Sentences with phrase «by adrenal»

An over production of cortisol (by the adrenal glands) due to stress would inhibit both the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland from producing hormones.

Testosterone is secreted by the adrenal glands, which go into overdrive during stressful times.

Cortisol is produced by the adrenal glands.

There's a slight chance that it could be from an allergic reaction to something in your ferret sitter's house, but most likely it is being caused by an adrenal tumor.

It is designed to be released by the adrenal glands only intermittently and in small amounts, when your dog's body perceives stress.

It is an overproduction of the hormone «cortisol» by the adrenal glands.

The two most common hormonal imbalances that can lead to weight gain in dogs are hypothyroidism (low thyroid levels) and hyperadrenocorticism (increased production of cortisol by the adrenal glands).

Reduced secretion of aldosterone (a steroid hormone secreted by the Adrenal Cortex); which is the primary mineralocorticoid of the adrenal glands can cause a severe imbalance of minerals in the body; such as potassium, chloride and sodium.

Several well known conditions are caused by the adrenal glands producing too much or too little of a particular hormone.

If too much is used, most or all of the adrenal cortex will be destroyed, which can be life - threatening and result in reduced hormone production by the adrenal glands.

ACTH stimulation is performed to test the level of production of cortisol by the adrenal gland.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

Dr. Al Plechner believes excess estrogen produced by the adrenal gland in response to the production of deficient or defective cortisol causes SARDS and other autoimmune disorders.

Cushing's disease in dogs and cats is an excess of cortisol, the hormone normally released by the adrenal glands when pets are stressed.

Hormones that aren't being secreted by the adrenal gland will be replaced by glucocorticoids (called Forinef) and mineralocorticoids (prednisone).

In 85 % of cases it isn't caused by adrenal gland, but by the pituitary gland, called pituitary dependent hyperadrenocorticism (PDH).

The most common form is caused by overproduction of a hormone by the pituitary gland in the brain, which in turn controls the amount of cortisol produced by the adrenal glands.

Trilostane reduces the amount of steroids produced by the adrenal gland.

Prednisolone is a type of corticosteroid that bears a striking resemblance to the natural hormone produced by the adrenal cortex.

We call Cushing's disease caused by adrenal tumors «adrenal - dependent Cushing's.»

It is caused by the overproduction of cortisone (steroids) by the adrenal glands.

Cushing's disease (hyperadrenocorticism) is an overproduction of corticosteroids by the adrenal glands.

The pituitary links to other glands through its hormones and regulates hormone production by the adrenal, thyroid and sexual organs as well as growth and day - to - day cycles of activity (diurnal rhythm).

Newfies can develop conditions unique to large breed dogs: Addison's disease, an illness caused by insufficient production of adrenal hormones by the adrenal glands.; Cystinuria, a hereditary defect that forms calcium stones in the bladder; epilepsy; and yes, hip dysplasia.

A special blood test that measure the hormones produced by the adrenal glands will help diagnose this disease in ferrets.

Pituitary gland tumors account for fifteen percent of cases of Cushing» s disease while 85 % are caused by adrenal tumors.

Addison's disease involves an insufficient production of adrenal hormones by the adrenal gland.

Both medications work by reducing cortisone levels produced by the adrenal glands.

Epinephrine (commonly found in the form of an EpiPen ® and better known as adrenaline, the «fight or flight» hormone) is «the principal blood - pressure raising hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla and is used medicinally especially as a heart stimulant.»

So saliva cortisol doesn't really give the whole picture about total cortisol produced by the adrenal glands.

In fact cortisol, which is released by the adrenal glands under conditions of high mental and physical stress and high temperature, is the body's primary catabolic hormone.

This important nutrient facilitates the synthesis of sex and stress - related hormones in the body by the adrenal glands and other parts of the endocrine system.

Cortisol is produced by the adrenal glands, but it is controlled by the hypothalamus.

A good start is a detox followed by the Adrenal Fatigue Program.

Produced naturally by your adrenal glands, and (surprise!)

DHEA is a natural hormone that is made by your adrenal glands, and the most abundant hormone made by the adrenal glands is DHEA.

ACTH is a hormone signaller released by the adrenal glands which promotes the release of cortisol.

Gluconeogenesis is primarily stimulated by the adrenal hormone cortisol.

Stay away as it messed up by adrenal glands.

These include stress (leading to the production of high cortisol levels by the adrenal glands), lack of exercise, and poor nutrition.

This process though is promoted primarily by epinephrine, (adrenaline), which is one of the stress hormones secreted by your adrenal glands in response to stress.

These hormones are made by our adrenal glands naturally, but when administered are manufactured in a laboratory.

Cortisol is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands, located above the kidneys.

These are the people who are significantly incapacitated by adrenal fatigue in one or more ways.

I had a wake up call a few weeks ago when I noticed even my skin health is being affecting by this adrenal fatigue type illness.

But what is nearly always forgotten in conversations about adrenal fatigue is the other hormones made by the adrenal gland, namely catecholamines (adrenaline, aka epinephrine) and aldosterone.

Produced by the adrenal glands, cortisol is known for burning anything and everything for energy — fat, carbs, and even lean muscle.

You know from the chapter on hormone balance that stress increases your levels of cortisol, a hormone released primarily by the adrenal glands in response to feelings of fear, danger or even a sense of competition.

Curcumin also helps maintain histamine levels already in the normal range, promotes the production of cortisone by the adrenal glands, protects the liver from toxins, promotes a healthy response to internal challenges (especially in the cardiovascular system), and slows platelets from forming blood clots, which promotes healthy blood circulation.

That's the, you know, when your adrenal glands get stimulated by adrenal rush, that little spidey tingly sense you get, that's your sympathetic nervous system and if that response is activated prolonged, it really shuts down digestion, enzyme production, and hydrochloric acid secretion.