The Swine Flu

( Ruminations on the media hype, the governmental-pharmaceutical plan to vaccinate all of us, how you can avoid the vaccine and the disease, and how you can treat a flu the next time you get one. )

CPD Endocrine Review: Thyroid

Where is the thyroid?
anterior neck C5-T1
though it can slip down the neck and into the thorax in some older folks

How much does a normal thyroid weigh?
10-20grams

What nutrient is concentrated in the thyroid?
iodine

What nutrient is it important to take if you are exposed to a nuclear radiation accident?
iodine, in the form of potassium iodide tablets, seaweed, bladderwrack
Japanese after Hiroshima/Nagasaki survived better with big seaweed diet
immediately, to prevent the thyroid from uptaking too much radioactive iodine
( Part 3 from Miller's notes )

CPD Endocrine Review: Pancreas

What is the pancreas' main function?
exocrine digestive enzymes, amylase and lipase
delivered to duodenum via pancreatic and common bile duct

One out of every seven healthcare dollars is spent on what medical condition?
diabetes mellitus

( from Miller's notes, part 4 )

CPD Endocrine Review: H-P Gonadal axis

Which gland produces Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH)?
hypothalamus

GnRH is released in pulses every how many minutes?
90-120
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