). For example, bacteria or viruses. Autoimmune disorder does the opposite and…

Reflections 1. Hormones and the brain are powerful influences on human sexual functioning. Perhaps two of the most important portions of the brain in terms of sexual functioning are the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, which make up the HPG axis. The HPG axis consists of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and the gonads – gonads being the testes in males and the ovaries in females. Together, the HPG axis regulates sex hormone production in a negative feedback loop. Three important hormones…

Thyroid Storm The hypothalamus, the anterior pituitary gland, and the thyroid gland all work together to regulate the thyroid hormones which in turn have a significant role in the regulation of the body’s metabolism and calcium balance (Pullen & Embrey, 2013, p. 14). When these components fail to maintain the appropriate balance of the thyroid hormones, the result can be either a hyperactive thyroid or a hypoactive thyroid. As a nurse, it is important to be able to identify patients who may be…

hyperthyroidism? Hyperthyroidism is a condition when the thyroid gland is overactive and indicates an increased metabolic rate (Blesi, Kelley-Arney, & Wise, 2012). Thyroid gland is an organ that is positioned in the front of your neck and releases hormones that control our metabolism (energy), breathing, heart rate, nervous system, weight, body temperature, and many other functions in the body and is part of the body’s endocrine system. When the thyroid gland is overactive, the body’s processes…

overproduction of thyroid hormones. This overproduction is known as hyperthyroidism and there are a number of disorders and diseases that may result in hyperthyroidism, with Grave’s disease being the most common cause. According to Grazia Aleppo MD, FACE, FACP, who is an associate professor of Medicine at the Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, hyperthyroidism can be defined as a condition in which the thyroid gland is overactive and makes excessive amounts of thyroid hormone. The thyroid…

Hashimoto’s disease? Hashimoto’s disease is a disease of the thyroid gland; a part of the endocrine system. The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck. The endocrine system is responsible for all the chemical interactions in our body e.g. hormones. This is an autoimmune condition where the immune system attacks the cells of the thyroid gland. It results in the inflammation and destruction of the gland, resulting in hypothyroidism. [3] Normal functioning of the thyroid gland: A…

Triiodothyronine, with a chemical name of 3,3',5-Triiodothyronine (T3), is one of four thyroid hormones that exhibit biological activity, and contains 3 iodines and 2 tyrosine’s, as seen in Fig. 1. 20 % of T3 is formed from the amino acid tyrosine within specific follicle cells of the thyroid gland by the oxidative condensation of its biological precursors, monoiodotyrosine and diiodotyrosine, and is then subsequently secreted into the bloodstream. The remaining 80% is produced from the…