Acromegaly
The most common cause of acromegaly.
What are pituitary tumors?
The common name for adrenal insufficiency.
What is Addison's Disease?
The three P's of Cushing's Disease.
What are polyurea, polydipsia and polyphagia?
The primary long-term side effect of total thyroidectomy.
What is hypothyroidism?
Number of menstrual cycles missed for a diagnosis of menopause
What is twelve?
The leading cause of death of people with acromegaly.
What are cardiovascular issues?
The expected electrolyte imbalance for a person with Addison's Disease.
What is an elevated sodium level?
The three emotions of Cushing's Disease.
What are depression, anxiety and irritability?
Hypocalcemia is one of the most common complications of thyroid surgery and is treated with these.
What are supplemental calcium and vitamin D.
A blood test that will help confirm is a patient has begun menopause.
What is Follicle Stimulating Hormone?
Common complaint of a person with acromegaly.
What are undesirable changes in appearance?
What is Cushing's Disease?
The bodily fluid tested late at night for elevated cortisol levels in this common initial lab test.
What is saliva?
The most common cause of hyperthyroidism relapse after thyroidectomy.
What is taking too much thyroid replacement hormone?
What is 20%?
The hormone related to acromegaly.
What is human growth hormone?
The main cause of Addisonian crisis.
What is stress?
Foods to avoid for patients with Cushing's Disease.
What are high-sodium foods?
What is the most common cause of new hyperthyroidism diagnosis?
What is Grave's Disease?
If menopause occurs prior to this age, it is considered to be premature.
What is 40-years-old?
One of two nursing tests of nasal drainage for a post-surgical acromegaly patient.
What is a halo test (for CSF)?
or
What is a glucose test? (Glucose presence indicates CSF)
The most important nursing intervention to treat a patient in Addisonian crisis.
What is administer IV Solu-Cortef?
The gold standard test for Cushing's Disease.
What is Bilateral Inferior Petrosal Sampling?
The common range for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone level.
What is 0.4 to 4 mU/L?
These are the two greatest risks that accompany long-term estrogen replacement therapy.
What are cardiovascular disease and breast cancer?