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| hypersecretion of epinephrine by adrenal medulla tumor; usually benign; symptoms include anxiety, heart palpitations, dyspnea, and headache |
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Chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism.
Results in hyperglycemia and glycosuria.
Two very distinct types:
- Type I
- Type II |
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| Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) |
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-Type 1
-Develops early in life
-Destruction of islet cells
-Person makes too little insulin
-Must take insulin injections |
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| Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) |
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-Type 2
-Develops later in life
-Person makes enough insulin, but it has lost ability to regulate cells
-Treated by diet, exercise, and oral medications |
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| accumulation of damage to retina; complication of diabetes mellitus |
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| acidosis due to excess of acidic ketone bodies; serious complication of diabetes mellitus |
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| damage to nerves in lower legs and hands as a result of diabetes mellitus |
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| chronic hypersecretion of growth hormone in adults; causes enlargement of bones and head and extremities |
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| hypersecretion of growth hormone in child; results in very tall adult |
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| hyposecretion of growth hormone in children; causes short stature |
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| hypersecretion of thyroid; symptoms include exophthalmos and goiter |
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| autoimmune destruction of thyroid; results in hyposecretion disorder |
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| hyposecretion disorder in adult; symptoms include anemia, edema, and mental lethargy |
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| marked hypersecretion; symptoms include rapid heart rate, tremors, thyromegaly, and weight loss |
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| cancerous tumor in gland that produces hormones secreted by that gland; results in hypersecretion pathologies |
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