Endocrine System-Diseases

Disease of the pancreas where no insulin is produced causing patients to have high blood sugars

• diabetes mellitus type 1
• graves disease
• addisons disease
• diabetes insipidus

Disease caused by excessive growth hormone released by the pituitary gland during early years.

• acromegaly
• gigantism
• cretinism
• dwarfism

Disease caused from overproduction of growth hormone during the adult years

• gigantism
• myxedema
• cushing syndrome
• acromegaly

Disease caused from hyposecretion of growth hormone inhibiting growth in the bones and muscles

• insomnia
• acromegaly
• pitutary dwarfism
• addisons disease

Disease caused from hyposectetion of antidiuretic hormone causing excessive water loss.

• diabetes inipidus
• diabetes mellitus
• cretinism
• diabetic cysts

Disease making it difficult to sleep

• graves disease
• leukemia
• insomnia
• goiters

Hypothyroidism that results in bulging eyes

• insomnia
• cushing syndrome
• addisons disease
• graves disease

Hypothyroidism resulting in low production of Thyroxin causing stunted growth in body and mind.

• cretinism
• addisons disease
• cushing syndrome
• insomnia

Disease caused by the malfunction of the thyroid gland causing large growths in the neck area

• grave disease
• goiters
• addisons disease
• ovarian cysts

Disease caused by overproduction of Parathyroid Hormone resulting in calcium being taken from the bones.

• osteoporosis
• goiters
• addisons disease
• acromegaly