Endocrine Pathology

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ENDOCRINOPATHY

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ANY DISEASE DUE TO A DISORDER OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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HYPERCRINISM

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CONDITION CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE SECRETION OF ANY ENDOCRINE GLAND

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HYPOCRINISM

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CONDITION CAUSED BY DEFICIENT SECRETION OF ANY ENDOCRINE GLAND

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ACROMEGALY

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ENLARGEMENT OF THE EXTREMETIES

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GIGANTISM

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ABNORMAL OVERGROWTH OF THE BODY BEFORE PUBERTY

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HYPERPITUITARISM

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PATHOLOGY THAT RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE SECRETION BY THE ANTERIOR LOBE OF THE PITUITARY GLAND

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HYPOPITUITARISM

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CONDITION OF REDUCED SECRETION DUE TO THE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE LOSS OF FUNCTION OF THE ANTERIOR LOBE OF THE PITUITARY GLAND

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PITUITARY ADENOMA

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BENIGN TUMOR OF THE PITUITARY GLAND

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PROLACTINOMA

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BENIGN TUMOR OF THE PITUITARY GLAND THAT CAUSES IT TO PRODUCE TOO MUCH PROLACTIN

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DIABETES INSIPIDUS

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CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF THE ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE OR THE INABILITY OF THE KIDNEYS TO RESPOND TO THIS HORMONE

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HASHIMOTO'S THYROIDITIS

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AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER WHERE THE IMMUNE SYSTEM MISTAKENLY ATTACKS THYROID TISSUE

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HYPOTHYROIDISM

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UNDERACTIVE THYROID

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CRETINISM

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CONGENITAL FORM OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

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MYEXEDEMA

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SEVERE FORM OF ADULT HYPERTHYROIDISM

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HYPERTHYROIDISM

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EXCESSIVE THYROID HORMONES IN THE BLOODSTREAM

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THYROTOXICOSIS

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THYROID STORM: LIFE THREATENING CONDITION RESULTS FROM RELEASE OF EXCESSIVE QUANTITIES OF THYROID HORMONES INTO THE BLOODSTREATM

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GRAVE'S DISEASE

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AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE, FORM OF HYPERTHYROIDISM, CHARACTERIZED BY GOITER AND EXOPHTHALMOS

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GOITER

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ABNORMAL ENLARGEMENT OF THYROID GLAND

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EXOPHTHALMOS

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ABNORMAL PROTRUSION OF THE EYES

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HYPOPARATHYROIDISM

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CAUSED BY AN INSUFFICIENT OR ABSENT SECRETION OF THE PARATHYROID GLANDS

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HYPOCALCEMIA

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ABNORMALLY LOW LEVELS OF CALCIUM IN THE BLOOD

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TETANY

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PERIODIC PAINFUL MUSCLE SPASMS AND TREMORS

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HYPERPARATHYROIDISM

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OVERPRODUCTION OF THE PARATHYROID HORMONE, PTH

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HYPERCALCEMIA

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ABNORMALLY HIGH CONCENTRATION OF CALCIUM IN THE BLOOD INSTEAD OF BEING STORED IN THE BONES

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PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM

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CONDITION CAUSED BY DISEASED PARATHYROID GLAND

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SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM

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CONDITION CAUSED BY A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE BODY

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ADRENALITIS

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INFLAMMATION OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS

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ADDISON'S DISEASE

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CONDITION OCCURS WHEN ADRENAL GLANDS DO NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH HORMONES CORTISOL OR ALDOSTERONE. PATIENTS HAVE CHRONIC FATIGUE, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, LOSS OF APPETITE, WEIGHT LOSS

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ALDOSTERONISM

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ABNORMALLY OF ELECTROLYTE BALANCE CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE SECRETION OF ALDOSTERONE.

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PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA

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BENIGN TUMOR OF THE ADRENAL MEDULLA THAT CAUSES THE GLAND TO PRODUCE EXCESS EPINEPHRINE

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CUSHING'S SYNDROME

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HYPERCORTISOLISM, CAUSED BY PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF CORTISOL

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HYPERGLYCEMIA

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ABNORMALLY HIGH CONCENTRATION OF GLUCOSE IN THE BLOOD

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POLYDIPSIA

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EXCESSIVE THIRST

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POLYPHAGIA

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EXCESSIVE HUNGER

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POLYURIA

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EXCESSIVE URINATION

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HYPERINSULINISM

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CONDITION MAARED BY EXCESSIVE SECRETION OF INSULIN

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HYPOGLYCEMIA

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ABNORMALLY LOW CONCENTRATION OF GLUCOSE IN THE BLOOD

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INSULINOMA

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BENIGN TUMOR OF THE PANCREAS THAT CAUSES HYPOGLYCEMIA

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PANCREATALGIA

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PAIN IN THE PANCREAS

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PANCREATITIS

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INFLAMMATION OF THE PANCREAS

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DIABETES MELLITUS

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GROUP OF METABOLIC DISORDERS CHARACTERIZED RESULTING FROM DEFECTS IN INSULIN SECRETION, INSULIN ACTION, OR BOTH

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TYPE 1 DIABETES
INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS

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AUTO IMMUNE INSULIN DEFICIENCY DISORDER

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TYPE II DIABETES
NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS

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AN INSULIN RESISTANCE DISORDER

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GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS

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FORM OF DIABETES THAT OCCURS DURING SOME PREGNANCIES

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INSULIN SHOCK

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CAUSED BY VERY LOW BLOOD SUGAR (HYPOGLYCEMIA)

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DIABETIC COMA

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CAUSED BY VERY HIGH BLOOD SUGAR (HYPERGLYCEMIA) ALSO KNOWN AS DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS

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THYMITIS

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INFLAMMATION OF THE THYMUS GLAND

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THYOMA

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USUALLY BENIGN TUMOR DERIVED FROM THE TISSUE OF THE THYMUS

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PINEALOPATHY

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ANY DISORDER OF THE PINEAL GLAND

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HYPERGONADISM

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CONDITION OF EXCESSIVE SECRETION OF HORMONES BY THE SEX GLANDS

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HYPOGONADISM

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CONDITION OF DEFICIENT SECRETION OF HORMONES BY THE SEX GLANDS

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GYNECOMASTIA

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EXCESSIVE MAMMARY DEVELOPMENT IN THE MALE