Common Conditions and Diseases of the Endocrine System
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| acromegaly | enlargement of the head and extremities from excessive growth hormone
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| Addison's disease | deficiency in adrenocortical hormones
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| adenoma | tumor of a gland
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| congenital adrenal hyperplasia | genetic condition causing the adrenal glands to secrete steroid hormones unproportionally
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| Conn's syndrome | overproduction of aldosterone
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| cretinism | congenital condition caused by a lack of thyroid hormones
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| Cushing's syndrome | hypersecretion of cortisol
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| diabetes insipidus | congenital disorder from insufficient anitdiuretic hormone
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| diabetes mellitus | unable to remove sugars from the blood due to a lack of insulin secretion
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| diabetic nephropathy | renal insufficiency caused by diabetes
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| diabetic retinopathy | visual loss or blindness caused by diabetes
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| dwarfism | congenital disorder causing a small stature, caused by deficiency in growth hormone
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| erectile dysfunction | testosterone deficiency
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| exopthalmos | protrusion of the eyeballs, seen in Grave's disease
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| gigantism | congenital disorder causing excessive stature from overproduction of growth hormone
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| glycosuria | sugar in the urine
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| goiter | enlargement of the thyroid gland
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| gynecomastia | excessive breast development in males
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| Hashimoto's thyroiditis | chronic inflammation of the thyroid, usually from hypothyroidism
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| hirsutism | male patterned hair growth in females
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| hyperadrenalism | oversecretion of adrenal hormone, condition will vary, depending on which hormone is in overproduction
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| hypercalcemia | excessive calcium in the blood
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| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar, insufficient insulin
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| hypergonadism | overproduction of sex hormones
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| hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the blood
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| hyperparathyroidism | excessive production of parathyroid hormone
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| hyperthyroidism (Grave's disease) | overactivity of the thyroid gland
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| hypoadrenalism | decreased function of the adrenal cortex
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| hypoglycemia | low blood sugar, excess insulin
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| hypogonadism | decreased production of sex hormones
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| hypoparathyrodism | hypocalcemia, underactivity of the parathyroid gland
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| hypopituitarism | deficiency of pituitary hormones
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| hypothyroidism | underactivity of the thyroid gland
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| ketoacidosis | acidosis due to excessive waste products called ketones in the blood stream, can be fatal
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| myxedema | severe form of hypothyroidism
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| obesity | abnormal amount of fat in the body
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| pheochromocytoma | tumor of the adrenal medulla
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| pituitary incidentaloma | nonfunctioning pituitary tumor
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| polydipsia | excessive thirst, usually seen with diabetes
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| polyuria | excessive urine, usually seen with diabetes
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| precocious puberty | early development
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| thyroiditis | inflammation of the thyroid gland
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| thyrotoxicosis | overproduction of the thyroid gland
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| virilism | development of male secondary sex characteristics in a female
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