Term
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Definition
| Anterior pituitary gland produces too much GH |
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Term
| Canine pituitary dwarfism |
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Definition
Failure to develop adenohypophysis and so lack of hormones from ant. and intermediate pituitary.
Most effects relate to lack of GH |
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Term
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Definition
| tumour of ACTH-secreting cells of ant. pituitary |
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Term
| Central diabetes insipidus |
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Definition
| Excessive thirst and severly diluted urine due to ADH deficiency. A decr. in fluid intake has no effect on urine conc |
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Term
| Primary hyperparathyroidism |
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Definition
| Excess PTH secretion from parathyroid gland |
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Term
| Secondary hyperparathyroidism |
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Definition
| Incr. PTH secretion from parathyroid gland due to decr. Ca++ levels due to other pathology |
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Term
| Pseudohyperparathyroidism |
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Definition
| Incr. PTH but not related to parathyroid gland |
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Term
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Definition
| underfunction of parathyroid gland so decr. PTH and decr. Ca++ |
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Term
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Definition
| Autoimmune disease which destroys thyroid gland |
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Term
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Definition
| Increased size of thyroid gland, can be nodular or diffuse. |
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Term
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Definition
| Mostly carcinomas, i.e. malignant, and always non-functional |
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Term
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Definition
| Hyperplastic or benign tumour of thyroid gland, functional so incr. T3/T4 and incr. metabolism |
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Term
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Definition
| Hypoadrenocorticism - decr. adrenal cortex and so decr. GCC (cortisol) and aldosterone |
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Term
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Definition
| Hyperadrenocorticism - incr. levels of GCC (cortisol) in blood |
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Term
| Senile nodular hyperplasia of adrenal cortex |
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Definition
| incideental hyperplasia of adrenal cortex |
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Term
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Definition
| Tumour of adrenal medulla, may secrete adrenaline |
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Term
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Definition
| Hyperglycaemia which results in glucosuria and PU/PD - due to failure to produce insulin (type I) or failure to respond to insulin (insulin resistant) (type II) |
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Term
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Definition
| Most common pancreatic islet cell tumour, produces too much insulin resulting in hypoglycaemia |
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