Major Glands
Located on top of the kidneys
What are the adrenal glands
Condition caused by the lack of insulin
What is diabetes mellitus?
Type of IV where the tip of the catheter terminates in the superior vena cava
What is a central line IV?
Hormone made in the pancreas that raises blood glucose
What is glucagon?
Produced by the pineal gland, this hormone helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle
What is melatonin?
Most hormones are released from this specific structure
What is the anterior pituitary gland?
Name of autoimmune disease that causes overproduction of thyroid hormones
What is Grave’s Disease?
Name of complication where IV fluid is unintentionally put into surrounding tissue
What is infiltration?
Also called the stress hormone
What is cortisol?
Glucocorticoid used to treat Addison’s Disease
What is prednisone or hydrocortisone?
This is both an endocrine and an exocrine gland
What is the pancreas?
Disorder of an overactive adrenal gland
What is Cushing’s disease?
Type (concentration) of solution that causes fluid to go into cellular tissue
What is hypotonic?
Hormone secreted in response to low plasma calcium levels
What is parathyroid hormone?
An enlarged thyroid gland is commonly known by this term
What is a goiter?
Structure that secretes calcitonin
What is the thyroid gland?
Condition caused by deficiency of production or secretion of ADH
What is diabetes insipidus?
The letters PICC stand for what?
What is Peripherally Inserted Central line Catheter?
Hormone secreted by the kidneys to produce red blood cells
What is erythropoietin?
Hormone associated with „fight or flight“ and secreted by adrenal medulla
What is epinephrine?
Another name for the pituitary gland
What is hypophysis?
Most common form of hypothyroidism
What is Hashimoto’s disease?
A solution that causes tissue to blister and possibly necrosis is a what?
What is a vesicant?
Hormone that acts of the kidneys and helps regulate blood pressure
What is aldosterone?
A deficiency in this important mineral during pregnancy or early infancy causes what condition
What is Congenital Iodine Deficiency Syndrome or Congenital hypothyroidism?