like a wayward teenager. While I may make light of this‚ it could be something extremely serious. So what is this pituitary gland? According to the Society for Endocrinology‚ “the pituitary gland is called the ‘master gland’ and is part of the endocrine system‚ as the hormones it produces control so many different things in the body. It senses your body’s needs and sends signals to different organs and glands
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There are many various conditions and diseases affecting the endocrine system. Here we will discuss several and describe the endocrine gland‚ hormone‚ target tissue‚ symptoms‚ causes‚ and treatment options. The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test is done to check for the hormone hCG in blood or urine (Staff‚ 2012). The hCG hormone is made during pregnancy by the placenta or can be abnormally made by certain tumors. The hCG test can be performed to test if a woman is pregnant or not‚ as part
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Unit Three Workbook Assignment Chapter 4: Diseases and Conditions of the Endocrine System Assignment: For each scenario that follows‚ explain how and why you would schedule an appointment or suggest a referral based on the patient’s reported symptoms. Be sure to first review the “Guidelines for Patient-Screening Exercises” found on page iii in the Introduction section of your Workbook. 1. A male patient calls for an appointment. He reports experiencing the sudden onset of excessive
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Cited: Longe‚ Jacqueline L. "Thyroid Cancer." The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. 2nd ed. 2001. Rubin‚ Alan L. Thyroid for Dummies. New York‚ NY: Hungry Minds‚ 2001. Shin‚ Linda M. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Sourcebook. Detroit‚ MI: Omnigraphics‚ 1998 Surks‚ Martin I. The Thyroid Book. Yonkers‚ NY: Consumer Reports Books‚ 1993 Thackery‚ Ellen. "Thyroid Cancer."
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Chapter 48: Nursing Assessment: Endocrine System Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 22-year-old patient is being seen in the clinic with increased secretion of the anterior pituitary hormones. The nurse would expect the laboratory results to show a. increased urinary cortisol. b. decreased serum thyroxine. c. elevated serum aldosterone levels. d. low urinary catecholamines excretion. ANS: A Increased secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by the anterior pituitary gland will lead to an increase
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HORMONES Hormones are a class of regulatory biochemicals produced in all multicellular organisms by glands‚ and transported by the circulatory system to a distant target organ to coordinate its physiology and behavior. They serve as a major form of communication between different organs and tissues. Hormones regulate a variety of physiological and behavioral activities‚ including digestion‚ metabolism‚ respiration‚ tissue function‚ sensory perception‚ sleep‚excretion‚ lactation‚ stress‚ growth and
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remaining three belong. The first has been done for you as an example. No. Set Odd one Category eg: Cell wall‚ large vacuole‚ plastids‚ centrosome centrosome Parts of plant cell (i) Adrenal gland‚ liver‚ thyroid gland‚ pituitary gland Liver Endocrine
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Eric’s symptoms include: large hands and feet‚ low thyroid activity‚ low cortisone levels‚ low testosterone levels‚ high growth hormone levels‚ and swelling in his right knee. Since most of Eric’s symptoms are hormonal‚ he is clearly having an endocrine gland problem. Cortisone‚ testosterone‚ and growth hormone levels are being affected‚ it is likely that he his having a hormonal problem within his anterior pituitary gland‚ because all three of these hormones are regulated by a horomone that this
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Topic: Cushing’s disease Title: What is there to know about Cushing’s Disease? Group Number: No. 6 Identification of Group Members: What is there to know about Cushing’s disease? What is Cushing’s disease? The Cushing’s disease was first describe by a neurosurgeon named Harvey Cushing in the year 1912 (JB Lippincott‚ (1992)). The disease also known as Tertiary or Secondary Hypercortisolism (Minnie G: Lanzino‚ Giuseppe: Maartens‚ Niki F.; Laws‚ Edward R. (2002)) is a condition in which the steroid
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------------------------------------------------- Personality development[edit] Personality is defined as the enduring personal characteristics of individuals.[1] Although some psychologists frown on the premise‚ a commonly used explanation for personality development is the psychodynamicapproach. The term "ambot" describes any theory that emphasizes the constant change and development of the individual. Perhaps the best known of the psychodynamic theories is Freudian psychoanalysis. http://en
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