Lifespan week 11 - Endocrine

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Across
  1. 3. a medication commonly used to treat hyperthyroidism
  2. 6. a complication of diabetes with high blood sugar and ketones
  3. 8. a hormone replacement given to patients with central diabetes insipidus
  4. 10. a condition that results in high blood sugar levels without significant ketones
  5. 11. the gland that produces thyroid hormones
  6. 12. a complication of HHS, often seen in elderly patients
  7. 13. a hormone released by the pancreas that helps lower blood sugar
  8. 14. this hormone is deficient in Addison’s disease
  9. 15. the type of diabetes more commonly seen in adults, often associated with obesity
  10. 16. syndrome where there is too much cortisol, causing symptoms like a moon face and buffalo hump
  11. 17. this type of diabetes is characterized by an autoimmune destruction of beta cells
  12. 19. a test used to assess blood sugar control over the past 3 months
  13. 20. condition in which the thyroid produces too much hormone
Down
  1. 1. a severe complication of hypothyroidism, marked by confusion and hypothermia
  2. 2. a type of urine that occurs when glucose exceeds the renal threshold
  3. 4. the condition caused by a lack of insulin or insulin resistance
  4. 5. this adrenal gland hormone is replaced in Addison’s disease
  5. 7. a condition in which the kidneys do not respond to ADH
  6. 9. an autoimmune disorder leading to type 1 diabetes
  7. 18. this test measures the body’s ability to handle glucose after ingestion of a 75g dose