Hyperkalemia Diagnosis and Treatment
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What is a characteristic diagnosis of Turner syndrome?

  • Increased calcium levels in the urine
  • Congenital heart defects in late adulthood
  • Lymphedema of hands and feet in early adolescence (correct)
  • Hyperparathyroidism in early childhood

    • What is the primary role of PTH in calcium regulation?

  • To raise calcium levels by pulling from bone (correct)
  • To lower calcium levels by storing in bone
  • To increase calcium levels in the blood
  • To decrease calcium levels in the bone

    • What is the target organ for calcium regulation?

  • Skeletal muscles (correct)
  • Cardiac muscles
  • Smooth muscles
  • Neurological system

    • What is the normal range of ionized calcium levels?

    <p>4.5-5.6</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of hypophosphatemia?

    <p>Kidney failure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of calcitonin on calcium levels?

    <p>Stores calcium in bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of Hyperpituitarism?

    <p>Pituitary adenoma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of excess GH production in adulthood?

    <p>Acromegaly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the decreased secretion of hormones causing hypofunction of secondary organs?

    <p>Hypopituitarism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the condition where the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis is activated too early?

    <p>Precocious Puberty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the condition where the pituitary gland produces too much prolactin?

    <p>Hyperprolactinemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults?

    <p>Decreased lean mass and increased fat mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone regulates water and electrolyte balance in the body?

    <p>Antidiuretic hormone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the hypothalamus in hormonal regulation?

    <p>Release or inhibit hormones to regulate pituitary secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which gland is considered the 'master gland' due to its role in regulating other endocrine glands?

    <p>Pituitary gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of hypothyroidism on metabolic processes?

    <p>Slows down metabolic processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone is implicated in the regulation of growth and development?

    <p>Growth hormone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the parathyroid glands?

    <p>Regulate calcium levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

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