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    Endocrine System Disorders Endocrine Disorders - Too Much Gigantism

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    The document discusses several endocrine system disorders including dwarfism, gigantism, diabetes mellitus, and thyroid disorders. Dwarfism is caused by insufficient growth hormone secretion and results in smaller stature. Gigantism is a rare condition caused by excessive growth hormone during childhood that leads to abnormally high height. Diabetes mellitus is when blood glucose levels are too high due to inadequate insulin production or lack of response to insulin. Thyroid disorders involve excessive or insufficient thyroid hormone secretion and can cause hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism with various symptoms. Many of these conditions can be treated through medication, surgery, diet, and exercise management.

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    The document discusses several endocrine system disorders including dwarfism, gigantism, diabetes mellitus, and thyroid disorders. Dwarfism is caused by insufficient growth hormone secretion and results in smaller stature. Gigantism is a rare condition caused by excessive growth hormone during childhood that leads to abnormally high height. Diabetes mellitus is when blood glucose levels are too high due to inadequate insulin production or lack of response to insulin. Thyroid disorders involve excessive or insufficient thyroid hormone secretion and can cause hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism with various symptoms. Many of these conditions can be treated through medication, surgery, diet, and exercise management.

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    The document discusses several endocrine system disorders including dwarfism, gigantism, diabetes mellitus, and thyroid disorders. Dwarfism is caused by insufficient growth hormone secretion and results in smaller stature. Gigantism is a rare condition caused by excessive growth hormone during childhood that leads to abnormally high height. Diabetes mellitus is when blood glucose levels are too high due to inadequate insulin production or lack of response to insulin. Thyroid disorders involve excessive or insufficient thyroid hormone secretion and can cause hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism with various symptoms. Many of these conditions can be treated through medication, surgery, diet, and exercise management.

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    Endocrine System Disorders Endocrine Disorders - Too Much Gigantism

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    Endocrine System Disorders At early detection and

    management, patient might


    Endocrine Disorders - Too much achieve normal height.
    or less hormone secretions, or lack
    of hormone in the body results to Gigantism
    abnormal functioning of the body.
    A rare condition due to abnormal,
    accelerated growth caused by
    Dwarfism excessive amounts of growth
    Cause hormone secretion during
    Insufficient secretion of growth childhood or adolescence.
    hormones in the body. Result of a growth hormone-
    Symptom secreting pituitary tumor (pituitary
    Smaller stature compared to adenoma).
    children at the same age.
    Ex. Robert Waldow with a height
     They may have normal of 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) tall.
    intelligence and capabilities.
     It can be congenital or Treatment
    Acquired after birth.  Surgery
     Medication
    Acquired dwarfism may be  Gamma knife radiosurgery
    caused by;
     brain tumor
     head trauma Diabetes Mellitus
     Disease of hypothalamus or
    pituitary A disorder in which a person’s
     Radiation therapy for certain blood glucose level is high due to
    cancer either inadequate insulin secretion
     Autoimmune condition or inability of body cells to respond
    (lymphocytic hypophysitis) to insulin or both.

    Treatment Diabetes is treatable.


    Application of synthetic growth With the right management and
    hormone before the child’s growth combination of exercise, diet, and
    plate are fused together. weight, diabetes can be managed.
    If untreated, it may lead to serious  Diet, exercise and
    complications such as; taking of antidiabetic
     Heart problems tablets controls the
     Hypertension progression of this type
     Eye complication of diabetes.
     Foot infections and ulcers 3. Gestational Diabetes
     Stroke  Only affects pregnant
     Slow healing wounds women.
     Due to hormonal
    changes during
    Symptoms pregnancy, a pregnant
    Frequent urination woman’s cells become
    Excessive thirst and hunger less responsive to
    insulin.
    Types of Diabetes Mellitus:  Mother experiences
    1. Type 1 Diabetes high blood glucose
     Body does not secrete level.
    insulin.  Untreated or poorly
     Patients are treated by controlled gestational
    having insulin diabetes may lead to
    injections for a lifetime. macrosomia or fat baby.
     They also need to have  It may result to
    regular blood test, and difficulty in the passage
    follow a special diet. of the baby to the birth
    2. Type 2 Diabetes canal.
     Low insulin secretion
    or the body cells do not Treatment
    react to insulin, a  Moderate exercise
    condition known as  Medication
    insulin resistance.  Observe a well-planned
     90% of diabetes case is diet
    Type 2.
     Overweight and obese
    individuals are at high
    risk of acquiring this
    condition.
    Thyroid Disorders  Surgery
    Caused excessive or insufficient 2. Hypothyroidism
    secretion of thyroid hormones Insufficient secretion of
    by thyroid gland. thyroid hormone.

    Two Types of Thyroid Disorders:


    1. Hyperthyroidism Symptoms:
    Caused by the overproduction of  Goiter
    thyroid hormones.  Fatigue
     Dry skin
    Effects:  Constipation
     Tremors  Unusual cold feeling
     Nervousness depression
     Fatigue  Prolonged menstruation
     Heat intolerance
     Concentration problems
     Increased sweating Goiter
     Eye changes Enlargement of the
     Increased bowel thyroid gland due to
    movement abnormal secretion of
    thyroid hormones.
    Grave’s disease
    Most common form of
    hyperthyroidism that was
    named after Irish Physician
    Robert James Graves.

    Common symptom is
    enlargement of thyroid gland
    also known as “Goiter”.
    Goiter is also associated with
    iron deficiency and thyroid
    cancer.

    Treatment
     Medication
     Radioactive iodine

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