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Endocrine
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Giantism; Acromegaly | Causes hyperpituitarism, pituitary oversecretion; usually caused by a benign tumor Patho - excess growth hormone |
| Addison's Disease | Causes adrenal insufficiency, usually caused by auto-immune and idiopathic atrophy of adrenal glands. Needs surgical removal of adrenal glands; use of steroids long term patho - inadequate secretion of adrenal cortex secretions: cortisol and aldosterone |
| Cushing's Disease | Causes excessive adrenocortical activity by adrenals or pituitary. may be excessive administration of corticosteroids or ACTH; pituitary tumor; hyperplasia of adrenal cortex oversecretion of glucocorticoids, adrogens and mineralocorticoids |
| Hypothyroidism | Causes dysfunction of thyroid gland, OR pituitary disorder OR hypothalamus disorder Patho: hyposecretion of the thyroid gland |