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| Anterior pituitary: Hyperpituitarianism |
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| over secretion of two or more of the pituitary hormones, mainly growth hormone |
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| excessive long bone growth in children, excess in other hormones due to inability to stop secretion, 6 in. in a year, happens abruptly before epiphyseal plates close |
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| adults 30-50, slow progression, increase bone thickness and hypertrophy of soft tissue, experience, headache, blindness, weakness, surgical (tumors), drugs, radiation |
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| AP: Hyper: Cushings disease |
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| could develop golactohreea- producing milk and not pregnant- too much prolactin |
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| Dwarfism- decreased or absent hormones |
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| post-pardum birth, ischemia of the pituitary that causes it to shrink and die, delayed puberty and growth |
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| Males production of breast tissue |
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| autoimmune disease in which the thyroid becomes fibrotic and dies-- enlarged thyroid, fatigue forgetfulness, cold sensitivity |
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| Thyrotoxicosis (Graves disease) |
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| too much thyroid hormone, more common in women. Weakness in proximal muscles and fatigue, enlarged eyes, increased SNS activity, weight loss |
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| mostly in women, in 1% of people seeking medical attention, slowing everything, myxedema |
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| leading cause of death for type 2 diabetes |
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silent killer of type 2 diabetics, asymptomatic, occurs at a younger age
Macrovascular |
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2-6x more common in diabetics, slower recovery, can be fatal
Macrovascular |
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often bilateral , younger age, often in diabetics, LE, stocking distribution
Macrovascular |
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| endothelial lining abnormalities, hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, dislipidemia |
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| diabetes, cigarette smoke, bad diet, sedentary, hypertension |
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visual changes, little vessels in the eye
Microvascular |
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Kidneys - urine, water balance, BP
Microvascular |
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sensory, motor, autonomic (can't feel a heart attack bc of denervation to heart)
Microvascular |
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| Diabetic amputations: polyneuropathy |
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at the terminal
etiology: metabolic
glove and stocking
mild peripheral weakness
absence of reflexes |
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| Diabetic amputations: autonomic neuropathy |
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sympathetic ganglion
etiology: unknown |
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