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NUR 405 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) ENDOCRINE | A+ RATED GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
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NUR 405 Endocrine1. pathophysiology review
-hormones
-endocrine glands
-function of hormones
2. pituitary disorders
-acromegaly
-diabetes insipidus (DI)
-syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)
3. pituitary gland
-anterior pituitary gland
-posterior pituitary gland
4. anterior pituitary gland
-thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
,-adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
-growth hormone (GH)
5. posterior pituitary gland
antidiuretic hormone (ADH or vasopressin)
6. acromegaly
-caused by the oversecretion of growth hormone (GH) in adults
-results in enlargement of peripheral body parts and soft tissue without an increase in height
7. acromegaly clinical manifestations
excessive skeletal growth in feet, hands, nose, chin and bones of the forehead and jaw
8. acromegaly diagnostics
-labs
growth hormone (GH) suppression test
-imaging
,skull x-ray, CT, or MRI
9. diabetes insipidus (DI)
-caused by inadequate secretion of ADH (vasopressin)
-occurs as a result of...
-results in...
-etiology
-central
-nephrogenic
-dipsogenic
10. etiology of DI
central DI
-head trauma
-surgery
-infection
-inflammation
-brain tumors
, -cerebral vascular disease
-idiopathic
11. etiology of DI
neprhogenic DI
-kidney injury
-medications
-hypokalemia
-hypercalcemia
12. etiology of DI
dipsogenic DI
-defect in hypothalamus
-may be result of damage to the pituitary gland from head trauma, surgery, infection,
inflammatory process, or tumor
13. DI clinical manifestations
-significant daily output (greater than 250mL/hr) of very dilute urine
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