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What is the medical term meaning the result of prolonged exposure to high levels of cortisol?
Cushing's Syndrome
Icd-9 code for cushing's syndrome?
E24.9 - Cushing's syndrome, unspecified
Is raynaud's syndrome contagious?
Raynaud's syndrome is not contagious.
What is the concept of cushing about?
"Cushing" refers to Cushing's syndrome, an issue that results from high exposures to the hormone cortisol. The syndrome will result in a tumor appearing on the pituitary gland.
Is bloom syndrome contagious?
No it is not contagious.
What has the author Dorothy T Krieger written?
Dorothy T. Krieger has written: 'Cushing's syndrome' -- subject(s): Cushing's syndrome
Is Marfan syndrome contagious?
Marfan's syndrome is not contagious. A person can only get it by inheriting it from a parent.
Cushing syndrome is associated with an excess of?
cortisol
How is hypernatremia related to cushing's disease?
Cushing syndrome affects the adrenal gland, which in return stimulates aldosterone. Aldosterone is responsible for salt and water retention. In Cushing syndrome cortisol is high which also blocks the excretion of sodium from the body.
Cushing syndrome results from hypersecretion of glucocorticoid hormone by a tumor of the adrenal cortex?
True: Cushing syndrome affects more women than men. The hypersecretion of glucocorticoid hormone causes patients with Cushing syndrome to develop a characteristic moon face. Redistribution of body fat causes a buffalo hump on the upper back.
What is the disease that causes obesity?
Cushing syndrome, Prader Willi syndrome, and Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome can all cause obesity.
Is Stevens Johnson Syndrome contagious?
no
