Common Conditions and Diseases of the Endocrine System
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| acromegaly | show 🗑
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| show | deficiency in adrenocortical hormones
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| adenoma | show 🗑
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| show | genetic condition causing the adrenal glands to secrete steroid hormones unproportionally
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| Conn's syndrome | show 🗑
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| cretinism | show 🗑
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| Cushing's syndrome | show 🗑
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| diabetes insipidus | show 🗑
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| show | unable to remove sugars from the blood due to a lack of insulin secretion
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| diabetic nephropathy | show 🗑
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| show | visual loss or blindness caused by diabetes
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| dwarfism | show 🗑
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| erectile dysfunction | show 🗑
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| show | protrusion of the eyeballs, seen in Grave's disease
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| show | congenital disorder causing excessive stature from overproduction of growth hormone
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| glycosuria | show 🗑
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| show | enlargement of the thyroid gland
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| gynecomastia | show 🗑
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| show | chronic inflammation of the thyroid, usually from hypothyroidism
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| hirsutism | show 🗑
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| show | oversecretion of adrenal hormone, condition will vary, depending on which hormone is in overproduction
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| show | excessive calcium in the blood
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| show | high blood sugar, insufficient insulin
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| hypergonadism | show 🗑
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| show | excessive potassium in the blood
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| hyperparathyroidism | show 🗑
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| show | overactivity of the thyroid gland
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| hypoadrenalism | show 🗑
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| show | low blood sugar, excess insulin
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| hypogonadism | show 🗑
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| hypoparathyrodism | show 🗑
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| hypopituitarism | show 🗑
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| show | underactivity of the thyroid gland
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| ketoacidosis | show 🗑
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| show | severe form of hypothyroidism
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| show | abnormal amount of fat in the body
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| pheochromocytoma | show 🗑
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| pituitary incidentaloma | show 🗑
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| polydipsia | show 🗑
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| polyuria | show 🗑
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| precocious puberty | show 🗑
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| show | inflammation of the thyroid gland
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| show | overproduction of the thyroid gland
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| virilism | show 🗑
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