Lab Values
Hormones
Disorders
Signs & Symptoms
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100

What is the normal range for pH?

7.35-7.45

100

beta cells, pancreas, lowers blood glucose levels, transport substances into cells

Insulin

100

If hypoglycemia is left untreated , what will happen?

Loss of consciousness, seizures, and then death

100

What are the 3 Ps that herald the onset of diabetes?

polyuria, polyphagia, and polydipsia

100

How would you characterize a baby who is born from a diabetic mother?

larger than average and is predisposed to complications

200

3.5-5 is the normal range for which lab value?

Potassium

200

adrenal cortex, increases sodium & water reabsorption in the kidney

Aldosterone

200

A person with a moon shaped face and heavy trunk with fat at the back of the neck with wasting of muscles in their limbs. What condition do they have?

Cushings

200

The clinical manifestation that arises from diabetes insipidus is

Polyuria and thirst

200

What may follow a diabetic patient after strenuous exercise, an error in dosage, vomiting, or skipping a meal after administering insulin?

Insulin shock

300

What is the normal range for sodium

135-142 mEq/L

300

pituitary, posterior lobe, neurohypophysis, increases reabsorption of water in kidney

ADH

300

A patient comes into the hospital complaining about acquiring frequent infections, being tired all the time and losing a lot of weight. You notice they have a decrease in normal blood glucose. What condition do they have?

Addison Disease

300

What symptom is evident in a patient with Graves Disease due to their protruding, staring eyes and decreased blink and eye movements?

Exophthalmos

300

A hypothyroid condition due to low iodine levels in the soil and food of a community

Endemic Goiter

400

0.6-1.2 mg/dL is the normal range for which value?

Creatinine

400

parathyroid gland, increases blood calcium level by stimulating bone demineralization & increasing absorption of CA in the digestive tract & kidneys

PTH

400

A complex of several pathophysiologic conditions marked by obesity, cardiovascular changes, and significant insulin resistance due to increased adipose tissue

Metabolic syndrome

400

The signs and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis are related to

dehydration, metabolic acidosis, and electrolyte imbalance

400

an acute situation in a patient with uncontrolled hyperthyroidism precipitated by infection or surgery, life threatening because hyperthermia, tachycardia, & heart failure & delirium

Thyrotoxic crisis

500

What are the proper ranges of hematocrit for male and female

male- 45-52%

Female- 37-48%

500

increases metabolic rate in all cells

T3 & T4

500

A patient comes into the doctors office saying that they often find themselves hungry, thirsty, tired, having blurred vision , and going to the bathroom frequently in the middle of the night. You decide to check their fasting blood sugar level , what amount might raise awareness to you?

equal or greater than 126mg/dL

500

What is a differential sign between the two diabetes that develops as the diabetes progresses?

weight loss- type 1 you lose weight, type 2 you gain

500

What electrolytes are imbalanced in a person with diabetic ketoacidosis?

sodium, potassium and chloride