Acromegaly in adults results from an inappropriate amount of this hormone
What is growth hormone
100
A value of a hypoglycemic fasting blood glucose level
What is a value that is not between 60-100
100
The number of chromosomes in a human genome
What are 46 chromosomes
100
An example of a phenotype
What is physical expression of a gene (color of a flower)
200
The term for medications that have a poisonous effect on the kidneys
What is nephrotoxic
200
With an insufficiency of this hormone, you will have excess thirst and polyuria
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
200
The three letters in the BUN test stand for
What are blood, urea, nitrogen
200
A pea-sized major endocrine gland located at the base of the brain
What is the pituitary gland
200
The term for a chromosomal count of an organism
What is DNA karyotype
300
the class of drugs used to treat pyelonephritis
What are antibiotics
300
These are the two hormones of the posterior pituitary
What are ADH (vasopressin) and oxytocin
300
This is the defining value for oliguria
What is <500 mL/day
300
Symptoms of this disease are intolerance to heat, restlessness, and tachycardia
What are the symptoms of hyperthyroid (Grave's)
300
In the negative feedback loop of thyroid hormone synthesis, thyroid releasing hormone (TRH) stimulates this hormone to be released from the pituitary
What is thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
400
This is a loop diuretic that can treat kidney disorders
What is Lasix (furosemide)
400
These are released by the medulla of the adrenal glands
What are catecholamines
400
A normal amount of mg of protein in urine
What is none, or less than 150 mg in 24 hours
400
The instructions a nurse would give to a patient going home on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
What is weighing yourself at the same time every day
400
The type of mode of inheritance for red-green colorblindness
What is x-linked
500
This is the generic name for Synthroid
What is levothyroxine
500
Renin is released by these cells
What are juxtaglomerular cells
500
GFR is the abbreviation for this test, and this is the rate
What is glomerular filtration rate, 125 mL/minute
500
kidney stones cause this type of renal injury
What is postrenal
500
A female and male who are carriers of an autosomal recessive trait have this percentage chance with each of their pregnancies of having a child who is an asymptomatic carrier