Lab Packet #10 Questions

What is a glucose standard curve, and why did you need to obtain one for this experiment?

Which patient(s) had glucose readings in the diabetic range? Can you say with certainty whether each of these patients has type 1 or type 2 diabetes?

Describe the diagnosis for patient 3, who was also pregnant at the time of this assay?

Which patient(s) had normal glucose readings?

What are some lifestyle choices these patients with normal plasma readings might recommend to the borderlines impaired patients?

Why were ovariectomized rats used in this experiment? How does the fact that the rats are ovariectomized explain their baseline T scores?

What effect did the administration of saline injections have on the control rates?

What effect did the administration of estrogen injections have on the estrogen-treated rats?

What effect did the administration of calcitonin injections have on the calcitonin-treated rats?

What are some health risks that postmenopausal women must consider when contemplating estrogen hormone replacement therapy?

Which patients would most likely be diagnosed with Cushing's disease? Why?

Which two patients have hormone levels characteristic of Cushing’s syndrome?

Patient 2 is being treated for rheumatoid arthritis with prednisone. How does this infommation change the diagnosis?

Which patient would most likely be diagnosed with Addison's disease? Why?