Anatomy & Physiology (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134156415
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 2CCS
We have a new patient to consider today. Mr. Gutteman, a 70-year-old male, was brought into the ER in a comatose state and has yet to come out of it. It is obvious that he suffered severe head trauma-his scalp was badly lacerated, and he has an impacted skull fracture. His initial lab tests (blood and urine) were within normal limits. His fracture was repaired and the following orders (and others) were given:
Check qh (every hour) and record: spontaneous behavior, level of responsiveness to stimulation, movements, pupil size and reaction to light, speech, and vital signs.
Turn patient q4h and maintain meticulous skin care and dryness.
Mr. Gutteman is found to be losing huge amounts of water in urine and the volume lost is being routinely replaced (via IV line). Mr. Gutteman’s blood and urine tests are negative for glucose and
Relative to these findings:
What would you say Mr. Gutteman’s hormonal problem is, and what do you think caused it?
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Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 1CYUCh. 15.1 - Prob. 2CYUCh. 15.1 - What is the difference between a hormone and a...Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 4CYUCh. 15.3 - Prob. 5CYUCh. 15.3 - Consider the signaling mechanisms of water-soluble...Ch. 15.4 - What are the three types of stimuli that control...Ch. 15.5 - Prob. 8CYUCh. 15.6 - Prob. 9CYUCh. 15.6 - Prob. 10CYU
Ch. 15.6 - List the four anterior pituitary hormones that are...Ch. 15.7 - Prob. 12CYUCh. 15.8 - What is the major effect of thyroid hormone?...Ch. 15.8 - Name the cells that release each of the three...Ch. 15.9 - List the three classes of hormones released from...Ch. 15.10 - Synthetic melatonin supplements are available,...Ch. 15.11 - Which hormone does the heart produce and what is...Ch. 15.11 - Prob. 18CYUCh. 15.11 - MAKING connections Diabetes mellitus and diabetes...Ch. 15.11 - MAKING connections Which of the two chemical...Ch. 15 - The major stimulus for release of parathyroid...Ch. 15 - The anterior pituitary secretes all but (a)...Ch. 15 - A hormone not involved in glucose metabolism is...Ch. 15 - Parathyroid hormone (a) increases bone formation...Ch. 15 - Choose from the following key to identify the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 6MCCh. 15 - Testosterone is to the male as which hormone is to...Ch. 15 - If anterior pituitary secretion is deficient in a...Ch. 15 - If there is adequate carbohydrate intake,...Ch. 15 - Hormones (a) are produced by exocrine glands, (b)...Ch. 15 - Some hormones act by (a) increasing the synthesis...Ch. 15 - Absence of thyroid hormone would result in (a)...Ch. 15 - Medullary chromaffin cells are found in the (a)...Ch. 15 - Atrial natriuretic peptide secreted by the heart...Ch. 15 - Prob. 1SAQCh. 15 - Which type of hormone receptorplasma membrane...Ch. 15 - Prob. 3SAQCh. 15 - Name two endocrine glands (or regions) that are...Ch. 15 - The anterior pituitary is often referred to as the...Ch. 15 - The posterior pituitary is not really an endocrine...Ch. 15 - Endemic goiter is not really the result of a...Ch. 15 - How are they hyperglycemia and lipidemia of...Ch. 15 - Name a hormone secreted by a muscle cell and two...Ch. 15 - We have a new patient to consider today. Mr....Ch. 15 - We have a new patient to consider today. Mr....Ch. 15 - We have a new patient to consider today. Mr....
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