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Disorders of the Endocrine System

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Condition in which the pituitary gland does not make enough growth hormone, this results in a child's slow growth pattern and an unusually small stature (below average height)
Can result from excess male hormones, called androgens, results in excessive amounts of stiff and pigmented hair on body areas where men typically grow hair, including the face, chest, and back
Hormonal disorder that develops when your pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone during adulthood
Type of depression that's related to changes in seasons
When too much aldosterone is produced by the adrenal glands, which can lead to lowered levels of potassium in the blood and increased hydrogen ion excretion
Women with high levels of a form of testosterone called "free" testosterone
Adrenal glands, located just above your kidneys, produce too little cortisol and, often, too little aldosterone
Occurs when your child's pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone during childhood
In which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood
Condition caused by a very low level of blood sugar (glucose)
An abnormal enlargement of your thyroid gland
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A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth owing to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormone (congenital hypothyroidism) usually owing to maternal hypothyroidism.
a genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones
Result of having undiagnosed or untreated severe hypothyroidism
Immune system disorder that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones (hyperthyroidism)
Uncommon disorder that causes an imbalance of water in the body
Condition marked by intermittent muscular spasms, caused by malfunction of the parathyroid glands and a consequent deficiency of calcium
Noncancerous (benign) tumor of the pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain, secretes an excess amount of ACTH, which in turn stimulates the adrenal glands to make more cortisol
Softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency