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| autoimmune disease where autoantibodies act against normal pancreatic islet cells--usually starts in childhood |
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| monitor that measures glucose levels |
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| diabetes that occurs in later life, usually involving insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome |
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| What is the primary complication of type 1 diabetes? |
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| fats are improperly burned, leading to an accumulation of ketone and acids in the body |
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| What condition occurs when too much insulin is taken by patient? |
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| diabetes that occurs during pregnancy |
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| hypersecretion of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary after puberty, leading to enlargement of extremities |
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| hypersecretion of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary before puberty, leading to abnormal overgrowth of body tissues |
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| congenital hyposecretion of growth hormone |
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| deiciency of all pituitary hormones |
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| syndrome of inappropriate ADH |
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| What does SIADH stand for? |
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| excessive secretion of antidiuretic hormone |
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| insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone |
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| also known as fasting blood sugar test--measures circulating glucose level in a patient who has fasted at least 8 hours |
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| test used to diagnose pre-diabetes and gestational diabetes |
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| glycosylated hemoglobin test |
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| What does HbA1c stand for? |
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| What is the shortened abbreviation for HbA1c? |
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| measurement of hormones, electrolytes, glucose, and other substancs in serum and urine as indicators of endocrine function |
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| urinary microalbumin assay |
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| measures smallquantities of albumin in urine as a marker of diabetic nephropathy |
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| measurement of T3, T4, and TSH in bloodstream |
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| measurement of eyeball protrusion with an exophthalmometer |
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| x-ray imaging of endocrine glands in cross section and other views, to assess size and infiltration by tumor |
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| magnetic waves produce images of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland to locate abnormalities |
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| radioactive iodine uptake scan |
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| What does RAIU stand for? |
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| radioactive iodine is administered orally, and its uptake by the thyroid gland is imaged to assess thyroid function |
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