endocrine diseases and conditions
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| show | increase in the acidity of blood, body fluids, and tissues due to an excess of hydrogen ions
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| acromegaly | show 🗑
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| show | insufficient secretion of cortisol and sometimes aldosterone;
characterized by progressive anemia, hypotension, hypoglycemia, fatigue, increased skin pigmentation, joint pain, and loss of appetite
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| show | Pathological development of female secondary sex characteristics in a male
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| adrenal virilism | show 🗑
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| cretinism | show 🗑
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| Cushing’s syndrome | show 🗑
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| show | Rare type of diabetes caused by inadequate secretion of ADH by the posterior pituitary gland; causes polydipsia and polyuria
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| diabetes mellitus | show 🗑
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| type 1 diabetes (DM continued) | show 🗑
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| show | complication of diabetes in which the body produces acidic ketone bodies (waste products) as a result of high blood glucose levels
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| diabetic retinopathy | show 🗑
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| show | being abnormally small or short, usually defined as an adult height of 4′10
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| edema | show 🗑
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| exophthalmos | show 🗑
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| show | Excessive growth of body parts, often due to hypersecretion of GH
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| show | Autoimmune condition that results in hyperthyroidism; characterized by bulging eyeballs and an enlarged thyroid gland
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| gynecomastia | show 🗑
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| show | excessive growth of hair or presence of body hair in unusual places, especially in women; has several hormonal causes that result in the overproduction of androgens
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| show | Excessive production of PTH that results in degeneration of the bones; also known as von Recklinghausen’s disease of bone
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| show | Tumor of the beta cells in the islets of Langerhans that causes the beta cells to keep secreting insulin even when a person’s blood glucose is very low; usually benign, but results in hypoglycemia
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| show | Severe form of hypothyroidism that occurs in older children and adults; characterized by puffy skin and swelling of the laryngeal and pharyngeal mucous membranes
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| obesity | show 🗑
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| panhypopituitarism | show 🗑
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| show | Damage to the nerves that causes pain and weakness, particularly in the hands and feet
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| pheochromocytoma | show 🗑
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| show | Excessive secretion of ADH, which increases blood volume; causes increased blood volume (hypervolemia) and low blood sodium concentration (hyponatremia)
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| show | Nervous excitability and muscle spasms caused by PTH deficiency and inadequate calcium levels
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| thyrotoxicosis | show 🗑
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