Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Sourcebook

Basic Consumer Health Information about Hormonal and Metabolic Disorders that Affect the Body's Growth, Development, and Functioning, Including Disorders of the Pancreas, Ovaries and Testes, and Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal Glands, with Facts about Growth Disorders, Addison Disease, Cushing Syndrome, Conn Syndrome, Diabetic Disorders, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, and More

The endocrine system is important in the regulation of human growth, organ function, and disease control. The endocrine glands—pituitary, adrenal, thyroid, pancreas, ovaries, and testes—secrete hormones that regulate metabolism which in turn supplies the body's cells with energy. Abnormal levels of hormones disrupt the energy balance needed for optimal health. Symptoms of hormone imbalance or endocrine gland dysfunction may advance slowly as in hypothyroidism or quickly as in diabetic shock, even causing organ failure.

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Sourcebook, Second Edition provides information about the endocrine system including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options for hormone and metabolic function disorders. Growth disorders, hypothyroidism, diabetic disorders, Addison disease, Cushing syndrome, pheochromocytoma, disorders of the ovaries and testes, and endocrine and metabolic function disorders such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and inborn errors of metabolism are included, along with a glossary, and directories of resources for patients and their families.