DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEMRaul Campusano-Flores

Mackenzie Sullivan

7th block

HYPOTHALMUS Neurogenic Diabetes Insipidus

• Occurs due to low levels of ADH production from the hypothalamus.

Tertiary Hypothyroidism

Deficiency of TRH.

KIDNEYS

Nephrotic syndrome

• The filters in the kidney leak an excessive amount of protein.

Kidney stones

• Small, hard deposits that form inside your kidneys.

PITUITARY

Acromegaly

• Acromegaly is caused by prolonged overproduction of GH(growth hormones) by the pituitary gland

Hypopituitarism

• The pituitary gland either fails to produce one or more of its hormones or doesn't produce enough of them.

PANCREAS

Pancreatitis

• Inflammation of the pancreas.

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Pancreatic cancer

THYROID

Graves Disease

• Graves' disease is an immune system disorder that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones (hyperthyroidism).

Goiter

• Enlargement of the thyroid gland

GASTROINTESTINAL

microscopic colitis

• Inflammation of the bowel.

Celiac disease

• Digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food.

ADRENAL GLAND

Cushing's Syndrome

• Long-term exposure to too much cortisol

Addison's disease

• When your body produces insufficient amounts of certain hormones.

TESTICLES

Testicular cancer

• Occurs when abnormal cells in the testicles divide and grow uncontrolled.

Hypogonadism

• When the testicles (gonads) do not produce enough testosterone.

OVARIES

Ovarian Cysts

• A fluid-filled sac found in the ovaries.

Premature ovarian failure

• When a woman's ovaries stop working before she is 40.

SOURCES

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pituitarydisorders.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothalamic_disease

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/thyroiddiseases.html

• http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/graves-disease/basics/definition/con-20025811