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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Mayo Clinic — Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this adrenal gland disorder. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is a family of genetic conditions affecting your adrenal glands. It can interfere with ...More…
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Blood Test: 17-Hydroxyprogesterone
Kids Health — The 17-hydroxyprogesterone test is mainly used to check for the most common form of the genetic disorder congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in infants and children. The hormone 17-hydroxyprogesterone is a building block for producing the ...More…
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What Is Adrenal Cancer
American Cancer Society — The adrenals are small glands that sit above each of the kidneys. The kidneys are found deep inside the upper part of the abdomen. The adrenal gland is made up of 2 parts. The outer part, called the cortex, is where adrenal cortical tumors start. ...More…
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Adrenal Gland Disorders
Merck — Virilization is the development of exaggerated masculine characteristics, usually in women, often as a result of the adrenal glands overproducing androgens (testosterone and similar hormones). Virilization is caused by excess production of ...More…
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Adrenal Gland Tumor
Cancer Net — Adrenal Gland Tumor / Cancer.Net - The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world's leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer. ASCO's members set the standard for patient care worldwide, ...More…
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Adrenal fatigue: What causes it?
Mayo Clinic — Adrenal fatigue is supposedly a mild form of adrenal insufficiency caused by chronic stress. Adrenal fatigue is a term applied to a collection of nonspecific symptoms, such as body aches, fatigue, nervousness, sleep disturbances and digestive ...More…
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A Resource on Newborn Screening
Save Babies Through Screening — Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) is caused by a missing enzyme needed for the body to function properly causing overproduction of male hormones. CAH refers to a set of inherited disorders that occurs in both males and females as a result of ...More…
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Collection of a 24-hour urine specimen
Up To Date — INTRODUCTION The re are a variety of circumstances in which collection of an accurate 24-hour sample is important. Examples include calculation of the creatinine clearance, estimation of protein excretion, and measurement of the excretion of free ...More…
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El sistema endocrino
Kids Health — Tu cuerpo produce sus propias sustancias químicas y las sutiliza para controlar determinadas funciones, y el principal sistema que coordina esas sustancias se denomina sistema endocrino. Aunque muy pocas veces pensamos en el sistema endocrino, ...More…
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"Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital"
Clinical Trials — Determining the Long-Term Effects of Prenatal Dexamethasone Treatment in Children With 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency and Their Mothers Catecholamine Reserve and Exercise Tolerance in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Congenital Adrenal ...More…
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"Adrenal Gland Diseases"
Clinical Trials — Sorafenib Plus Paclitaxel in Adreno-Cortical-Cancer Patients Trial With Taxotere and Cisplatin in Non-Operable Adrenocortical Carcinoma Prospective Randonmized Comparison of Needlescopic Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy Procedure: ...More…
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Primary aldosteronism
Mayo Clinic — Primary aldosteronism - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this adrenal gland disorder. Your adrenal glands produce a number of essential hormones. One of these is aldosterone, which balances sodium and potassium in your blood. ...More…