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| protrusion of one or both eyeballs, often because of thyroid dysfunction or a tumor behind the eyeball |
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| shaggy; an excessive growth of hair, esp in unusual places (e.g. a woman with a beard) |
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| high level of calcium in the blood |
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| deficient level of potassium in the blood |
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| abnormally high level of potassium in the blood (kalium - potassium) |
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| abnormally increased secretion |
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ketosis
ketoacidosis
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| presence of an abnormal amount of ketone bodies (acetone, betahydroxybutyris acid, and acetoacetic acid) in the blood and uring indicating an abnormal use of carbs, such as an uncontrolled diabeties and starvation |
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| all chemical processes in the body that result in growth, generation of energy, elimination fo waste, and other body functions |
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| metabolic disorder caused by the absence or insufficient production of insulin secreted by the pancreas resulting in hyperglycemia and glycosuria |
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| diabetes in which there is no beta cell production of insulin, and the patient is dependend on insulin for survival |
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| diabetes in which either the body does not produce enough insulin or there is insulin resistance (a defective use of the insulin that is produced); the patient is usually not dependent on insulin for survival |
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| inflammation of the pancreas |
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| disease characterized by enlarged features, esp the face and hands, caused by hypersecretion of the pituitary growth hormone after puberty, when normal bone growth has stopped; most often caused by a pituitary tumor |
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| condition of congenital hyposecretion of growth hormone slowing growth and causing short yet proportionate stature (not affecting intelligence), often treated during childhood with growth hormone |
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| condition of hypersecretion of growth hormone during childhood bone development that leads to bone overgrowth, esp in the long bones, most often caused by a pituitary tumor |
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| enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by thyroid dysfunction, tumor, of lack of iodine in the diet, or inflammation (goiter = throat) |
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hyperthyroidism
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| condition fo hypersecretion of the thyroid gland characterized by protrusion of the eyeball, tachycardia, goiter, and tumor |
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| condition of hyposecretion of the thyroid gland cuasing low thyroid levels in the blood that result in sluggishness, slow pulse, and often obesity |
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| advanced hypothyroidism in adults characterized by sluggishness, slow pulse, puffiness in hands and face, and dry skin |
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| condition of congential hypothyroidism in children that results in a lack of mental development and dwarfed physical stature |
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blood sugar (BS)
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| measurement of the level of sugar in blood |
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| measurement of blood sugar level after fasting (not eating) for 12 hours |
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| measurement of blood sugar level after a meal (commonly 2 hours after) |
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| measurement of the body's ability to metabolize carbs by administering a prescribed amount of glucose after a fasting period, then measureing blood and wuring for glucose levels every hour therafter for 4 to 6 hours |
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| measurement of the level of specific ions (sodium, potassium, CO2, and chloride) in the blood; electrolyte blanace is essential for normal metabolism |
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| measurement of thyroid hormone levels in the blood plasma to determine efficiency of glandular secretions |
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| urine sugar and ketone studies |
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| chemical tests to determine the presence of sugar or ketone bodies in uring; used as a screen for diabetes |
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| use of radioactive iodine to treat disease, such as to eradicate thyroid tumor cells; treatment is administered in a nuclear medicine facility |
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| a drug that raises blood glucose |
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| hormone replacement therapy |
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| treatment with a hormone to correct a hormone deficiency (e.g. estrogen, testosterone, and thyroid) |
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| hypoglycemic antihyperglycemic |
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| a drug that lowers blood glucose |
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