Pathology and Misc Endocrine System
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| hyperthyroidism | overactivity of the thyroid gland; thyrotoxicosis; Grave's disease
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| hypothyroidism | underactivity of the thyroid gland; myxedema (adult) cretinism (child)
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| hyperparathyroidism | excessive production of parathormone; hypercalcemia
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| hypoparathyroidism | hypocalcemia
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| adrenal virilism | excessive secretion of adrenal androgens
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| Cushing syndrome | excess cortisol; obesity, moon-like fullness of the face
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| Addison disease | hypofunctioning of adrenal cortex; malaise, weakness, muscle atrophy;
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| pheochromocytoma | benign tumor of the adrenal medulla; symptoms are hypertension, palpitations, headaches, sweating, flushing, muscle spasms
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| hyperinsulinism | excess secretion of insulin causing hypoglycemia
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| diabetes mellitus (DM) | lack of insulin secretion
Type 1: onset usually in early childhood; rapid onset, little or no insulin production, ketoacidosis, polyuria
Type 2: usually adult onset; gradual onset; obesity common; insulin resistance / deficiency of insulin secretion
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| acromegaly | hypersection of growth hormone after puberty leads to enlargment of extremities
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| gigantism | hypersecrtion of growth hormone before puberty
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| dwarfism | congenital hyposecretion of grtoh hormone
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| panhypopituitarism | deficiency of all pituitary hormones
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| diabetes insipidus (DI) | insufficient secretion of ADH
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