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Symptoms 10 What is the number one symptom of acromegaly?

Answer: Symptoms 10 Increased size of the hands, feet and face

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Symptoms 20

What is a symptom of dwarfism?

Answer: Symptoms 20

An adult height of 4 feet 10 inches or less

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Symptoms 30 What is a symptom of goiter?

Answer: Symptoms 30

An enlarged neck
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Symptoms 40 What are the four main symptoms of cushing's syndrome?

Answer: Symptoms 40 The most common symptoms of cushing's are weight gain, swelling, bruising, and stretch marks.
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Symptoms 50 What are the three most common symptoms of diabetes mellitus?

Answer: Symptoms 50 The three main symptoms of diabetes mellitus are polyuria, polyphagia, and polydipsia
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Treatment 10 Do you need treatment for goiter if it is small or is not causing problems?

Answer: Treatment 10 No, if small goiters aren't that noticeable or do not cause problems then the generally do not need treatment.
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Treatment 20

What kind of treatment is available for acromegally?

Answer: Treatment 20
Treatment options include surgical removal of the tumor, drug therapy, and radiation therapy of the pituitary
Information from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acromegaly

Treatment - 30

What treatments are available for Hypothyroidism?

Answer: Treatment 30
Using the prescribed medications will replace the thyroid hormone that you are lacking.
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Treatment - 40

Treatment for Hyperthyroidism?

Answer: Treatment 40

Radioactive iodine and antithyroid medicine are the treatments doctors use most often
Information from:http://www.webmd.com/ato-z-guides/hyperthyroidism-topic-overview

Treatment 50 What are treatment options for Addison's Disease?

Answer: Treatment 50
All treatment for Addison's disease involves hormone replacement therapy to correct the levels of steroid hormones your body isn't producing
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Tests 10 What types of tests are done for suspected Cushing's Disease?

Answer: Test 10
The three most common tests used to diagnose Cushing's syndrome are the 24-hour urinary free cortisol test, measurement of midnight plasma cortisol or late-night salivary cortisol, and the low-dose dexamethasone suppression test.

Information from:http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/cushi ngs/cushings.aspx

Test 20 What test is required to diagnose Diabetes Insipidus?

Answer: Test 20 The required test for diabetes insipidus is a 24- hour urine collection.
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Test 30

Name one type of testing for dwarfism?

Answer: Test 30 Measurements, Appearance, Imaging technology, MRI scan, Genetic tests, Family history, Hormone tests.
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Test 40 What type of tests are available for hypthroidism?

Answer: Test 40
The Diagnosis of hypothyroidism is based on your symptoms and the results of blood tests that measure hormone levels.
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Test 50 True or false? Hyperthyroidism can be diagnosed with a MRI or X-ray

Answer: Test 50 No, doctors will order a blood test. An MRI and Xray will not work. Hyperthyroidism is a chemical problem.
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General Info 10 When is acromegaly most frequently diagnosed?

Answer: General Info 10

Because of slow progression, the disease is hard to diagnose in the early stages of life and is frequently missed for years until changes in external features, especially of the face, become noticeable (puberty).
Information from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acromegaly

General Info 20
What is goiter?

Answer: General Info 20 Goiter, is a swelling of the neck or larynx resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland, functioning properly or not.
Information from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goitre

General Info 30 What is the purpose of the endocrine system?

Answer: General Info 30 The endocrine system helps regulate and maintain various body functions by making and releasing hormones or chemical messengers
Information from: http://www.pennmedicine.org/health_info/body_guide/reftext/ html/endo_sys_fin.html

General Info 40 List all of the glands of the endocrine system (hint: there are 9).

Answer: General Info 40

1. adrenal glands 2.Thymus 3.Pancreas 4.Reproductive organs 5.Pineal 6.Pituitary 7.Parathyroids 8.Hypothalmus 9.Thyroid
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General Info 50 Which gland is considered the master gland of the body?

Answer: General Info 50 The pituitary gland is considered to be the master gland of the body.
Information from:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/master+gland

Recommendations 10 Is there a recommended diet for hypothyroidism?

Answer: Recommendation 10 No, but hypothyroid medication should be taken on an empty stomach.
Information from:http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/hypothyroidism/expertanswers/hypothyroidism-diet/faq-20058554

Recommendation 20

True or false? Some one with diabetes should continue to eat the foods that they have been.

Answer: Recommendation 20 False, depending on the type of diabetes the patient has, they may need to change current eating habits to make them selves healthier.
Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus

Recommendation 30 What is one way a woman could avoid gestational diabetes?

Answer: Recommendation 30
If overweight, decreasing the BMI to a normal range before getting pregnant would decrease the risk of developing gestational diabetes.
Information from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedheal th/PMH0001898/#adam_000896.disease.p revention

Recommendation 40 True or false? All cases of diabetes insipidus are preventable.

Answer: Recommendation 40 No, not all cases of diabetes insipidus are preventable but Prompt treatment of infections, tumors, and injuries may reduce risk.
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Recommendation 50 What treatment is recommended for dwarfism?

Answer: Recommendation 50 Hormonal therapy

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