Metabolic Condition
This disease process is due to a deficiency of lysosomal-beta-hexosaminidase enzyme.
What is Tay-Sachs disease?
The hormone that is secreted by the adrenal cortex
What is cortisol?
What is hypoglycemia?
Sluggish, excessive sleeping, enlarged tongue, dry skin, cold hands and feet, hypotonia, and dry brittle hair are clinical manifestations.
What is hypothyroidism?
The condition characterized by high levels of cortisol
What is Cushing's syndrome?
An oral medication that is commonly used as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes
What is metformin?
A drug that is used to treat hyperthyroidism
What is methimazole?
What is hyperthyroidism?
The condition characterized by insufficient production of cortisol
What is Addison's disease?
This medication class increases insulin sensitivity
What is Thiazolidinediones?
A condition that is treated with levothyroxine
What is hypothyroidism?
The primary function of the thyroid gland
What is control metabolic rate?
The primary cause of Cushing's syndrome
What is hypersecretion of cortisol?
A medication that is a sulfonylurea
What is glyburide?
A common side effect of antithyroid medications
What is leukopenia?
Nursing care for the child with inborn errors of metabolism involves:
2. Advocating for early detection and intervention
3. Promoting comprehensive follow up-care to minimize complications.
The condition that is caused by an underproduction of cortisol
What is Addison's disease?
A medication class that is used to slow carbohydrate absorption in the intestine
What is alpha-glucosidase inhibitors?
What is thyroid hormone agonists?