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Endocrine Diseases
Radiography Pathology Disease Processes
Term | Definition |
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Osteomalacia | Bone tissue does not calcify Spongelike Bone Lack of Calcium |
Paget's disease (Osteitis deformans) | Problem recycling new bone tissue to old bone tissue Thicker than normal bone, but stress induced deformities Larger and weaker |
Acromegaly | Excessive secretion of growth hormone Pituitary gland Tumor removed, growth stops |
Diabetes Insipidus | Pituitary gland Head trauma to hypothalamus frequent urination, dehydration |
Cushing Syndrome | Excess cortisol production Fatty deposits around face and neck, weight gain around midsection fat loss from arms and legs |
Addison Disease | Adrenal insufficiency Not enough cortisol and aldosterone |
Adrenal Carcinoma | Cancer in adrenal glands, hormone changes |
Diabetes Mellitus | Inadequate secretion of insulin Metabolic disease, inappropriately elevated glucose levels |
Hyperthyroidism | Excessive Thyroid hormone-autoimmune |
Hypothyroidism | Deficiency of thyroid hormone |
Thyroid Cancer | tumor in thyroid, Neoplastic, benign. Biopsy |
Nephrocalcinosis | abnormal condition of the kidney, calcification of parenchyma need kidney transplant |
Hyperparathyroidism | Too much parathyroid hormone Nuc Med |