Case 1: A person lacks iodine in the diet.
What symptoms would you expect to see? What are the physiological
reasons for these symptoms?
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Case 2: Your grandmother has high blood
pressure and is given drugs to reduce it. Altering which endocrine
systems would produce the best results? Explain how this works.
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Case 3: A 38 year old woman is diagnosed
with acromegaly. Describe the characteristics of this disorder, the
physiological reasons for these symptoms and one potential that triggered
the disease.
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Case 4: Roger has been suffering from
extreme thirst; he drinks numerous glasses of water everyday and urinates
a great deal. Name 2 disorders that could produce these symptoms.
What test could a clinician perform to determine which disorder is present?
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What
do you need to do . . . .
Choose 3 out of 4 cases for your response.
In your response to your chosen cases, include at least 2 web-references
(URL's) to support your conclusions. Post your answers on the  |
On-line Activity #3
