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?
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 serum 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 if a patient has begun menopause
What is Follicle Stimulating Hormone?
Common complaint of a person with acromegaly
What are the undesirable changes in appearance?
An illness that is considered the opposite of adrenal insufficiency
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?
The average percentage of loss of bone mass in the first five to seven years of menopause
What is 20%
The hormone related to acromegaly
What is Human Growth Hormone?
The main cause of an Addisonian crisis
What is stress?
Foods to avoid for patients with Cushing's Disease
What are high-sodium foods?
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 indicates the presence of 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?
Common range for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone level
What is 0.4 to 4 mU/L
The two greatest risks that accompany long-term estrogen replacement therapy
What are cardiovascular disease and breast cancer?