Pediatric Nursing Demystified

(^178) Pediatric Nursing Demystified
Aldosterone
Androgens
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Calcitonin
Cortisol
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Epinephrine
Follicle-stimulating hormone
(FSH)
Glucagon
Growth hormone (GH)
Insulin
Insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus (IDDM)
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Noninsulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)
Norepinephrine
Oxytocin hormone
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Prolactin hormone
Somatostatin
Thyroid-stimulating
hormone (TSH)
Thyrotoxicosis
Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)

KEY WORDS

Hypothalamus

Pineal

Thymus

Pancreas

Ovary

Testes

Kidney

Adrenal gland

Parathyroid

(behind thyroid gland)

Thyroid

Pituitary gland

FIGURE 9-1