Endocrinology
Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. Doctors who specialize in treating such disorders are called endocrinologists.
Key Points
More common endocrinological diseases are:
- Diseases of the thyroid – hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and
- Graves-Basedow disease
- Diabetes, or Diabetes mellitus
- Diabetes insipidus
- Conn’s Syndrome
- Cushing’s disease
- Addison’s disease
- Adrenogenital syndrome
- Primary hyperparathyroidism, Secondary hyperparathyroidism, Tertiary
- hyperparathyroidism
- Pituitary tumours see (Hyperprolactinaemia, Acromegaly, gigantism)
- Idiopathic hypoglycemia mainly caused by insulinoma
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
