Endocrine System

Question 1

Cushings Disorder ( Disease)
                “STRESSED”

Answer 1

Excessive production of the hormone
Cortisol

• AKA Stress hormone

• Skin Fragile
• Truncal obesity
• Round face (moon face)
• Ecchymosis or Elevated BP
• Straie on extremities
• Super high glucose (hyperglycemia)
• Excessive hair growth ( hirustism)
• Dorsocervical bump (buffalo hump)

Question 2

Addisons Disease

STEROiD

Answer 2

• S ugar & salt cravings
• Tired & weak
• Electrolyte imbalance
• Reproductive issues (E.D, amenorrhea)
• lOw BP
• Increased pigment ( hyperpigmentation)
• Diarrhea/nausea

Question 3

Hyperthyroidism

Answer 3

• is excessive amount of thyroid hormones in the blood

• decreased TSH,, increased T3, & T4
• weight loss
• increased HR & BP
• heat intolerance
• increase temp.
• diarrhea

Question 4

Hypothyroidism

Answer 4

• Decreased amounts of thyroid hormones

• Increased TSH and decreased T3,T4
• cold intolerance
• weight gain
• constipation
• low hr and bp

Question 5

Diabetes insipidus

Dry InSide

Answer 5

7 D’s of DI
• Drinking a lot (polydipsia)
• Decreased blood pressure 
• Desmopressin (No ADH)
• Drain urine (polyuria)
• Dehydration ( low specific gravity)
• Diluted urine 
    • hyperosmolarity
    • hematocrit & hgb
    • hypernatremia
 • Death by HA

Question 6

HYPOPARATHYROIDISM

Answer 6

• Decreased parathyroid hormone calcium in the blood.
  
  • increased phosphate due to the low calcium.

               Signs and symptoms 
                       “.  “CATSS”
C - convulsions 
A - arrhythmias 
T - tetany
S -spasms
S - stridor

Question 7

HYPERPARATHYROIDISM

Signs & Symptoms

Answer 7

• increased Ca+ in the blood
• low calcium and high phosphorus diet
• Fatigue
• polyuria
• muscle weakness
• renal calculi