NURS 498 Lecture 9: N498 Week 9 Required Readings
18 Mar 2018
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Acromegaly: a condition caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone and characterized by an overgrowth of the bones and soft tissues. Addison"s disease: hypofunction of the adrenal cortex, in which the supply of all three classes of adrenal corticosteroids is reduced. Diabetes insipidus: a group of conditions associated with deficient production or secretion of antidiuretic hormone or with a decreased renal response to adh caused by injury. Graves" disease: an autoimmune disease of unknown origin that is marked by diffuse thyroid enlargement and excessive thyroid hormone secretion. Goal is to return gh levels to normal. This is accomplished by surgery, radiation therapy, drug therapy, or a combination of these therapies. Is hyperactivity of the thyroid gland with sustained increase in synthesis and release of thyroid hormones. Thyrotoxicosis is the clinical syndrome of hyper metabolism caused by excess circulating levels of t4, t3 or both. (usually thyrotoxicosis and hyperthyroidism occur together=
