1. Endocrine System Disorders

2. Pituitary Dwarfism
Cause: Insufficient HGH production results in pituitary Dwarfism

3. - Medication to increase levels of growth hormone in the body
Symptoms: People with this disorder have a short stature with normal length arms and legs.
Treatment:
- Medication to increase levels of growth hormone in the body

4. Gigantism
Cause: Overproduction of HGH before puberty

5. Surgery to remove the tumour
Symptoms: Individuals with this disorder have abnormally long skeleton bones.
Treatments:
Surgery to remove the tumour
Medications to stop or slow HGH production
Excess Growth Hormone - video

6. Acromegaly
Cause: Overproduction of HGH after puberty. The cause of the increased production of HGH is usually a tumor in the pituitary gland

7. - Medications to reduce the level of HGH Extreme bodies- acromegaly
Symptoms: thickening of bone tissue, abnormal growth of the head, hands and feet, and spinal deformities
Treatment:
- Surgery
- Medications to reduce the level of HGH
Extreme bodies- acromegaly

8. Hyperthyroidism (Grave’s Disease)
Cause: an excess of thyroxin production.
Ex: It can occur when antibodies attach to TSH receptors on thyroid cells. This causes the cells of the thyroid gland to continually produce thyroxine.

9. Symptoms: Enlargement of the thyroid gland, called a Goiter
Muscle weakness
Increased metabolism
Excessive heat production
Sweating
Warm skin
Increased appetite, but weight loss
Bulging or protruding eyes.

10. Treatment:
- Surgical removal of the thyroid gland.
- Thyroid blocking drugs.
- Treatment with radioactive iodine.
- Injections of thyroid hormone.

11. Goiter
DO NOT WRITE!
Goiter is a swelling of the thyroid gland caused by insufficient levels of iodine in an individuals diet.
Low levels of iodine in the diet causes an increase in cell division in the thyroid gland causing it to expand. As the gland swells, a bulge occurs in the neck of the individuals.
Early treatment for the goiter involved adding iodine to the diet of individuals and adding iodine to drinking water.

13. Hypothyroidism
Cause: a decrease in thyroxine output which is caused by iodine deficiency.

14. Treatment: medication to increase the level of thyroxine in the body
Symptoms:
Reduced metabolism
Reduced tolerance to cold temperatures
Decreased heart rate
Decreased appetite, but weight gain
Decreased mental capacity
Weakness and fatigue
Poor physical development
Treatment: medication to increase the level of thyroxine in the body

15. Overview of thyroid problems - video http://www. youtube. com/watch