6-year-old Abby is brought to the ER by her mother. She is hyperventilating and vomiting. Abby’s mother states that her daughter has not seemed like herself lately. She has been nauseated several times during the past week. Abby is very thin although her mother indicates she has been eating and drinking continuously. Her urinary frequency has increased dramatically. She has even been having trouble with bed-wetting although this previously had not been a problem. What disease do you suspect and why? • What laboratory tests would confirm your suspicions? • Can you explain the child’s nausea and hyperventilation? • What glands and hormones are involved? • What treatment options are available for Abby?
6-year-old Abby is brought to the ER by her mother. She is hyperventilating and vomiting. Abby’s mother states that her daughter has not seemed like herself lately. She has been nauseated several times during the past week. Abby is very thin although her mother indicates she has been eating and drinking continuously. Her urinary frequency has increased dramatically. She has even been having trouble with bed-wetting although this previously had not been a problem. What disease do you suspect and why? • What laboratory tests would confirm your suspicions? • Can you explain the child’s nausea and hyperventilation? • What glands and hormones are involved? • What treatment options are available for Abby?
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6-year-old Abby is brought to the ER by her mother. She is
hyperventilating and vomiting. Abby’s mother states that her daughter has not seemed like herself lately. She has been nauseated several times during the past week. Abby is very thin although her mother indicates she has been eating and drinking continuously. Her urinary frequency has increased dramatically. She has even been having trouble with bed-wetting although this previously had not been a problem.
What disease do you suspect and why?
• What laboratory tests would confirm your suspicions?
• Can you explain the child’s nausea and hyperventilation?
• What glands and hormones are involved?
• What treatment options are available for Abby?
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