Question

1. Pick an endocrine disorder. 2. Discuss the following: a. Pathophysiology b. Signs & Symptoms c. Diagnostics needed for confirmation d. Treatment/Management 3. Is this condition/disorder age or gender-specific?

subject: medical Surgical.

Answer 1

1answer) i pick diabetes in endocrine disorders

Diabetes: There are two types of diabetes and are type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is caused due to the presence of so many diseases in the body, they combined to produce so much of sugar in the blood causing an increase in blood sugar level.

Type-1 diabetes: in this type insulin is produced in very less amount in pancreas resulting in type-1 diabetes

Type-2 diabetes: Blood sugar processes in the body is affected in this type of diabetes

A) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: pathophysiology of diabetes depends upon the level and utilisation of insulin in the body. Human brain requires glucose for its normal functioning, when the glucose in the blood is increases the pancreas releases insulin to make it stable.

B) SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: the signs and symptoms are

a) urine outcome is more

b) there can be weight loss

c) wounds caused are healed very slowly

d) vision becomes not clear

C) DIAGNOSTIC NEEDED FOR CONFIRMATION: Diabetes can be diagnosed by doing fasting blood glucose test

D) TREATMENT:

a) diet of the patient must be maintained

b) it can be treated by taking insulin injections

c) proper medication can help

d) regular exercise

3answer) Diabetes is gender specific as women may get diabetes due to obesity while men can get depending upon body index and is caused at a lower age. Occurrence according to gender also depends upon their lifestyle and culture. It also depends on genes and level of daily nutrition. Sex hormones also plays an important role