hypopituitary dwarfism - ✔️✔️Deficiency in growth hormone in childhood results in
retardation of growth below the 3rd percentile, delayed puberty, hypothyroidism, and
adrenal insufficiency.
gigantism - ✔️✔️excessive growth of body due to hypersecretion of growth hormone in a
child or teenager. Occurs during CHILDHOOD
Acromegaly (Hyperpituitarism) - ✔️✔️excessive secretion of growth hormone in
ADULTHOOD, after normal completion of body growth, causes overgrowth of bone in the
face, head, hands, and feet but no change in height. internal organs also enlarge, and
metabolic disorders may be present
achondroplastic dwarfirsm - ✔️✔️A genetic disorder in converting cartilage to bone results
in normal trunk size, short arms and legs, and short stature. It is characterized by a relatively
large head with frontal bossing, midface hypoplasia (small); and often thoracic kyphosis,
prominent lumbar lordosis, and abdominal protrusion
endogenous obesity (cushing syndrome) - ✔️✔️either administration of
adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) or excessive production of ACTH by the pituitary will stimulate
the adrenal cortex to secrete excess cortisol. this causes cushing syndrome, characterized by
weight gain and edema with central trunk and cervical obesity and round, plethoric face
(moon face). excessive catabolism causes muscle wasting; weakness; thin arms and legs;
reduced height; and thin, fragile skin with purple abdominal striae, burising, and acne.
, marfan syndrome - ✔️✔️inherited connective tissue disorder marked by a tall, thin body
type with long spidery fingers and toes, elongated head, and heart, blood vessel, and
ophthalmic abnormalities
gait - ✔️✔️manner of walking
deep body temperature - ✔️✔️37.2C or 99 F
normal oral temperature - ✔️✔️37 C or 96.6 F
35.8 C to 37.3 C or 96.4 to 99.1
rectal temperature - ✔️✔️should be 0.4 to 0.5 C or 0.7 to 1 F higher than oral
what influences temperature - ✔️✔️diurnal cycle, menstrual cycle, exercise, age
hyperthermia - ✔️✔️Abnormally high body temperature
hypothermia - ✔️✔️abnormally low body temperature
modes of taking temperature - ✔️✔️electronic, glass, rectal, tympanic, temporal, oral,
axillary
stroke volume - ✔️✔️The amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction.
*70 mL
pulse - ✔️✔️pressure wave generated from the force that flares the arterial walls
normal pulse - ✔️✔️60-100 bpm
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