Physio 9.0 Endocrine Lab Essay - 976 Words

physioex 9.0 Review Sheet Exercise 4 Endocrine System Physiology Name Laura Bauer Lab Time/Date Thursday 5:30-7:30 Activity 1 Metabolism and Thyroid Hormone Part 1 1 Which rat had the fastest basal metabolic rate (BMR)? The Normal rat had the fastest BMR. 2 Why did the metabolic rates differ between the normal rat and the surgically altered rats? How well did the results compare with your prediction? ___ The BMRs differed because the surgically altered rats were missing either the Pituitary or Thryoid gland that release thyroid hormones. 3 If an animal has been thyroidectomized, what hormone(s) would be missing in its blood? The animal will be missing trioodythronine and thyroxine. 4 If an animal†¦show more content†¦3. Describe the diagnosis for patient 3, who was also pregnant at the time of this assay. *** This patient would be diagnosed with gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that typically disappears after pregnancy. 4. Which patient(s) had normal glucose reading(s)? ___ Patients 1 and 2 were in the normal range. 5. What are some lifestyle choices these patients with normal plasma glucose readings might recommend to the borderline impaired patients? ___ A change of diet in which simple sugars are limited might assist borderline patients. Similarly, fiber and good carbohydrates could be helpful. Activity 3 Hormone Replacement Therapy ** We could not carry out the third experiment there was an issue with the software. Activity 4 Measuring Cortisol and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone 1 Which patient would most likely be diagnosed with Cushing’s disease? Why? ___ Patient number 3 would most likely be at risk due to high levels of both cortisol and ACTH ___ 2 Which two patients have hormone levels characteristic of Cushing’s syndrome? ___ Patients 2 and 5 have high levels of cortisol which is a characteristic of Cushings syndrome. 3 Patient 2 is being treated for rheumatoid arthritis with prednisone. How does this information change the diagnosis? ___ Because of the treatment for the arthritis, the Cushings syndrome would have been induced by